Some General Knowledge

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What new type of water transport did Christopher Cockerell design? Catamaran Jet Ski Hovercraft Submarine

2. Who invented the crescograph, a device for measuring plant growth? Albert Einstein Thomas Edison Humphrey Davy Jagadish C. Bose

3. What was the first industrial use to which the steam engine was put? Draining flooded mines Pulling a carriage Running a printing press Powering a boat

4. Which mathematician is associated with 'Set Theory'? Isaac Newton De Morgan Euclid Archimedes

5. The American state of Alaska was purchased from which country? Canada Russia Britain Holland