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Inventions Quiz
This quiz tests your knowledge of some inventions you may, or may not have heard of.
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1. In 1809, Humphry Davy invented the first ______________. Davy later invented the miner's safety lamp in 1815.
electric light
lunch box
closet
2. The internet was invented in 1969.
True
False
3. The IBM Personal computer was invented in-
1974
1981
1987
4. The Television was invented around-
1953
1879
1927
5. The FM radio was invented in-
1933
1990
1913
6. The first refrigerator was invented in 1804.
False, George Washington invented it in 1765
True. However, no working prototype appeared until 1834
7. Alva J. Fisher is given credit for inventing the first electric washing machine in 1908
False
1876
True
8. Air conditioning was invented sometime between 1900 and 1912.
False
True
9. A 13-year-old boy received a patent for biodegradable golf tees in 1991.
False
True
10. Hans Lippershey invented the Telescope in 1608
False
True
False, it was Galileo
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