1. First marketed in 1973, this appliance, invented by MIT engineer Carl Sontheimer, can slice, chop, knead, grate, and grind.
THE CUISINART
2. This appliance, originally called a “radarange” hit stores in 1947, and today can be found in nearly every kitchen.
THE MICROWAVE OVEN
3. The rock band Steely Dan is named after what compact usually battery-operated device?
THE VIBRATOR
4. What common kitchen appliance did Albert Einstein secure the patents for but never developed commercially?
THE REFRIDGERATOR
5. Prior to the invention of the hair dryer, what common appliance was promoted for its hair-drying ability? THE VACCUM CLEANER
6. Which of his mother’s appliances did hockey superstar Sidney Crosby destroy by using it as a target to hone his goal-shooting skills?
THE DRYER
7. In 1679, the French physicist Denis Papin invented this appliance that used hot steam to quickly cook food while preserving its essential nutriants.
THE PRESSURE COOKER
8. Invented in 1922, this common kitchen counter-top appliance was first used in soda shops, and was instrumental to the discovery of the polio vaccine.
THE BLENDER
9. When William Baldwin started making these appliances out of cast iron, he made it possible to have
central heating in any home.
THE RADIATOR
10. In 1851, James King patented the first version of this appliance to use a spinning drum to do its thing. WASHING MACHINE
