NEW
Font size
Worksheets19th Century Inventions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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?
Stethoscope
Heart Monitor
Pacemaker
Echocardiogram
"The greatest necessity of the age! Gayetty's medicated paper for the water-closet" was a tagline for what 19th century invention?
Toilet Paper
Kleenex
Farmer's Almanac
Paper Towels
The inventor of the revolver and the inventor of the telegraph shared what first name?
Samuel
Isaac
John
Thomas
Which Chicago neighborhood is named for the man who invented the railroad sleeping car in 1864?
Pullman
Englewood
Hyde Park
Logan Square
What Swedish chemist and award namesake invented dynamite in the 1860s?
Alfred Nobel
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Abraham Langlet
Peter Klason
Who debuted his invention of the safety elevator at the New York World's Fair in 1853?
Elisha Otis
Robert Schindler
Friedrich Carl Krupp
Antti Herlin
Charles Goodyear received a U.S. patent in 1845 for what chemical process named for the Roman god of fire?
Vulcanization
Solation
Vestation
Sulfonation
In 1885, LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained a patent for the Switchback Railway, the first roller coaster attraction at what iconic amusement park?
Coney Island
Crystal Palace
Cedar Pointe
Dorney Park
Named for its inventor Charles Macintosh and made of rubberized fabric, the Mackintosh was an early version of what clothing item?
Raincoat
Rain Boots
Belt
Suspenders
In 1800, Alessandro Volta used a zinc electrode and a copper electrode in his invention known as Voltaic pile, and early version of ____________?
A Battery
Arc Welding
An Electric Chair
An Electrolyte
