Studies Weekly Week 20

Who is responsible for inventing a new way to care for African American women's hair?

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Madame C.J. Walker

• Mrs. Randall

Who can we thank for accidentally inventing a chocolatey treat?

• Ruth Wakefield

• Benjamin Franklin

• Carlos Finlay

• Benjamin Banneker

Who is responsible for changing the way people travel?

• Thomas Edison

• The Wright Brothers

• Carlos Finlay

• Margaret Knight

Who invented bifocals?

• Mrs. Randall

• George Washington Carver

• Benjamin Franklin

• Madame C.J. Walker

Who proved that yellow fever was carried by mosquitos?

• Thomas Edison

• Ruth Wakefield

• Margaret Knight

• Carlos Finlay

How old was Margaret Knight when she started inventing things?

• 10 years old

• 12 years old

• 15 years old

• 18 years old

What 2 things did Thomas Edison invent?

• Chocolate and the light bulb

• a phonograph and peanut butter

• light bulb and a phonograph

• airplane and bifocals

Who studied space and predicted a solar eclipse?

• Ruth Wakefield

• The Wright Brothers

• Benjamin Banneker

• Thomas Edison

Who might you think of when you eat a peanut butter sandwich?

• George Washington Carver

• Ruth Wakefield

• Margaret Knight

• Alexander Graham Bell

Who can we thank for the way we communicate with people today?

• Carlos Finlay

• Benjamin Franklin

• Madame C.J. Walker

• Alexander Graham Bell