Category: General Knowledge
When was CDs introduced? Why is there less distortion in CDs as compared to LPs? The first COMPACT Discs were developed in the Netherlands by Philips over a period …
Which was the first comic? The first COMIC was Comic Cuts, an eight-page weekly edited by Houghton Townley and issued by Alfred Harmsworth on 17 May 1890.
Who patented collapsible tubes for commercial packing? The first COLLAPSIBLE TUBE was patented by American artist John Rand on I 1 September 1841 and first used commercially by the …
Who introduced instant coffee? The first INSTANT COFFEE was Nescafe, introduced by Nestle’s of Vevey, Switzerland in 1938 after eight years of research. The task of reducing coffee beans …
Which is the earliest recorded coffee house? The earliest recorded COFFEE HOUSE was the Kiva Han, opened in Constantinople in 1475. In the following century coffee houses acquired the …
When was coffee consumed as beverage? The first COFFEE as a beverage is recorded c. AD 1000 by the Arabian philosopher and physician Avicenna, who called it dune, a …
Who opened the first co-educational school? The first CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL in Britain was opened by Henry Morley at Marine Terrace, Liscard, Cheshire for boys and girls aged 8 to …
Who prepared the first Cocoa? The first COCOA was prepared by Coenraad van Houten of Amsterdam in 1828 by extracting excess cocoa butter from the crushed cacao bean. This …
Who invented the cocktail party? The invention of COCKTAIL PARTY is claimed by Alex studio of painter C.R.W. Nevinson on 26 April 1924. Londoners at that date being wholly …
Which was the first known mechanical clock? Which is the oldest surviving clock in working order? The first CLOCK mechanical of which there is a record is described with …
