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Susiebell:
There have been some amazing inventions over the years, from the lowly Sandwich to the Hubble Telescope!! .... But who came up with the idea first, Britain or America?
Here's a list of 20 inventions, all you need to do is tell me whether they were invented by the Brits or the Americans! Have fun ... I'll post the answers in a couple of days!!!
1. The Sandwich
2. The Modern Flush Toilet
3. The Sewing Machine
4. The lawn Mower
5. The Burglar Alarm
6. The Telephone
7. The Electric Light
8. The Hearing Aid
9. Tennis
10. The Disposable Diaper/Nappy
11. The Coffee Pot
12. The Vending Machine
13. Roller Skates
14. The Hovercraft
15. Frozen Food
16. The Stapler
17. Oral Contraception
18. The Aeroplane
19. The Postage Stamp
20. Carbon Dating
Susie
David In Indy:
This is a really good idea for a quiz, Susie!! It's gonna be a difficult one too. And I PROMISE I won't ask my British boyfriend for any of the answers! He's very good at things like this.
Okay.... here I go......
1. The Sandwich
British. I think it was named after the Earl of Sandwich.
2. The Modern Flush Toilet
His name was Thomas Crapper or something like that. I think he was British.
3. The Sewing Machine
British.
4. The lawn Mower
Probably American.
5. The Burglar Alarm
British.
6. The Telephone
I have a feeling this is a trick question. So, I'm going to guess it was a British person.
7. The Electric Light
American.
8. The Hearing Aid
British.
9. Tennis
I thought Tennis was a French game. France is closer to Britain than it is to the US, so it must be British.
10. The Disposable Diaper/Nappy
British.
11. The Coffee Pot
American.
12. The Vending Machine
Defninately British. They also invented the first ATM.
13. Roller Skates
American.
14. The Hovercraft
British.
15. Frozen Food
American.
16. The Stapler
American.
17. Oral Contraception
British.
18. The Aeroplane
I thought the airplane was invented in France. So, I think he was probably British.
19. The Postage Stamp
The postage stamp has been around for hundreds of years. British.
20. Carbon Dating
British.
Susie
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Thanks for posting this Susie! It was very difficult. I will sticky post it for a few days so others will see it! :D
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Susiebell on September 10, 2007, 07:38:50 pm ---Hi David honey!
I knew you'd be the first to have a go .... 10 out of 20 ... ... you got half of them right Yippeee! Or you got half of them wrong Booooo! Depends on whether you're a glass half full or glass half empty kind of a guy!!
Susie
--- End quote ---
I got 10 out of 20? Only 50%??
Over here in America that's called an F
Maybe I should have asked Alex after all! :-\
moremojo:
1. The Sandwich The Brits win here. Though variations of the sandwich are probably very ancient and widespread (just think of the tamales and tortillas of the ancient Mesoamericans), the classic modern sandwich memorializes the Earl of Sandwich, who allegedly asked for a quick meal of meat between two slices of bread so as to not interrupt his game of billiards.
2. The Modern Flush Toilet Gotta go with the Brits on this one. Weren't they called WC's, or water closets at one time in England?
3. The Sewing Machine Methinks the Yanks get credit here. I think Singer was the inventor of the sewing machine, and that he was American.
4. The lawn Mower Knowing modern Americans' obsessions with their lawns, I'm guessing American here.
5. The Burglar Alarm British? (Guessing again).
6. The Telephone American. Though I believe Alexander Graham Bell was born in what is now the Dominion of Canada (or did he hail from Scotland?), I believe he perfected this invention in the United States.
7. The Electric Light Thomas A. Edison, an American, developed the electric light, ergo it is an American invention.
8. The Hearing Aid I'm guessing American; and didn't Alexander Graham Bell have a hand in this?
9. Tennis Tennis was being played in Britain long before a United States of America even existed.
10. The Disposable Diaper/Nappy I'm guessing British.
11. The Coffee Pot Knowing the love of the British for hot beverages (like tea), I'm going with the Brits on this one.
12. The Vending Machine Vending machines seem so quintessentially American that I'm going with the Yanks here.
13. Roller Skates Ditto.
14. The Hovercraft Guessing American.
15. Frozen Food British. Franklin's ill-fated voyage seeking the Northern Passage, in the 1840's, was state-of-the-art at the time for the storage of tinned food on board ship. Oops, that's tinned food, not frozen! Okay, I'm guessing British.
16. The Stapler Guessing British.
17. Oral Contraception Knowing Americans' prudery that still gets in the way of sexual sanity on these shores, I'm gonna go with the Brits on this one.
18. The Aeroplane Well, the Wright brothers were American, were they not?
19. The Postage Stamp British. The first stamp was issued in 1840, bearing the likeness of the young Queen Victoria.
20. Carbon Dating I'm going to chalk this one up to the venerable Brits.
Fran:
Here goes:
1. The Sandwich
British.
2. The Modern Flush Toilet
American.
3. The Sewing Machine
British.
4. The lawn Mower
American.
5. The Burglar Alarm
British.
6. The Telephone
American.
7. The Electric Light
American.
8. The Hearing Aid
American.
9. Tennis
British.
10. The Disposable Diaper/Nappy
American.
11. The Coffee Pot
American.
12. The Vending Machine
British.
13. Roller Skates
American.
14. The Hovercraft
British.
15. Frozen Food
American.
16. The Stapler
British.
17. Oral Contraception
American.
18. The Aeroplane
American.
19. The Postage Stamp
British.
20. Carbon Dating
British.
Susie, thanks. This was fun.
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