Famous Inventions Quiz

During The _____________ War (1955-75), Americans were able to see images of warfare on TV for the first time. Historians believe this undermined faith in the war.

• Vietnam

• Civil

• Revolutionary

• U.S.-Mexican

Solar Panels were originally invented during the lead-up to the __________ __ __________ ___________. The Panels helped power satellites in outer space.

• Apollo 11 Moon Landings

• Second World War

• First World War

• Spanish Flu

Alternating current (used for most household appliances) was invented by ________________, an Austrian Immigrant who arrived during the Era of Immigration & Urbanization (1880-1920)

• Nikola Tesla

• Wilbur Wright

• Cesar Chavez

• Albert Einstein

Many historians have argued the invention of the _____________ ____________, which made possible the spread of books, helped cause the Scientific Revolution

• Printing Press

• Telephone

• Telegraph

• Railroad

The Air Conditioner was originally invented in order to control the temperature in a late 19th century Paper Factory. Based on this statement, it seems like the History of the Air Conditioner relates to which of the events listed below (Select 2)

• Printing Press

• U.S.-Constitution

• First American Factory

• Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Air Conditioning became increasingly common during the ___________, a decade of expansion for the U.S. economy following World War 2.

• 1790s

• 1820s

• 1890s

• 1950s

During the building of the Transcontinental Railroad (1867), ________________ were used to pump water for Railroad workers.

• Straws

• Railroads

• Windmills

• Minutemen

Before the New Deal (1930s), _________________ were the #1 source of electricity in Rural America.

• Coal Factories

• Watermills

• Windmills

• Solar Panels

________________ changed the nature of warfare. For instance, during WW1, _______________ were used to scout out the other army's position.

• Airplanes

• Satellites

• Dolphins

• Trained Dogs

During World War 2, Japan and the United States fought sea battles unlike any ever fought in the history of warfare. Instead of attacking one another directly, American & Japanese ships launched ______________ to fight against one another.

• Airplanes

• Drones

• Satelites

• Trained Dolphins