Multiple choice general knowledge

Who invented the ball point pen?

  1. Waterman

  2. Oscar

  3. Wilson

  4. Lazlo Biro
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lazlo Biro, a Hungarian journalist, invented the modern ballpoint pen in the 1930s. The key innovation was the rolling ball mechanism at the pen tip that evenly distributes ink as it writes. Waterman is associated with fountain pens, not ballpoints.

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