Social Studies Review Quiz

He invented the telephone in 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts

• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• George Washington Carver
• The Wright Brothers

He invented the electric light bulb in 1879 at his laboratory in New Jersey called Menlo Park.

• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• George Washington Carver
• The Wright Brothers

Who invented the first airplane that could successfully hold a human and an engine in 1903.

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Thomas Edison
• George Washington Carver
• The Wright Brothers

The telephone

• Thomas Edison
• George Washington Carver
• The Wright Brothers
• Alexander Graham Bell

How did Thomas Edison change the world?

• He made it easier to work at night and increased the amount of work that a person could do in a day
• He made it a lot easier for people to communicate
• He made it a lot easier for people to travel.
• He helped southern farmers live a better life

The Airplane

• Thomas Edison
• Henry Ford
  Alexander Graham Bell
• The Wright Brothers
  The Wright Brothers
• George Washington Carver

The Incandescent Light Bulb

• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• The Wright Brothers
• George Washington Carver

What was an effect of the telephone?

• it provided faster communication
• It provided jobs for women
• all of the above
• it allowed factories and companies place orders and promoted economic growth

How did Alexander Graham Bell change the world?

• He helped Southern Farmers live a better life
• He made it a lot easier for people to travel
• He made it  easier for people to communicate
• He made it easier to work at night and increased the amount of work that a person could do in a day.

How did Thomas Edison change the world?

• He made it easier to work at night and increased the amount of work that a person could do in a day
• He made it a lot easier for people to communicate
• He made it a lot easier for people to travel.
• He helped southern farmers live a better life