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19th Century Inventions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term was invented in 1816 by Rene Laennec because he didn't feel comfortable placing his ear against a woman's chest to listen to the heart?

a)

Stethoscope

b)

Heart Monitor

c)

Pacemaker

d)

Echocardiogram

2.

"The greatest necessity of the age! Gayetty's medicated paper for the water-closet" was a tagline for what 19th century invention?

a)

Toilet Paper

b)

Kleenex

c)

Farmer's Almanac

d)

Paper Towels

3.

The inventor of the revolver and the inventor of the telegraph shared what first name?

a)

Samuel

b)

Isaac

c)

John

d)

Thomas

4.

Which Chicago neighborhood is named for the man who invented the railroad sleeping car in 1864?

a)

Pullman

b)

Englewood

c)

Hyde Park

d)

Logan Square

5.

What Swedish chemist and award namesake invented dynamite in the 1860s?

a)

Alfred Nobel

b)

Lars Fredrik Nilson

c)

Abraham Langlet

d)

Peter Klason

6.

Who debuted his invention of the safety elevator at the New York World's Fair in 1853?

a)

Elisha Otis

b)

Robert Schindler

c)

Friedrich Carl Krupp

d)

Antti Herlin

7.

Charles Goodyear received a U.S. patent in 1845 for what chemical process named for the Roman god of fire?

a)

Vulcanization

b)

Solation

c)

Vestation

d)

Sulfonation

8.

In 1885, LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained a patent for the Switchback Railway, the first roller coaster attraction at what iconic amusement park?

a)

Coney Island

b)

Crystal Palace

c)

Cedar Pointe

d)

Dorney Park

9.

Named for its inventor Charles Macintosh and made of rubberized fabric, the Mackintosh was an early version of what clothing item?

a)

Raincoat

b)

Rain Boots

c)

Belt

d)

Suspenders

10.

In 1800, Alessandro Volta used a zinc electrode and a copper electrode in his invention known as Voltaic pile, and early version of ____________?

a)

A Battery

b)

Arc Welding

c)

An Electric Chair

d)

An Electrolyte