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1 In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?
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2 Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene?
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3 FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
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4 When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?
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5 What Frank Whittle invented?
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6 When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?
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7 What item, originally called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?
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8 What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951?
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9 What George Pullman invented?
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10 Who invented Bakelite?
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11 What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?
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12 This African-American woman physical therapist worked with soldiers disabled in World War II. She invented a device that helped the disabled to eat by delivering food through a tube to a mouthpiece.
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13 What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?
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14 Who invented the phonograph?
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15 What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?
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16 Who invented fuel cells in 1839?
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17 The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one?
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18 In which decade was the ARRL founded?
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19 Who invented the Seed Drill?
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20 What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?
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21 For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?
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22 Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?
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23 Who invented the battery?
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24 Where were wigs first invented?
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25 Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?
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26 The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name?
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27 What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905?
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28 When was Milk Tray first introduced?
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29 When was the toothbrush invented?
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30 What item of apparel was invented by Ellery Chun, a Hawaiian clothing merchant, in 1931?
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31 Who invented Fountain Pen?
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