Round 11 Day 10 Questions CLOSED

[Crossbones Dennis]

1 . Garret Morgan was the the child of two former slaves, was born in Kentucky in 1877. By 1920 Morgan had made enough money to start a newspaper, the Cleveland Call, which became one of the most important black newspapers in the nation. What safety device did he patent? 3 Points

2. What NASCAR driver was fined $50,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31 for his actions during the Nov. 4 Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway? 3 Points

3. What NHRA driver is know as "Big Daddy"? 2 points.

4. What NASCAR driver was famous for driving the black number 3? 2 Points

5. Everybody that does not get to answer a question above can get 1 point by posting the name of a SUV.

Points including day 9
jeremy341a 26
cardoc 22
dennismopar73 22
w333 4

[dennismopar73]

#2 kyle busch

[jeremy341a]

1.invented a type of respiratory protective hood (similar to the modern gas masks),

[Crossbones Dennis]

Nov 14, 2011 9:23:01 GMT -6 jeremy341a said:

1.invented a type of respiratory protective hood (similar to the modern gas masks),

I'll accept that answer. I should've said Traffic device or made traffic signals safer.

46-year-old inventor and newspaperman Garrett Morgan for his three-position traffic signal. Though Morgan's was not the first traffic signal (that one had been installed in London in 1868), it was an important innovation nonetheless: By having a third position besides just "Stop" and "Go," it regulated crossing vehicles more safely than earlier signals had.

I find it interesting that the son of slaves became so successful.

[cardoc]

#3 Don Garlits

[W333]

#4 Dale Earnhardt