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These quizzes give you a reason to save
your links to this column each week, so you can refer back to them
for the answers. This quiz has 10 questions, and grading is on a
straight scale of 100 percent, 90 percent, 80 percent and so on.
Good luck, and keep your eyes on your own paper!
1. Which of the following inventors did not have his main
invention named after himself?
- Charles Richter
- Charles Moncky
- Charles Lindbergh (yes, he really was an inventor)
- Charles Goodyear
2. Inventor Paul Wilchin, who invented the world's first
artificial heart, played the voice of which famous cartoon
character?
- Winnie the Pooh
- Tigger
- Tony the Tiger
- All of the above
3. There are three types of patents. Which of the following is
not one of them?
- Utility patent
- Design patent
- Plant patent
- Trade secret patent
4. Which inventor established our nation's first fire department
and also served as our first postmaster general?
- George Washington Carver
- Abraham Lincoln
- Thomas Jefferson
- Ben Franklin
5. Which inventor helped establish the U.S. patent office in 1790
and also served as our nation's first patent commissioner?
- George Washington Carver
- Abraham Lincoln
- Thomas Jefferson
- Ben Franklin
6. Which of the following inventors or scientists were
right-handed?
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Albert Einstein
- Marie Curie
- Albert Schweitzer
- None -- they were all left-handed
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7. Possible trick question here: True or false -- Louis Braille,
inventor of the alphabet that bears his name, was blind.
8. Invention Mysteries appears in 19 newspapers, and counting. In
which city and state is Invention Mysteries headquartered?
- Copyright, Conn.
- Trademark, Tenn.
- Patent Pending, Pa.
- Quincy, Ill.
9. Kites, chopsticks, umbrellas, gunpowder and firecrackers were
all invented in which country?
- China
- Turkey
- Australia
- Upper Iguana
10. Which Ruth ran the Toll House Inn, where she invented Nestle
Toll House cookies?
- Ruth Handler, who invented the Barbie doll
- President Grover Cleveland's daughter Ruth, whom the Baby Ruth
candy bar was supposedly named after.
- Babe Ruth, whom the Baby Ruth candy bar was really named after
- Ruth Wakefield
Bonus question:
This is a tough one. The U.S. Patent Office issued patents to
more than 100,000 inventors last year. Without looking it up, name
them.
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Answers: 1. c. Charles Lindbergh; 2. b. Tigger; 3. d.
Trade secret patent; 4. d. Ben Franklin; 5. c. Thomas Jefferson; 6.
e. None – they were all left-handed; 7. True; 8. d. Quincy, Ill.; 9.
a. China; 10. d. Ruth Wakefield
[Paul Niemann]
Paul Niemann is the author of the "Invention Mysteries" book,
which is available through his
website. He may be
reached at
niemann7@aol.com.
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