Evolution of Telephones Quiz

Who invented the telephone in 1876?

• Thomas Edison

• Abraham Lincoln

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Gwen Thurston

Back in the early days, a phone call had to go through...

• a human operator at a central office.

• know one knows, it was too long ago.

• A machine that connected you.

• Airwaves that carried the signal.

Operators used a _____________ to make a connection between callers.

• party line

• switchboard

• airwaves 

• magic

In large cities, switchboards were very large. Who were the first operators?

• Women

• People

• Small children

• Young boys

When a line was tied up, the caller heard what?

• A busy signal

• Silence

• Music

• Static

Before World War II, most people didn't have their own phone number, or "line". Instead, multiple people in the town shared a...

• Party line

• Conga line

• Dance line

• A line

What "malfunction" often happened with early telephones?

• They blew up, much like batteries do today.

• Calls were dropped due to too many happening at once.

• Wires were "crossed" and you could hear other conversations.