KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Studying plants.
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Playing an instrument.
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Writing books.
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Eating.
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Detailed explanation-1: -At a young age, Carver took a keen interest in plants and experimented with natural pesticides, fungicides and soil conditioners. He became known as the “the plant doctor” to local farmers due to his ability to discern how to improve the health of their gardens, fields and orchards.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some of George Washington Carver’s best-known inventions include crop rotation, or planting different crops to restore soil instead of single-crop farming, and creating 300 different uses for peanuts (which actually weren’t classified as a crop until Carver’s work).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Peanut Man It was with peanuts, however, that George found his greatest success. While he did not invent peanut butter, as is commonly believed, in total he developed 325 different uses for peanuts, including milk, cooking oil, paper, soap and wood stains.