Q.1
In 1918 Edwin Armstrong invented the Superheterodyne for use in what?
  • Aeroplane engines
  • Radios
  • Car engines
  • Telephones
Q.2
When the wife of Gideon Sundback died in 1911, he threw himself into his work and made developments to the 'Clasp Locker'. By 1917 his work was done and what new product came into being?
  • The zip
  • The Yale lock
  • The bicycle chain
  • The combination lock
Q.3
Shortly after the War, in 1919, which kitchen device was invented by Charles Strite?
  • The fridge
  • The microwave oven
  • The pop-up toaster
  • The dish washer
Q.4
The Hong Kong Noodle Company of Los Angeles claimed to have invented what in 1918?
  • Wanton soup
  • Dried noodles
  • Chopsticks
  • The fortune cookie
Q.5
Many advancements were made in the field of 'wireless telegraphy' during the war years. By what name is wireless telegraphy better known?
  • The telephone
  • Radar
  • Walkie-talkies
  • Radio
Q.6
In 1914 American inventor Garrett Morgan invented what device for firefighters?
  • An extendable ladder
  • A smoke hood
  • A flame-proof uniform
  • A high pressure hose
Q.7
On 3rd November 1914 a patent was granted to Mary Phelps Jacob for what invention, made from handkerchiefs and ribbon?
  • A sunhat
  • A brassiere
  • A surgeon's mask
  • A prototype parachute
Q.8
The heat resistant glass Pyrex, used in laboratory equipment and kitchenware, was developed in How did Pyrex get its name?
  • Pyrex is an abbreviation of Polyrene Exide
  • Pyrex is Latin for 'Glass King'
  • The first product made of Pyrex was a pie plate
  • Pyrex is Greek for 'Burn Not'
Q.9
In 1916 it was announced that Henry Brearly had developed what material in the city of Sheffield?
  • Plastic
  • Galvanised Steel
  • Galvanised Rubber
  • Stainless Steel
Q.10
Just a few months before the start of the war the very first crossword puzzle was published in which newspaper?
  • The New York World
  • The News of the World
  • The New York Times
  • The Times
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