Q10
What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
A.
Dynamite
B.
Ladders
C.
Race cars
D.
Parachute
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Many people who tried to test the first parachutes died by jumping from high places. One attempt was a parachute hat, but the inventor broke his neck while testing it. The first successful parachute was tested from a hot air balloon in 1797, in France, by Jacques Garnerin.