Welcome to our Century Contest. Do you think you know which century things were made in? We hope so, because the first 3 people to answer all the below question correct..WINS!

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Contest ends on January 31, 2000




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1. The phonograph reproducer was invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


2. The reversible galvanic battery was invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


3. The typewriter was invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


4. The first steam engine automobile was created by Richard Dudgeon of New York City in which century?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


5. Radio was invented in which century?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


6. Pogo Shoes were invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


7. The Portable Spittoon was invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


8. Isaac M. Singer's Sewing Machine was invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


9. Roller skates are invented by Joseph Merlin in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


10. Crayola crayons were invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


11. Osbourn Dorsey invented the doorknob in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


12. The Cotton Gin was invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


13. Arthur Wynne invented CrossWord Puzzles in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


14. Dr. Edward Jenner invented Smallpox booster in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


15. The first bank in the USA was founded in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


16. Kellogg cornflakes were invented in which century?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


17. The Heatless Lantern was invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


18. William Seward Burroughs' Calculating Machine was invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


19. America’s first residential institution for orphaned children was founded in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


20. The first hospital for mentally ill people was established in Williamsburg, Virginia in which century?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


21. The Bureau of Indian Affairs was established in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


22. The Child Welfare League of America was formed in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


23. The U.S. Public Health Service was established in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


24. First bifocals were made in which century?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented


25. Mayonnaise was invented in?

1700s
1800s
1900s
Never Invented






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