The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

What happened to the radio when Geoffrey plugged it into the socket powered by the windmill?

• Black smoke started coming out of the speakers
• It started playing music and the boys started dancing

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What surprised William when he was on top of the windmill?

• The crops were growing beautifully
• A line of people were heading in his direction
• The windmill was surprisingly light

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When people asked William what he had built his reply was

• Electric Wind
• A windmill
• My invention

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Why did the men at the barber shop say that William took pride in power cuts?

• So he could boast about his electric wind
• He didn't think he needed electricity

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Where did William find the wire he needed to power his house?

• His cousin was using it as a clothes line
• A traveling man was selling it
• In the marketplace

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What did William need to store electricity when the wind was not blowing?

• A battery
• An electric generator
• Light switches

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William dreamed of the windmill not only creating electricity but also

• pumping water to the fields
• making him rich
• making him famous

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Why did the people tell William they "still weren't convinced" when he was proving that his windmill could charge a phone?

• They wanted him to leave the phones plugged up to charge them for free. 
• They were hard to convince
• They didn't believe a boy could do such a thing

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What kind of lights did William use in his house with the battery?

• Car bulbs
• regular light bulbs
• outdoor bulbs

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What did William use to make his buttons for his wall mounted light switch?

• flip flops
• switches he found at the hardware store
• Things from the junk pile

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