Thomas Edison Quiz

Why would the president have people turn out their light to honor Edison when he died?

• Turning the lights off would make it dark outside.
• Edison did not like the better light bulbs he invented that people were using.
• Edison invented the light bulbs, so turning off the lights honored his inventiveness.
• Edison invented movie projects that only worked in the dark.

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Which of the following did Edison invent first?

• light bulb
• phonograph
• movie projector
• electric vote recorder

Read the sentence: Edison was a curious boy who loved to ask questions and explore. What does curious mean?

• lonely
• bored
• eager to learn
• all of the above 

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What was Thomas Edison's job?

• painter

• inventor

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Did Thomas Edison also create the phonograph?

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As a boy, Thomas Edison was curious and asked many questions.

• True

• False

No one was very interested in Edison's work.

• True

• False

Edison had more than 1,000 inventions.

• True

• False

What invention of Thomas Edison do we use the most often?

• the phonograph

• the telephone

• the printing press

• the light bulb

What profession, job, did Edison's mother have?

• secretary

• doctor

• teacher

• inventor