When was barb wire patented?
- A. 1840
- B. 1874
- C. 1895
- D. 1900
Correct Answer: B. 1874
Joseph F. Glidden was born in New York on Jan. 18, 1812. He invented barbed wire in 1873 and was granted the patent on Nov. 24, 1874. After a three year battle over the patent, which he eventually won, Gidden became known as the “Father of Barbed Wire”.
Correct Answer: C. Norway
Norway is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”. Norway is called the “Land of the Midnight Sun” because Norwegians living in the northern parts of Norway experience the midnight sun during summer for almost two months (24 hours a day from mid-May to mid-July) annually.
Correct Answer: D. 8126m
Correct Answer: B. 31
Correct Answer: A. Berlin Wall
Correct Answer: D. Television
Correct Answer: D. Dead Sea
The Jordan river flows both into and out of the Sea of Galilee. It forms the border between Israel and Jordan for quite a ways and then empties into the Dead Sea. The Jordan River or River Jordan is also known as “Nahr Al Shariat”.