Inventions MCQs

112. Where were wigs first invented?

A. Japan
B. France
C. Egypt
D. China
✅ The correct answer is option C.
As you have noticed in pictures, many Egyptians have head coverings, sometimes with beads in them. The first wigs were created to cover the head from the hot sun.

114. 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?

A. Notepad
B. Calendar
C. Notice Board
D. Telephone Book
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Birchall’s of Launceston in Tasmania started selling the world�s first notepads, calling them ‘Silvercity Writing Tablets’ after J A Birchall thought it would be a good idea to back sheets of paper with cardboard and glue them together at the top. His British paper suppliers weren�t so keen, but, they were persuaded by Birchall that it was a good idea!

115. When was Milk Tray first introduced?

A. 1915
B. 1934
C. 1923
D. 1942
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Milk Tray was introduced in 1915 in open boxes arranged on wooden trays. Today, with its distinctive purple and gold cartons and popularised by the “Man in Black” television adverts, its one of the most popular chocolate assortments.

118. Who invented the battery?

A. John Wilkinson
B. Alessandro Volta
C. James Hargreaves
D. Thomas Edison
✅ The correct answer is option B.
He was an Italian scientist, and he invented the battery in 1800.
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