Thomas Edison: The Wizard of Menlo Park

What illness did Thomas Edison suffer from that affected his early education?

• Mumps

• Measles

• Scarlet Fever

• Chickenpox

What was the name of the newspaper Edison published while working on the railway?

• The Daily News

• The Weekly Herald

• The Train Times

• The Railway Gazette

What was Edison's first patented invention?

• A phonograph

• A stock ticker

• An automated vote counting machine

• A telegraph

What nickname was given to Edison after his invention of the phonograph?

• The Inventor of Sound

• The Master of Music

• The Genius of Newark

• The Wizard of Menlo Park

What word did Edison popularize for answering the telephone?

• Hi

• Ahoy

• Greetings

• Hello

What was the key material used in Edison's successful light bulb filament?

• Carbon fiber

• Sewing thread coated with soot

• Copper wire

• Glass fiber

What was the main challenge Edison faced in making electric light commercially viable?

• Reducing the cost of production

• Convincing the public of its safety

• Designing power stations and laying wires

• Finding a suitable filament

Who was Edison's main competitor in the development of electrical systems?

• Nikola Tesla

• George Westinghouse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Samuel Morse

What was the outcome of the rivalry between Edison and Westinghouse at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?

• Edison won the contract to light the fair

• Westinghouse won and used their own light bulbs

• Both companies shared the contract

• The fair was lit using gas lamps

What was one of Edison's contributions to early movie technology?

• The magic lantern

• The zoetrope

• The cinematograph

• The kinetograph