KBC Questions and Quiz, Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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

1. Bessie Blount
   
2. George Washington Carver
   
3. Benjamin Banneker
   
4. Elijah McCoy
   

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Banneker was a member of the planning committee that designed Washington, DC along with Pierre L'Enfant. When L'Enfant was fired Banneker recreated the plans from memory.

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Question: What Frank Whittle invented?

1. Radar
   
2. Ethyl gasoline
   
3. Sonar
   
4. Jet propulsion
   

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Invented in 1937.

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Question: What Igor Sikorsky invented?

1. Hydroplane
   
2. Jet engine airplane
   
3. Helicopter
   
4. Glider
   

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Invented in 1939.

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Question: What J. B. Dunlop invented?

1. Pneumatic rubber tire
   
2. Automobile wheel rim
   
3. Rubber boot
   
4. Model airplanes
   

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Invented in 1887.

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Question: What George Pullman invented?

1. Sleeping (railway) car
   
2. Airship
   
3. Box car (railway)
   
4. Air brakes
   

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Invented in 1857.

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Question: What George Westinghouse invented?

1. Light bulb
   
2. Electric razor
   
3. Refrigerator
   
4. Railway air brakes
   

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Invented in 1868.

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Question: What Karl Benz invented?

1. Gasoline powered automobile
   
2. Streetcar
   
3. Glider
   
4. Steam turbine
   

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Invented in 1885.

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Question: What Elisha Otis invented?

1. Escalator
   
2. Jet engine
   
3. Turbine
   
4. Elevator
   

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Invented in 1852.

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Question: What Thomas Davenport invented?

1. Screw propellor
   
2. Electric streetcar
   
3. Chesterfield
   
4. Sleeping (railway) car
   

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Invented in 1834.

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Question: What Elmer A. Sperry invented?

1. Hydroplane
   
2. Hydraulic turbine
   
3. Magnetic compass
   
4. Gyrocompass
   

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Invented in 1911.

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