History -Then and Now

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What does a cotton gin do? weaves cotton into yarn makes cotton into wool removes seeds from cotton makes yarn into cotton

2. Was there a John Deere? Yes there was No, figment your imagination company name only Only a tractor

3. When did the first telegraph lines run? 1896 1831 1860 1844

4. Which state boasts the first oil well and what year? Arkansas,1899 Texas,1870 Pennsylvania,1859 Louisiana,1850

5. In what war was the Gatling gun first used? Viet Nam The Civil War World War I Spanish-American War

6. Who invented the Richter magnitude scale? Charles F. Richter Charles W. Schwab Sandy E. Richter Charles Nelson Reilly

7. What year was the telephone first shown to the public and in what city ? St Louis,1900 New York, 1852 Chicago,1869 Philadelphia,1876

8. What was the first game played by English colonists? bowls chairs baseball football

9. What are goober peas? a Civil War marching song vitamin enriched peas peas that can be found in Goober, Florida a popular baby food manufacturer, at that time, was called Goober

10. What did Americans use in their out houses/bathrooms before toilet paper was introduced? they used whatever paper was available leaves they did not use anything they showered every time they went to the bathroom