Inventors and Inventions

Which of these BEST describes how Alexander Graham Bell’s invention impacted the world?

• It made long distance travel faster and easier.

• It helped mail reach people much more quickly.

• It led to the creation of the motion picture industry.

• It allowed people to talk to one another over greater distances.

• Lived from 1847 to 1922

• Scientist and engineer

• His mother and wife were both deaf

• Credited with inventing the telephone

Who is being described by the above statements?

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Wright Brothers

Which inventor made the historic phone call referenced in The New York Times?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Samuel Morse

• Wilbur Wright

George Washington Carver made important contributions to the advancement of

• medicine

• astronomy

• crop science

• energy production

Kitty Hawk, NC was famous for which event?

• creation of the Model T

• first telephone call

• where the light bulb was invented

• first flight in an airplane

What is the significance to Kitty Hawk, NC to the aviation industry?

• The world's first commercial airline flight launched from Kitty Hawk, NC in 1914.

• Frank Whittle, inventor of the airline jet engine, was born in Kitty Hawk, NC in 1907.

• The world's first powered, sustained flight was performed by the Wright Brothers in Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903.

• Charles Lindbergh completed his first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight when he landed in Kitty Hawk, NC, in 1927.

Why was Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, chosen by the Wright Brothers as a test site for their flying machine?

• It was known for its strong winds.

• The Wright family had a winter home in Kitty Hawk.

• The isolated location was easy to keep secret from the press.

• It was a one-day train ride from their home in Ohio.

Which of these was a major contribution of George Washington Carver?

• sharecropping

• crop rotation

• designed the first tractor

• invention of the electric plow

Many of Thomas Edison's early inventions changed life for Americans in the area of

• farming

• transportation

• manufacturing

• communications

Which fact would make the BEST evidence to support the statement that "Thomas Edison's most important invention was the light bulb?"

• The light bulb reduced the crime rate in many urban areas.

• Thomas Edison also invented the phonograph, the motion picture, and the stock ticker.

• Americans gained control over light in homes and offices, independent of the time of day.

• The light bulb was first tested by Thomas Edison in 1879, and he patented the invention in 1880.