Age of Invention Quiz

Who patented the '________ Process' for mass producing steel?

• Alfred Nobel

• Sir Henry Bessemer

• John Deere

• William Le Baron Jenney

Who invented dynamite, a stable explosive with military and commercial uses?

• Sir Henry Bessemer

• Alfred Nobel

• William Le Baron Jenney

• John Deere

Who is known as the 'Father of the Skyscraper'?

• Sir Henry Bessemer

• Alfred Nobel

• William Le Baron Jenney

• John Deere

Which building was the first to use an entirely steel frame?

• Home Insurance Building

• Chrysler Building

• Burj Khalifa

• Empire State Building

Who revolutionized agriculture with the invention of the first commercially successful steel plow?

• Alessandro Volta

• Michael Faraday

• Cyrus McCormick

• John Deere

Who invented the mechanical reaper, a machine that could harvest far more grain than a man with a scythe?

• Michael Faraday

• Cyrus McCormick

• Alessandro Volta

• John Deere

Who invented the electric battery?

• Alessandro Volta

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Michael Faraday

Who discovered the link between electrical and magnetic fields?

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Michael Faraday

• Alessandro Volta

Who developed alternating current (AC) electrical power?

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Michael Faraday

• Alessandro Volta

Who built the first electrical power plant designed to provide constant electrical current to homes and businesses?

• Nikola Tesla

• Michael Faraday

• Alessandro Volta

• Thomas Edison