11. When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?
a. 1920
b. 1890
c. 1901
d. 1944

Option “C” is correct.
Joshua Lionel Cowen and Harry C. Grant started the Lionel Manufacturing Company on Sept. 5, 1900 in New York City. The first train, which was called the Electric Express, was manufactured in 1901 and was an open gondola propelled by a fan motor. As time has passed, the trains have been made in different colors and styles.
12. What item, originally called the ‘Whirlwind’, was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?
a. Blender
b.
c.
d.

Option “D” is correct.
Vacuum cleaner originally called the ‘Whirlwind’, was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869.
13. Who invented Bakelite?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “B” is correct.
Leo Hendrik Baekeland invented the first plastic called Bakelite.
14. What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?
a.
b.
c.
d. Tinkertoys

Option “C” is correct.
Joshua Lionel Cowen (August 25, 1877 – September 8, 1965) was an American inventor and the co-founder of Lionel Corporation, a manufacturer of model railroads and toy trains. Cowen also invented the flash-lamp in 1899, an early photographer’s flash light source.
15. This African-American woman physical therapist worked with soldiers disabled in World War II. She invented a device that helped the disabled to eat by delivering food through a tube to a mouthpiece.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “A” is correct.
Unfortunately Blount could never get anyone to buy her invention. Finally, in 1952 she sold the rights to the French government.
16. What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?
a.
b.
c. Pepsi
d.

Option “A” is correct.
Charles Leiper Grigg (May 11, 1868 – April 16, 1940) was the inventor of Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime soda, better known by its later name, 7 Up. He invented the drink in October 1929.
17. For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?
a.
b. Telescopes
c.
d.

Option “A” is correct.
Charles Babbage is known as the Father of Computing. He began his ‘Analytical Engine’ in 1833. The first computer, although he never completed it.
18. Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “B” is correct.
On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile.
19. Who invented the battery?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “B” is correct.
Alessandro Volta invented the battery.
20. The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “B” is correct.
Joseph Cyril Bamford founded the company that makes these iconic machines in 1945, in a 12ft X 15ft garage in Staffordshire.
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