America: Land I Love Quiz 22

Who developed the first telephone?

• Christopher Sholes

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

Alternating current was popularized by Thomas Edison’s competitor (a)  

Who developed the first successful incandescent light bulb?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Christopher Sholes

• George Washington Carver

The transcontinental railroad was completed in (a)  

Many uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes were introduced by George Washington Carver.

• True

• False

The Wainwright Building was designed by Edwin L. Drake

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The Wainwright Building was designed by Louis Sullivan.

Who developed the first suspension bridges in America?

• John Roebling

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Joseph D. Jameson

What city became the first center of skyscraper architecture?

• St. Louis

• New York

• Chicago

• Sacramento

The author of Wealth of Nations is Josè D. Camson

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The author of Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith

Who developed an inexpensive method for turning iron ore into steel?

• Lyman Stewart

• John D. Rockefeller

• Edwin L. Drake

• Sir Henry Bessemer