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Aussie Inventions

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Introduction:
"Necessity being the 'Mother of Invention' has led Australians to invent some wonderful (and some weird) things over the years. Here are more than just a few!"


1. For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?
    Notepad
    Calendar
    Notice Board
    Telephone Book


2. Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?
    Electric Heater
    Electric Fence
    Electric Drill
    Electric Shaver


3. The first car radio was invented in Australia.
    True
    False


4. In what year was the 'black box' invented in Australia?
    1948
    1908
    1978
    1958


5. What was 'The Stripper', invented in South Australia in 1843?
    Sugar Cane Harvester
    Tomato Harvester
    Potato Harvester
    Grain Harvester


6. Has there been a fuel injection system invented in Australia that eliminates soot from diesel exhausts?
    Yes
    No


7. In 1934, a farmers' wife was responsible for the invention of what typically Australian mode of transport?
    The Cobb and Co Coach
    The 4WD
    The Ute
    The Stump Jump Plough


8. What does the 'Ocean Leveller' use to reduce the vertical motion of sea going vessels?
    Battery pumps and a computer system
    Diesel pumps and a laser system
    Computer system and hydraulic pumps
    Motion sensors and electric pumps


9. What was named as one of the top five Australian inventions of the century by the Centenary of Federation organisation?
    A lawn mower
    A toilet
    A clothes hoist
    A water powered car


10. In 1940, where did Howard Florey, along with a German biochemist, develop penicillin into a practical antibiotic drug?
    Griffith University
    Harvard University
    Oxford University
    La Trove University


11. A cardboard box which holds a plastic collapsible container is commonly known as a what?
    Answer: (Two Words)


12. What was demonstrated at Bondi in 1906 by its designer, Lester Ormsby?
    The surfboard
    The life-saving raft
    The sandwich board
    The surf life-saving reel


13. Research at the CSIRO and the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences has developed prawns that grow faster and larger than those caught in the wild.
    True
    False


14. When was race-cam first launched?
    1969
    1979
    1970
    1989


15. The world's first automatic totalisator was made by who?
    Lord George Jules
    Sir Julius George
    Sir George Julius
    Lady Julie Georges


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