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Which air cushion vehicle was invented by Christopher Cockerell?

Hovercraft

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Which engine used in aircraft was invented by Sir Frank Whittle?

Jet

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What did John Logie Baird invent, first called 'seeing by wireless'?

Television

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Which communication system is Alexander Graham Bell famous for?

Telephone

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Who invented a code made up of dots and dashes?

Morse

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For whom did Louis Braille develop his writing system?

Blind people

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Which method of food preservation did Clarence Birdseye invent?

Deep freezing

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What type of lamp is Humphry Davy famous for?

Safety lamp

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Which predecessor of the CD player did Thomas Edison create?

Gramophone

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Which breakfast food was developed by Will Keith Kellogg in 1898?

Cornflakes

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Which invention is Marconi known for?

Radio

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Which company's motto 'Small is beautiful', was founded in the late 1940's and developed the Walkman?

Sony

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Which explosive was invented by Alfred Nobel?

Dynamite

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What type of milk did Louis Pasteur give his name to, because of the treatment it undergoes?

Pasteurized

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In which source of power were Volta and Ampere pioneers?

Electricity

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What powered James Watt's engine in 1765?

Steam

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What would you use Isaac Singer's invention for?

Sewing

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In which room would you be most likely to use the inventions of Kenneth Wood - known to his friends as Ken?

Kitchen

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At what sort of party might you see, the invention of Earl W. Tupper?

Tupperware

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Which frozen confection was originally called Eskimo pie?

Choc ice

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Which Earl invented a snack of meat between two slices of bread?

Sandwich

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What was special about the fabric Charles Macintosh invented?

Waterproof

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Which essential for foreign tourists was invented by American Express?

Traveller's cheque

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George Eastman developed an easy to use hand-held what?

Camera

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What type of aircraft is Sikorsky famous for?

Helicopters

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If you suffered from ophidiophobia which animal would you be afraid of?

Snakes

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Ambidextrous is described as being able to use both hands equally well. What is the opposite of ambidextrous (i.e. being clumsy/unskilled using both hands)?

Ambisinistrous

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What typically makes up between 0.5% and 3% of the dry weight of tobacco?

Nicotine

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