Quiz - rapid fire no googling

[suityou01]

in which country were these invented

spaghetti - Italy
the car - USA
the bikini - Greece
bal bearings - Scotland

quick quick quick

[EternalOptimist]

These "invented by" aren't easy to answer. A couple of examples: I learned recently that the French (or perhaps it was the Germans) invented RADAR and that Edison hardly invented anything. I bet most countries think they invented most of the stuff that the British think they invented.

correct

i mean wrong.

[Mich the Tester]

I bet most countries think they invented most of the stuff that the British invented.

ftfy

<daily wail mode off now>

[Churchill]

ftfy

<daily wail mode off now>

**** yeah!

[EternalOptimist]

the correct answers

spaghetti - china
the car - germany
bikini - france
ball bearing - england


so mich is declared the rapid fire quiz no googling champion 2011

[Mich the Tester]

Actually there'a long running dispute as to whether copper wire was invented in Yorkshire, Scotland or Holland.

Can anyone explain why?

[EternalOptimist]

Actually there'a long running dispute as to whether copper wire was invented in Yorkshire, Scotland or Holland.

Can anyone explain why?

<old chestnut alert>

[Ignis Fatuus]

These "invented by" aren't easy to answer. A couple of examples: I learned recently that the French (or perhaps it was the Germans) invented RADAR and that Edison hardly invented anything. I bet most countries think they invented most of the stuff that the Scots invented.

FTFY

[Mich the Tester]

<old chestnut alert>

The Italians believe it was invented in Genua.

[Old Greg]

Actually there'a long running dispute as to whether copper wire was invented in Yorkshire, Scotland or Holland.

Can anyone explain why?

Do you mean Holland or the Netherlands?