5th Grade Inventors Quiz

The first flight occurred at

• Dayton,

  Ohio

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

• Huffman Prairie, Ohio

• Millville, Indiana

What branch of the United States military awarded the Wright brothers a contract?

• Air Force

• Army

• Marines

• Navy

When did George Carver Washington become free?

• 1861

• 1864

• 1865

• 1891

What plant did George Washington Carver research and learn how to use in almost 100 different ways?

• corn

• tobacco

• roses

• peanut

What famous invention did Alexander Graham Bell get credit for?

• telephone

• iPad

• fax machine

• airplane

Alexander Graham Bell's interest was first in...

• Teaching deaf people

• communicating with his family in Scotland

• letter writing

• None of the above

One purpose of the Edison Electric Light Company was to invent...

• the incandescent lamp

• the fluorescent lamp

• the flashlight

• none of the above

How many patents did Thomas Edison receive for his inventions?

• Less than 10

• Less than 100

• Less than 1,000

• More than 1,000

Which inventor(s) worked on flight?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

• George Washington Carver

Which inventor(s) is famous for his work with peanuts?

• The Wright Brothers

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver