WONDER #1445: Who Invented the Toilet?
Question 1 of 3
Who invented the flush toilet?
- Thomas Crapper
- Johnny Spot
- Erich Kohler
- Sir John Harrington
Question 2 of 3
The s-trap prevents what from rising to the surface and escaping into your bathroom?
- sewer gases
- liquid waste
- solid waste
- rats
Question 3 of 3
Which English plumber improved the toilet in the late 1800s and is often mistakenly given credit for inventing the flush toilet?
- Sir John Harrington
- Benjamin Franklin
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Thomas Crapper
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