Quest for Excellence: Nikola Tesla

Where was Tesla originally from?

• New York
• Croatia
• England
• Fair Haven

What game did Nikola and his father play?

• Monopoly
• Reading each other's mind.
• Spades
• Baseball

How much money did Tesla have in his pocket when he arrived in New York?

• 4 cents.
• 40 dollars.
• 400 dollars.
• 4,000 dollars

Which one didn't Tesla work for?

• Thomas Edison
• P.T. Barnum
• J.P. Morgan
• George Westinghouse

What did Tesla dream about when he was young?

• Harnessing Niagara Falls.
• Becoming dictator of the world.
• Working for Edison.
• Going to the moon.

What type of power did Edison support?

• DC Current.
• AC Current.
• Nuclear Power.
• Fire Power.

What did physics historian James Hardesty say about Nikola Tesla?

• Tesla was an idiot of the lowest order.
• Edison was smarter than Tesla.
• Albert Einstein is the true discoverer of Alternating Current.
• Tesla was a visionary genius. There aren't many of them. 

What did Nikola do that helped the use of AC current?

• Invented an AC motor.
• Invented a lightning antenna.
• Invented the 3 pronged plug.
• Got a law passed making it the standard in the U.S.

Why did Thomas Edison electrocute animals and people?

• He was just a sickie.
• They deserved it.
• To makes Tesla's inventions look unsafe.
• They taste better cooked this way.

What was the battle between Tesla and Edison called?

• Edison Vs. Tesla.
• The war of the currents.
• The Thrilla in Manila.
• The Rumble in the Jungle.