List of Inventors
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This famous inventor was educated by his mother.
 Question. Who was he ?
a. Benjamin Franklin. b. Alexander Graham Bell. c. Thomas Edison.
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Pencillin, the World Wide Web and the electric motor have something in common.
Question. Which answer is correct ?
a. They were invented in the United States. b. They were invented by British inventors. c. The inventors all shared the same first name.
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These two inventors, George Jenks and Albert Salardi, have something in common.
Question. What do they have in common ?
a. Their inventions can be found in everyone's home. b. Their inventions were very strange and complicated. c. They were inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame.
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Scratch-resistant sunglasses and infrared thermometers have something in common.
 Question. What do they have in common ?
a. They were invented by the same person. b. They were developed from NASA technology. c. They both use the same plastic material.
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Question. What does an odometer have in common with bifocals ?
a. They were invented by the same person. b. They were invented for car drivers. c. They were manufactured by the same company.
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Laws were passed to limit the use of this famous invention in the United States.
 Question. What was the invention ?
a. Automobile. b. Polio vaccine. c. Sunglasses.
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The inspiration for this famous invention occurred after a hunting trip.
Question. What was the invention ?
a. Paper Clip. b. Velcro. c. Zipper.
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Question. What does pasteurization and the stethoscope have in common ?
a. They were invented in the same year. b. They were invented in the same country. c. They were both invented by physicians.
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LIST OF INVENTORS
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