History -Then and Now

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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? Texas,1870 Arkansas,1899 Louisiana,1850 Pennsylvania,1859

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

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

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

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

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 showered every time they went to the bathroom they did not use anything they used whatever paper was available leaves