Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

In 1902, the ..... was invented by Albert Parkhouse who was frustrated at the lack of hooks available at his office.

  1. door hook

  2. coat hanger

  3. cloth hook

  4. cloths pin
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Albert Parkhouse, an employee at a wire manufacturing company in Alabama, invented the coat hanger in 1902 when he couldn't find a hook to hang his coat. He bent a piece of wire into a coat-shaped hanger, and the design was later patented and commercialized. Door hooks and cloth hooks already existed, while clothespins are an unrelated invention for hanging laundry on lines.

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