The Story of Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone

Who invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Benjamin Franklin

In what year was the first successful telephone call made?

• 1876

• 1895

• 1901

• 1854

What were the first words spoken on the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell?

• "Hello, can you hear me?"

• "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

• "Is this thing working?"

• "Good morning, Mr. Watson."

What did Alexander Graham Bell originally intend to invent?

• A music player

• A device to help the deaf

• A new type of telegraph

• A wireless radio

What did Shirley Jackson invent?

• Caller ID

• telephone

• Paper

• Time machine

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• Bell Telephone Company

• vibrations made by a voice

• to be heard loud

• to be heard clear

Before phones were invented, how did people communicate?

• they didn't communicate

• they would drive to each other

• write letters to each other

• It allowed for the development of smartphones.

Who made the first electric television system?

• Guglielmo Marconi

• Vladimir Marconis

• Thomas Edison

• Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena

Why was the invention of the telephone important?

• It made it easier to send letters.

• It allowed people to travel faster.

• It changed the way people communicate.

• It was the first electronic device.

What was the first thing that was invented by Gudlielmo Marconi

• the radio

• the telescope

• the television

• the phone