The first gasoline-run car engine was developed by

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The cause of Beri Beri was discovered by

A) Eijkman	B) Macmillan
C) Alexanderson	D) Cockrell

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eijkman

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The first thermionic valve was invented by

A) Thomas Edison	B) Richardson
C) J.A. Fleming	D) Lee De Forest

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) J.A. Fleming

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Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE?

A) J. R. Gluber	B) A. Nobel
C) G. Fawks	D) W. Bickford

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A. Nobel

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Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?

A) Bessie Blount	B) George Washington Carver
C) Benjamin Banneker	D) Elijah McCoy

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Benjamin Banneker

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Where were wigs first invented?

A) Japan	B) France
C) Egypt	D) China

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Egypt

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Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?

A) F. Whittle	B) C. Lindbergh
C) W. Histell	D) B. Owings

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) F. Whittle

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What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?

A) 7-Up	B) Yoo-Hoo
C) Pepsi	D) Hawaiian Punch

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7-Up

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Who invented Fountain Pen?

A) Sir Frank Whittle	B) John J. Loud
C) Kirkpatrick Macmillan	D) Lewis E. Waterman

A) Henry Ford	B) Carl Benz
C) Hugh Chalmers	D) Horace Elgin Dodge

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