Round 1: 1940's Inventions and Technology

What nuclear technology was developed in the 1940's?

• The Atomic Bomb

• Nuclear Reactor Power Plants

• Nuclear Propulsion Space Rockets

• Radiation Treatments for Cancer

Which vehicle manufacturer produced the "Jeep" in the 1940's?

• Willys-Overland

• Nash-Kelvinator

• Hudson

• Chrysler

In 1946 the first mobile phone calls were made on a car radiotelephone in this city.

• New York

• Chicago

• Atlanta

• Philadelphia

What was introduced at the 1939 World's Fair and then made commercially available in the 1940's?

• Telephone

• Television

• Two-way Radio

• Poloroid Camera

The Whittle W1, patented by Sir Frank Whittle, was the first of these to be successfully tested in 1941.

• Diesel Engine

• Turbojet Engine

• Internal Combustion Engine

• Inline/Straight Engine

In 1943, Department of Agriculture researchers, Lyle Goodhue and William Sullivan,

developed this fluorocarbon device.

• Aersol Spray Can

• Propane Gas Tank

• Butane Lighter

• Whipped Cream Dispenser

On October 30, 1948, the Wurlitzer family released this invention.

• Boxed Cake Mix

• The Frisbee

• The Aqualung

• The Jukebox

In 1943, GE Chemist mixed boric acid and silicone oil, creating this invention.

• Silly Putty

• Foam Insulation

• Rock Hard Epoxy

• Dental Cavity Filler

In 1948, the world's first electronic stored-program computer was built in England. What was it called?

• The Manhatten Project

• The Manchester Baby

• The Magnetic Computer

• The Electronic Business Machine

In 1949, physicist, inventor, and engineer Samuel W. Alderson developed this device,

formally known as an ATD for anthropomorphic test device,

• Crash Test Dummy

• Voltage and Ampere Meter

• Tachometer

• Tune Up Automotive Analyzer