KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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was born in a log cabin
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was a leader in equal rights for all people
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was a teacher who developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, & soybeans
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was a famous politician
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Detailed explanation-1: -Carver set to work on finding alternative uses for these products. For example, he invented numerous products from sweet potatoes, including edible products like flour and vinegar and non-food items such as stains, dyes, paints and writing ink. But Carver’s biggest success came from peanuts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carver studied several plants, but perhaps is most well-known for his work with peanuts. Carver discovered over 300 uses of peanuts, with such versatility as shaving cream, shampoo, wood stains, and plastics. He also came up with an amazing number of edible options for peanuts.
Detailed explanation-3: -As a botany and agriculture teacher to the children of ex-slaves, Dr. George Washington Carver wanted to improve the lot of “the man farthest down, ‘’ the poor, one-horse farmer at the mercy of the market and chained to land exhausted by cotton.