Aussie Inventions #1

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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? Notice Board Telephone Book Calendar Notepad

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 1958 1978 1908

5. What was 'The Stripper', invented in South Australia in 1843? Sugar Cane Harvester Grain Harvester Potato Harvester Tomato 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? Diesel pumps and a laser system Computer system and hydraulic pumps Motion sensors and electric pumps Battery pumps and a computer system

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? Harvard University Griffith University La Trove University Oxford 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 surf life-saving reel The sandwich board The life-saving raft

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? Sir George Julius Lady Julie Georges Sir Julius George Lord George Jules