Burty ashley quiz Sunday

1/10 | On March 23, 1857, American inventor Elisha Otis established her latest invention at the 488 Broadway New York City, Evhoghwoud & Company. He came with the idea while working to hoist heavy equipment on the upper floor in a bedster factory. What was this invention that is now found everywhere?

2/10 | Born in 1881 on this day, Harman Stoddinger was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in 1953. He was first proposed that rubber and starch were actually long series of repeating molecules. What did he say to them, which means ‘many parts’ in Greek?

3/10 | Born on this day in 1893, Sedric Gibbons was an art director who was named 39 times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design, out of which he won 11. In 1928, he was responsible for designing something that is now immediately recognizable worldwide. What did he designed, which fit his victory?

4/10 | Born in 1893 on this day, Gopalaswamy Doriswami Naidu was an engineer and businessman who is credited with the creation of his version of the first electric motor and internal combustion engine in India. Starting as a server in a hotel, he was responsible for the development of the city he called home. Which city is this, now the second largest in Tamil Nadu?

5/10 | Born in 1910 on this day, Akira Kurosawa became one of the most influential filmmakers ever. In his film, Rashomon, he had a shot, which was the first of its kind in history. This celluloid film was never done before with fear of catching fire. What did he indicate to the camera?

6/10 | Born in 1924 on this day, Bette Nemith Graham was a typist, whose son became the guitarist of Band The Monkey. Taking inspiration from seeing the painters covering flaws with a new layer of paint, he came with a white, water-based template paint. What did he invent, which soon became a big hit?

7/10 | Born on this day in 1929, Roger Banister was an athlete, later a neurologist, who was the first to achieve a certain record. What did he achieve by running at an average speed of 15 mph at Oxford University?

Answer: Walked a mile within four minutes

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8/10 | Born in 1953 on this day, Kiran Majumdar-Shaw started her life as a student of Zoology and studied as a wine maker. She eventually found a biotech company located in Bangalore, which became the first worldwide developing human insulin on a bacterial system. Which is this company that crossed $ 1 billion on the first day of issuing IPOs?

9/10 | Born on this day in 1962, Steve Redgrave was an English athlete, who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games in a endurance game. His game is the only one where athletes move backwards. Which game is this?

10/10 | On this day in 2021, the container ship ever widen and handled the traffic for six days. The estimated loss was around 9 billion US dollars per day. After this incident, the Egyptian government has started work to ensure that the issue does not happen again. Where did this happen?