G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 03
1. For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude?
- (A) Parking
Meters
- (B) Vending
Machines
- (C) Automatic
Telephone Exchanges
- (D) Traffic
Lights
2. What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?
- (A) Car
door reflecting mirrors
- (B) The
light a cat’s eye gave off on a fence
- (C) Sun
light on steel posts on road sides
- (D) The
sun light on the windshield
3. What Henry Bessemer invented?
- (A) Aluminum
- (B) Electroplating
- (C) Steel
Converter
- (D) Steel
rolling mill
4. What Karl Benz invented?
- (A) Gasoline
powered automobile
- (B) Streetcar
- (C) Glider
- (D) Steam
turbine
5. What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946?
- (A) Zoot suit
- (B) Mini-skirt
- (C) Bikini
- (D) Tank top
6. In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
- (A) 1940s
- (B) 1950s
- (C) 1960s
- (D) 1980s
7. For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?
- (A) Notepad
- (B) Calendar
- (C) Notice
Board
- (D) Telephone
Book
8. What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro Company in 1952?
- (A) Sit and Spin
- (B) Talking baby
doll
- (C) Mr. Potato
Head
- (D) Hula hoop
9. What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?
- (A) Telephone
- (B) Early
Warning
- (C) Electricity
- (D) Television
10. In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?
- (A) The sender
- (B) There was no
fee
- (C) The
receiver of the letter
- (D) The post
office
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