Q 01/05

Which drug did Alexander Fleming discover in September 1928 after a holiday left a culture plate moldy?

A) Insulin

B) Penicillin

C) Streptomycin

D) Morphine

Answer · why

B) Penicillin

Penicillin went by the nickname "mould juice" in Fleming's laboratory for months before he gave it its lasting name in March 1929.

Q 02/05

Which cartoon character starred in Steamboat Willie, which premiered at a New York theater in November 1928?

A) Betty Boop

B) Porky Pig

C) Woody Woodpecker

D) Mickey Mouse

Answer · why

D) Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse had already appeared in a test screening of Plane Crazy that May, but it failed to impress and Disney could not find a distributor.

Q 03/05

Which everyday food first went on sale in Chillicothe, Missouri, in July 1928, thanks to Otto Rohwedder's new machine?

A) Sliced bread

B) Instant coffee

C) Canned soup

D) Frozen peas

Answer · why

A) Sliced bread

Sliced bread was briefly banned in the United States in 1943 as a wartime conservation measure.

Q 04/05

Which candy did Fleer accountant Walter Diemer invent in 1928, coloring it pink with the only dye on hand?

A) Jelly beans

B) Gummy bears

C) Bubble gum

D) Cotton candy

Answer · why

C) Bubble gum

Bubble gum from Diemer's recipe went on sale as Dubble Bubble, and its sales passed 1.5 million dollars in the first year.

Q 05/05

Which American became the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air in June 1928, flying as a passenger?

A) Harriet Quimby

B) Amelia Earhart

C) Bessie Coleman

D) Jacqueline Cochran

Answer · why

B) Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart said afterwards that she had been just baggage on the flight, and in 1932 she crossed the same ocean again, this time alone at the cont...