Inventors - GA 5th grade

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

• Telephone

• Radio

• Computer

• Airplane

Who was Bell's assistant who helped hie with his invention?

• Elisha Gray

• Thomas Edison

• Thomas Watson

• The Wright Brothers

How long did the Wright brothers first test flight last in the air?

• 12 minutes

• 12 seconds

• 30 seconds

• 30 minutes

What was the name of Thomas Edison's laboratory in New Jersey where he created so many inventions?

• Kitty Hawk

• Tuskegee Institute

• Menlo Park

• Chisholm

Who was the producer of the light bulb, kinescope, and phonograph?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

Who was the African American Scientist who taught farmers about crop rotation?

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Wright Brothers

What was the name of the location where the Wright Brothers flew their first airplane?

• Fort Sumpter, SC

• Cherokee, NC

• Kitty Hawk, NC

• Charleston, SC

A farmer in Mississippi plants cotton one year, then peanuts the next year, and continues to rotate his crops yearly. This practice of farming can mostly be traced to which scientist?

• Orville Wright

• Bill Nye

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

Why was crop rotation mostly important to farmers?

• It made a good profit.

• They could grow multiple crops at once.

• It kept the soil rich by putting nutrients back into the soil.

• It fertilized their crops.

Why would a person apply for a patent?

• In order to prevent other people from creating and selling their invention.

• In order to prevent other people from creating and selling something that uses their logo or slogan.