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Something New

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Something New game quiz
"These amazing people have created incredible things to enrich our lives. Let's see if you can figure out who they are from my clues."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Here's one little invention none of us can seem to do without. Who transformed the world of computing by developing the World Wide Web in 1990?
    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    Charles Babbage
    Bill Gates
    Tim Berners-Lee


2. Where would we be without those good old bifocals that more and more of us baby boomers have to use to stop us from squinting at our computer screens. Who's the inventor?
    Benjamin Spock
    Franklin Roosevelt
    Carl Zeiss
    Benjamin Franklin


3. If it weren't for this fellow, we'd still be wearing flannel britches with suspenders! Who invented denim overalls in 1873 which, thankfully, evolved into the faithful and much-loved denim jeans as we know them today?
    Levi Strauss
    Levon Helm
    Johann Strauss
    Lee Strasburg


4. The New York Times Sunday crossword is a favourite pastime of mine to keep those brains cells firing. Who was the innovative thinker who introduced this wonderful form of entertainment in 1913?
    Ed Wynn
    Arthur Wynne
    Edwin Moses
    Arthur C. Clarke


5. This nifty little creation has been a wonderful addition to the modern home and office. Who, quite by chance, invented the Post-It Note?
    Francis Crick and James Watson
    Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry
    Arthur Fry and Spencer Silver
    Dick Martin and Dan Rowan


6. My kids can play this game for hours. I hope it will teach them how to manage their money when they finally start to earn some! Who invented the world's most popular board game, Monopoly?
    Clarence Darrow
    Charles Darrow
    Clyde Barrow
    John Farrow


7. No more quills and messy ink pots/ink blots for us thankfully! Who can we thank for inventing the fountain pen?
    Hermann Rorschach
    Walter Sheaffer
    Laszlo Biro
    Lewis Waterman


8. The crop rotational method revolutionized modern farming. Which American genius was responsible for developing this and many other inventions?
    Booker T. Washington
    George Washington Carver
    George Washington
    Booker T and the MGs


9. Which Englishman invented and patented the first steam engine in 1698?
    Thomas Savery
    Dr. John Watson
    James Watt
    Isambard Kingdom Brunel


10. Those hockey nights in Canada just wouldn't be the same without the contribution of which Italian-American who revolutionized the fine art of hockey rink grooming in 1949?
    Rocky Balboa
    Phil Esposito
    Frank Zamboni
    Chuck Mangione


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