19th Century Inventions

What term was invented in 1816 by Rene Laennec because he didn't feel comfortable placing his ear against a woman's chest to listen to the heart?

• Stethoscope

• Heart Monitor

• Pacemaker

• Echocardiogram

"The greatest necessity of the age! Gayetty's medicated paper for the water-closet" was a tagline for what 19th century invention?

• Toilet Paper

• Kleenex

• Farmer's Almanac

• Paper Towels

The inventor of the revolver and the inventor of the telegraph shared what first name?

• Samuel

• Isaac

• John

• Thomas

Which Chicago neighborhood is named for the man who invented the railroad sleeping car in 1864?

• Pullman

• Englewood

• Hyde Park

• Logan Square

What Swedish chemist and award namesake invented dynamite in the 1860s?

• Alfred Nobel

• Lars Fredrik Nilson

• Abraham Langlet

• Peter Klason

Who debuted his invention of the safety elevator at the New York World's Fair in 1853?

• Elisha Otis

• Robert Schindler

• Friedrich Carl Krupp

• Antti Herlin

Charles Goodyear received a U.S. patent in 1845 for what chemical process named for the Roman god of fire?

• Vulcanization

• Solation

• Vestation

• Sulfonation

In 1885, LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained a patent for the Switchback Railway, the first roller coaster attraction at what iconic amusement park?

• Coney Island

• Crystal Palace

• Cedar Pointe

• Dorney Park

Named for its inventor Charles Macintosh and made of rubberized fabric, the Mackintosh was an early version of what clothing item?

• Raincoat

• Rain Boots

• Belt

• Suspenders

In 1800, Alessandro Volta used a zinc electrode and a copper electrode in his invention known as Voltaic pile, and early version of ____________?

• A Battery

• Arc Welding

• An Electric Chair

• An Electrolyte