Question 1

Who invented the Linotype machine?

Accepted Answer

Ottmar Mergenthaler

Question 2

In what year was the Linotype machine invented?

Accepted Answer

1886

Question 3

What nickname was given to the Linotype machine due to its revolutionary impact?

Accepted Answer

The Eighth Wonder of the World

Question 4

What key process did the Linotype machine automate in the printing industry?

Accepted Answer

Typesetting

Question 5

What material is heated to over 500°F to create lines of type in the Linotype machine?

Accepted Answer

Alloy of metals

Question 6

What is the function of the matrices in the Linotype machine?   To store ink

Accepted Answer

To create characters of a particular typeface

Question 7

Where are the matrices stored in the Linotype machine?

Accepted Answer

In the magazine section

Question 8

What happens when the operator presses the casting lever in the Linotype machine?

Accepted Answer

The type slugs are cast

Question 9

What replaced the Linotype machine as the printing standard in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Offset lithography

Question 10

How did the Linotype machine impact newspaper publishing?

Accepted Answer

Made it possible for fewer operators to set type for many pages daily

Linotype and Monotype

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