WONDER #473: Who Invented Sticky Notes?

Question 1 of 3

Who took Dr. Spencer Silver’s adhesive and turned it into the product we now know as sticky notes?

  1. Dr. Spencer Silver
  2. Art Fry
  3. Spencer Post
  4. Art Peel

Question 2 of 3

In 1969, what was Dr. Silver trying to invent?

  1. sticky notes
  2. low-tack adhesive
  3. strong adhesive
  4. super-weak adhesive

Question 3 of 3

In what year did the nation first start using Post-it Notes®?

  1. 1968
  2. 1974
  3. 1980
  4. 2000

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