KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Power Drencher
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Water Wacker
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Aqua Attacker
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johnson first conceived the Super Soaker while doing work with the U.S. Air Force. Initially called the “Power Drencher” when it first appeared in toy shops in 1990, it eventually got its trademark name after some tweaks and remarketing.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1982, Lonnie Johnson invented the Super Soaker while he was tinkering on something totally different in his basement. But his inventions don’t stop there: Johnson worked on everything from Nerf toys to a thermoelectric energy converter.
Detailed explanation-3: -While the Super Soaker first hit toy store shelves in 1990, when it was known as the Power Drencher, it was actually first conceived in 1982, in the bathroom and basement of a NASA engineer named Lonnie Johnson.