Inventors and Inventions Quiz

Who were the inventors of the first motorized airplane?

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

• George Washington Carver

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

What impact did the Wright Brothers' flight have on American life?

• It led to the development of the aviation and space exploration industries.

• It increased demand for peanuts and sweet potatoes.

• It allowed businesses to stay open after dark.

• It gave us movies.

Which African American scientist made an enormous impact on American life through agriculture?

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

• George Washington Carver

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

What products did George Washington Carver create from peanuts and sweet potatoes?

• Plastics, dyes, medicines, flour, and fertilizer

• Light bulbs and electrical generating systems

• Telephones and cellphones

• Recorded speeches and music

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

• A machine that could transmit the human voice over wires

• More than 300 products from peanuts and sweet potatoes

• The first practical light bulb and electrical generating system

• A system of electricity

How did the telephone affect American life?

• It helped people stay in touch with family and keep up with the news.

• It increased demand for peanuts and sweet potatoes.

• It allowed businesses to stay open after dark.

• It gave us movies.

What is Thomas Edison best known for?

• Inventing the first practical light bulb and electrical generating system

• Creating more than 300 products from peanuts and sweet potatoes

• Inventing a machine that could transmit the human voice over wires

• Inventing the phonograph

How did Thomas Edison's inventions change how people lived?

• The light bulb let people stay up late and businesses could stay open after dark.

• They increased demand for peanuts and sweet potatoes.

• They allowed people to listen to recorded speeches and music.

• They gave us movies.

What did Edison's phonograph allow people to do?

• Listen to recorded speeches and music

• Stay up late and keep businesses open after dark

• Transmit the human voice over wires

• Create more than 300 products from peanuts and sweet potatoes

What did Edison's moving picture camera give us?

• Movies

• Plastics, dyes, medicines, flour, and fertilizer

• Telephones and cellphones

• A system of electricity