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1. Who invented dynamite in the 1860s?
 
Alfred Grammy
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Oscar
Alfred Pulitzer

Nobel was granted a patent in England in 1867 and in the USA in 1868 for his product
 
 
2. Which household appliance was invented by Percy Spencer in 1946?
 
Microwave oven
Steam iron
Toaster
Tumble dryer
 
 
3. Who started the chain of McDonald's restaurants in 1955?
 
Ray Croc
Ray Crock
Ray Kroc
Ray Krock

At the time of Kroc's death in 1984 there were 7500 McDonald's outlets worldwide
 
 
4. Who invented the diesel internal combustion engine in 1898?
 
Rudolf Benz
Rudolf Daimler
Rudolf Derv
Rudolf Diesel
 
 
5. When did Earl Silas Tupper patent the Tupperware seal?
 
1917
1927
1937
1947
 
 
6. What did Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau invent in 1943?
 
Aqualung
Diver's helmet
Diving boots
Harpoon gun

Cousteau also invented a process for using television underwater
 
 
7. Who invented the ballpoint pen in 1938?
 
Bic
Biro
Cross
Papermate
 
 
8. Which longlasting children's favourite plaything first appeared in 1959?
 
Action Man
Barbie Doll
Lego
Meccano
 
 
9. What did Eugene Sullivan and William Taylor co-invent in New York City during 1915?
 
Arc Welder
Instant Coffee
Lie Detector
Pyrex
 
 
10. Which method of travel was invented in 1956 by Christopher Cockerell?
 
Funicular railway
Hovercraft
Jeep
Monorail

The "air-cushion machine" was first an idea of John Thorneycroft in the 1870s
 
 
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