Inventions of the Industrial Revolution Quiz

Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

• James Hargreaves

• James Watt

• Eli Whitney

• Henry Bessemer

What was the usefulness of the Spinning Jenny?

• Reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn

• Could power machines automatically

• Allowed cotton to be cleaned and had the seeds removed quickly

• Could produce steel that was strong and cheap

Who invented the Steam Engine?

• James Hargreaves

• James Watt

• Eli Whitney

• Henry Bessemer

What was the usefulness of the Steam Engine?

• Reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn

• Could power machines automatically

• Allowed cotton to be cleaned and had the seeds removed quickly

• Could produce steel that was strong and cheap

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• James Hargreaves

• James Watt

• Eli Whitney

• Henry Bessemer

What was the usefulness of the Cotton Gin?

• Reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn

• Could power machines automatically

• Allowed cotton to be cleaned and had the seeds removed quickly

• Could produce steel that was strong and cheap

Who invented the Steel Process?

• James Hargreaves

• James Watt

• Eli Whitney

• Henry Bessemer

What was the usefulness of the Steel Process?

• Reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn

• Could power machines automatically

• Allowed cotton to be cleaned and had the seeds removed quickly

• Could produce steel quickly that was strong and cheap

Who invented the Smallpox Vaccine?

• Edward Jenner

• Guglielmo Marconi

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

What was the usefulness of the Smallpox Vaccine?

• Safely prevented people from catching the deadly disease of smallpox

• Allowed for the distribution of radio waves that people could receive in their homes for news or music

• Could automatically play music that people could listen to in their homes

• First mass produced car on an assembly line that many people could afford