THOMAS EDISON

Where was Thomas Edison born?

• Ohio

• Illinois

• New Jersey

• New York

What did Thomas Edison do in order to be rewarded with training to be a telegraph operator?

• He was an excellent student in school

• He passed a very difficult test on Morse Code

• He saved a child from a runaway train

• He won an archery contest

Which of the following major corporations was founded by Thomas Edison?

• General Electric

• AT&T

• Amazon

• General Motors

Where did Thomas Edison build his famous research labs?

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Cleveland, Ohio

• New York City, New York

• Menlo Park, New Jersey

True or False: Thomas Edison liked to work alone and created all his inventions by himself.

• True

• False

True or False: Thomas Edison had over 1000 patents to his name.

• True

• False

What was the phonograph?

• A way of sending messages down an electrical wire

• A machine that could record and playback sound

• A way of sending messages down an electrical wire

• The first digital camera

What was Thomas Edison's Middle name?

• Edward

• Graham

• George

• Alva

Which of the following inventions is credited to Thomas Edison?

• The helicopter

• The television

• The practical electric light bulb

• The telephone

What were the first words recorded on the phonograph?

• This is a test, this is only a test.

• Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.

• Hello, can anyone hear me?

• Mary had a little lamb