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Unusual Inventions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?

a)

Hot Comb

b)

Leisure Suit

c)

Lava Lamp

d)

Eight-Track Tape Deck

2.

Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922

a)

Hang Glider

b)

Water Skis

c)

Motorboat

d)

Golf Tee

3.

What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946?

a)

Mini-Skirt

b)

Zoot Suit

c)

Tank Top

d)

Bikini

4.

What invention was first installed at a Hartford, Connecticut bank in 1889?

a)

Automatic Teller Machine

b)

Pay Telephone

c)

Burglar Alarm

d)

Time-Lock Safe

5.

What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?

a)

Waterbed

b)

Sofa Bed

c)

Captain's Chair

d)

Futon

6.

What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956?

a)

Silly Putty

b)

Etch-A-Sketch

c)

Lite-Brite

d)

Play-Doh

7.

What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?

a)

Dr. Pepper

b)

Sprite

c)

Coca-Cola

d)

Cream Soda

8.

What did cardiologist Dr. Paul Zoll invent in Massachusetts in 1952?

a)

Pacemaker

b)

Artificial Heart

c)

EKG

d)

Artificial Heart Valve

9.

What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?

a)

Ski Lift

b)

Miniature Golf

c)

Swimming Pool Slide

d)

Roller Coaster

10.

What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?

a)

Yo-Yo

b)

Raggedy Ann Doll

c)

Tinker Toys

d)

Electric Train

11.

What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905?

a)

Cotton Candy

b)

Cracker Jacks

c)

Banana Split

d)

Popsicle

12.

What item of apparel was popularized by Ellery Chun, a Hawaiian clothing merchant, from 1931 onwards - so successfully that he is often mistakenly credited with inventing it?

a)

Aloha Shirt

b)

MuuMuu

c)

Capri Pants

d)

String Bikini

13.

What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?

a)

Calculator

b)

Remote Control

c)

Microwave Oven

d)

VCR

14.

What 'game' was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?

a)

Frisbee

b)

Ouija Board

c)

Monopoly

d)

Ping Pong

15.

What item, originally called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?

a)

Vacuum Cleaner

b)

Washing Machine

c)

Blender

d)

Electric Mixer

16.

What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?

a)

Bottle Warmer

b)

Infant Carrier

c)

Disposable Diaper

d)

Baby Monitor

17.

What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951?

a)

Liquid Paper

b)

Copy Machine

c)

Fax Machine

d)

Post-It Notes

18.

What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?

a)

Pepsi

b)

Hawaiian Punch

c)

Yoo-Hoo

d)

7-Up

19.

What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be accepted nationally in the US?

a)

Diner's Club

b)

Mastercard

c)

American Express

d)

Bank Americard

20.

What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro company in 1952?

a)

Talking Baby Doll

b)

Mr. Potato Head

c)

Hula Hoop

d)

Sit and Spin