Creativity Quiz

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Creativity Quiz
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]What famous product was considered a failure and abandoned - but became a success when one of the engineers took some discarded samples home, only to find that his teenage daughters used the product for setting their hair?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]a) styling gel
b) Scotch tape
c) Post-It notes
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]What invention was discovered after its inventor discovered an analogy between a toy funnel and the motions of a paper doll and sound vibrations?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]a) the telephone
b) the phonograph
c) the telegraph
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]What famous inventor had a conversation with God where he asked if he could learn the mysteries of the universe, only to be told, "No." He finally asked to learn all he could about one small object.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]a) George Washington Carver
b) Marconi
c) Samuel Morse
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Who solved a famous problem by imagining he was travelling on a beam of light?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]a) Thomas Edison
b) Albert Einstein
c) Benjamin Franklin
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]George Foerstner went door to door selling wholesale food. But he wasn't knocking on doors primarily to sell food. He was there to take orders for this appliance (to be used once he had sold people a large quantity of food). What was it?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]a) Osterizer Blender
b) General Electric Stove
c) Amana Freezers
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]What famous inventor was standing by a well when he saw a stone hit the water at the same time a bell rang. Watching the circular ripples in the water while at the same time listening to the ringing of the bell, he realized that sound travels in waves.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]a) Sir Isaac Newton
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Marconi
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]What famous invention was discovered after the inventor studied under a microscope the burrs in his dog's hair?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]a) velcro
b) the zipper
c) the sewing machine
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]What famous person said if he were told that a comet would hit the earth in one hour, totally destroying it, replied that he would spend 55 minutes thinking about the question and 5 minutes solving it?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]a) Stephen Hawking
b) Carl Sagan
c) Albert Einstein
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For five years, Spencer Silver tried to sell 3M on the usefulness of this product. Finally, he showed it to Arthur Fry who saw the possibilities. Once marketed, it caught the attention of consumers all over the world.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]a) Scotch tape
b) Overhead transparencies
c) Post-It Notes
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]What famous inventor threw a paint-filled sponge at the wall and then looked to see what shapes he could find in the splatters of paint, then thinking about connections between the image he saw and the problem he was working on?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) George Washington Carver
c) Leonardo da Vinci
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