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All About Toilets - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 27 times
- The average score is 10 of 13
Answer Stats
| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| What is the purpose of the S and U-traps? | Water inside the traps stays behind after you flush, this barrier of water blocks gases like methane from entering your home. | trap gases from the sewers | 89%
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| How old was Crapper when he died? | Born in 1836 and died in 1910 | 73 | 78%
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| How was the surname Crapper actually pronounced? | Cropper | 78%
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| What is the name of the flushing mechanisms that Crapper improved? | floating ballcock | 78%
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| First country to have flushing toilets? | This was before India was colonized by the British. | India | 78%
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| What did Romans wipe with? | Toilets during the time of the Roman Empire were communal with sponges, goose feathers, and broken pottery for everyone to wipe with. | sponges | 78%
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| How many patents did Crapper have? | 3 of them were for improvements to toilets. | 9 | 72%
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| Who invented the S-trap? | Alexander Cumming | 72%
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| Man to improve the flushing mechanisms on toilets? | He invented the floating ball inside of toilet tanks designed to automatically stop filling the tank before it overflowed. | Thomas Crapper | 72%
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| Why did royalty not like flushing toilets in the Medieval era? | too loud | 72%
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| How did the first toilets "flush" | Pipes with constantly running water would flow under a hole in the floor and outside of the building. | ran water underneath a hole | 67%
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| Something wrong with the first toilets? | Yes, most toilets fed into the local water supply. People didn't know about or believe in germs until the late 1800s. | fed into water supply | 61%
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| Item on streets that still have this man's name? | Crapper is also credited with improving London's sewer system. | manhole cover | 56%
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