Turn of the Century Inventors

What was the name of Thomas Edison's laboratory in New Jersey where he created so many inventions?

• Kitty Hawk

• Menlo Park

• Tuskegee Institute

• Chisholm Trail

Producer of the light bulb, kinescope, and phonograph.

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Wright Brothers

• George Washington Carver

African American Scientist who taught farmers about crop rotation.

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

• Wright Brothers

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What was the name of the location that the Wright Brothers flew the airplane?

• Charleston, SC
• Fort Sumter, SC
• Cherokee, NC
• Kitty Hawk, NC

A farmer in Mississippi plants cotton one year, then peanuts the next year, and continues to

rotate his crops yearly. This practice of farming can be mostly traced to which scientist?

• Orville Wright

• Thomas Edison

• William McKinley

• George Washington Carver

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Why was crop rotation mostly important for farmers?

• It was profitable

• It kept their soil rich

• They could grown multiple crops

• It fertilized their crops

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The Wright Flyer flew in the air for _______.

• 2 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 12 seconds

• 0 seconds

Check all the inventions of Thomas Edison

• phonograph

• incandescent light bulb

• telephone

• microphone

• motion picture camera

What is this invention?

• telephone

• telegraph

• phonograph

• kinescope

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Who invented the phonograph?

• Edison

• Bell

• Wright

• Carver