Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison is best known for nventing many useful items including the phonograph and a practical ___

• light bulb

• car

• telephone

• computer

Edison used his inventions to form companies including General _____ which is one of the biggest corporations in the world today.

• Motors

• Electric

• Railroads

• Typewriter

Thomas Edison was an excellent student when he was in school.

• True

• False

Where was Thomas Edison born?

• Ohio

• California

• Michigan

• New York

What did Thomas Edison do in order to be rewarded with training to be a telegraph operator?

• He invented the telegraph

• He saved a child from a runaway train

• He passed a very difficult test on Morse Code

• He was an excellent student in school

Where did Thomas Edison build his famous research labs?

• Menlo Park, New Jersey

• New York City, New York

• Chicago, Illinois

• Pontiac, Michigan

Thomas Edison liked to work alone and created all his inventions by himself.

• True

• False

What was the phonograph?

• A way of sending messages down an electrical wire

• A machine used to record moving pictures

• A machine that could record and playback sound

• The first digital camera

What was Thomas Edison's Middle name?

• Alva

• Alvin

• Arthur

• Anabel

Thomas Edison had over 1,000 patents to his name.

• True

• False