Author: spart5

Inventors and Inventions Quiz

1.	 Which American inventor was also a teacher of deaf students?
a.	Thomas Edison
b.	Wilbur Wright
c.	Alexander Graham Bell
d.	Samuel Morse

2.	 What event led to the invention of the telegraph?
a.	Candles were creating a large amount of house fires
b.	A letter arrived telling of an illness after the death of a loved one
c.	People needed a way to buy items at a cheaper price
d.	The sinking of the Titanic

3.	 Which inventor invented hundreds of new machines during his lifetime, including the vacuum cleaner?
a.	Orville Wright
b.	Wilbur Wright
c.	Samuel Morse
d.	Thomas Edison

4.	 Which inventor developed one of the first automobiles?
a.	Henry Ford
b.	Wilbur Wright
c.	Thomas Edison
d.	Alexander Graham Bell

5.	 What is an invention?
a.	A telephone
b.	A new machine
c.	A failed idea
d.	A conveyor belt

6.	 Who invented the first airplane in Kitty Hawk, NC?
a.	The Wright Brothers
b.	Samuel Morse
c.	Thomas Edison
d.	Alexander Graham Bell 

7.	 Which of the following inventions came about as a byproduct of Henry Ford’s first affordable car?
a.	The tire
b.	The telegraph
c.	The headlights
d.	The assembly line and conveyor belt

8.	 Which of the following inventors created a code through which messages could be sent over long distances?
a.	Samuel Morse
b.	Alexander Graham Bell
c.	Henry Ford
d.	Orville Wright

9.	 Give two supporting statements that prove the following statement:  “The electric light bulb changed life in America for the better.”
a.	______________________________________________________________
b.	______________________________________________________________

10.	 Which company, that produced the first affordable automobile, is still operating today?
a.	General Motor Company (GMC)
b.	Toyota Company
c.	Dodge-Chrysler-Plymouth
d.	Ford Motor Company