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• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What mechanical instrument did Leonardo da Vinci design to produce music automatically with rotating drums?

Answer

Mechanical drum

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• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What armored vehicle did Leonardo da Vinci sketch as a circular, cone-covered war machine?

Answer

Tank

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• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What device did Leonardo da Vinci design with a pyramidal linen canopy for a controlled descent?

Answer

Parachute

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• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What type of protective vessel did Leonardo da Vinci design with a double hull to resist leaks?

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Double-hulled ship

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• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to move automatically onstage, often considered an early programmable vehicle?

Answer

Self-propelled cart

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• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What does Leonardo da Vinci’s aerial screw resemble in concept: a modern helicopter or a submarine?

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Modern helicopter

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• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What name is commonly given to Leonardo da Vinci’s pyramid-shaped flying machine with a wooden frame and linen canopy?

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Leonardo’s parachute

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• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What flying device did Leonardo da Vinci sketch with a large linen wing inspired by bat anatomy?

Answer

Ornithopter

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

About how many British regulars marched from Boston toward Concord during the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

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700

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which U.S. president signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act creating Yellowstone National Park in 1872?

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Ulysses S. Grant

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

What agreement created proportional representation in the House and equal state representation in the Senate?

Answer

Connecticut Compromise

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Who became the first vice president of the United States under George Washington, a founding-era figure remembered by America250?

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John Adams

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