Quiz | Easy as Sunday morning: What has January 19 given us?

1 / 10 | Born on this day in 1736, this Scottish engineer is best known for inventing the steam engine which started the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. However his name survives as the SI unit of power, as he developed the concept of the horse power. Who is this scientist?

2 /10 | Edgar Allan Poe, born on this day in 1809, was an American writer known for his short stories. His work, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, has been cited as the first example of the genre of literature that Caroline Keane and A. Extremely popular because of authors like Christie?

3 / 10 | On January 19, 1825, Thomas Kensett and his father-in-law, Ezra Daggett, received a patent that revolutionized the food storage industry. Nicolas Appert first suggested to Emperor Napoleon in 1795 how to keep food fresh for his huge army. What did he patent?

4 /10 | On this day in 1915, Georges Claudel patented the use of a discharge tube holding a gas for use in advertising. It soon became one of the most successful organizations in the field of advertising. What gas did they use in the tube that one can see on any busy street of the city at night?

5 /10 | On this day in 1935, Coopers Inc. sold the world’s first men’s briefs in Chicago. Inspired by a postcard featuring a picture of a French man on the beach, he gave it a special name because originally horsemen had a similar leash. By what name were they known?

6 /10 | Dolly Parton, born January 19, 1946, is an American artist who has been nominated multiple times for Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Emmy awards. In 1961, he opened a theme park in Tennessee, which attracted more than three million visitors. What is the name of the park, a small reference to his film career?

7 /10 | On this day in 1955, this board game was introduced in the United States. Invented by Alfred Butts as a follow-up to the word game Lexico, he worked out the scoring system by doing frequency analysis of letters in the New York Times. What is this game in which families are arguing about the existence of words?

8 /10 | Born on this day in 1966, this Swedish tennis player is one of only two players in the world to be ranked world No. 1 in both singles and doubles (besides John McEnroe). Who is the player whose iconic serve-and-volley was imitated by Roger Federer, whom he trained for a year?

9/10 | Born on this day in 1984, Karun Chandhok is only the second athlete in any global sport. He participated in 11 events and after retiring, is now a favorite commentator of the same sport. If the other guy is Narayana Karthikeyan, then in a game that requires almost super-human abilities, what does Karun bring to us?

10 / 10 | On this day in 1985, this song by Bruce Springsteen reached its highest position on the Billboard charts. Although the song is about the brutal mistreatment of Vietnam veterans and is a protest song, its pop feeling and energetic chorus make it a favorite at political rallies. What is this song that is almost always used sarcasticly?