Multiple choice general knowledge

What country known for its 'luck' and fondness for Guinness, was home to the inventor of the world's first ejector seat?

  1. Nigeria

  2. Ireland

  3. Scotland

  4. Canada
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sir James Martin, an Irish engineer, invented the world's first ejector seat in 1946. Ireland is famously associated with 'luck' (the 'luck of the Irish') and Guinness stout. The invention came about after a pilot died during a test flight at Martin's aircraft company.

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