Scientist and Inventors in Progressive Era

Who invented the first light bulb?

• Aristotle
• Thomas Edison
• Wright brothers

Who invented the first telephone?

• Thomas Edison
• George Washington
• Alexander Graham Bell

Botanists study ________

• animals

• plants

• insects

George Washington Carver was also known as The Peanut Man. You know because he was a little nutty like Mr. C.

• True

• False

What did George Washington Carver use for paint when he was young?

• mud

• blackberry juice

• paint

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Why was George Washington Carver important?

• he taught southern farmers how to improve their worn out land

• He liked art

• He had a cool nickname "The Peanut Man"

How many inventions did Carver make from peanuts?

• 3000

• 300

• 30

This crop was the "cash crop" (the plant that depleted the soil) that made it hard for George Washington Carver to have people believe in his inventions.

• grass.

• peanuts.

• cotton.

GWC came up with uses for these as well as peanuts. There are two...

• cotton.

• soybeans.

• sugar

• sweet potatoes

Why did Carver have a tough time finding a college?

• His grades were not good enough.

• He lived too far away from a college.

• Very few schools accepted African Americans at the time.