Industrial Revolution - Inventions and Technology Quiz

What new power technology was used by Robert Fulton to power boats?

• Electricity

• Steam

• Gasoline

• Wind

Who invented a new type of steam engine in 1781 that allowed the steam engine to be used in factories?

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Bessemer

• James Watt

• Elias Howe

What invention was developed by Samuel Morse?

• Telegraph

• Spinning mule

• Steam engine

• Sewing machine

What process allowed steel to be mass-produced at a lower cost?

• Edison Process

• Assembly process

• Bessemer Process

• Watt Process

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

• Elevator

• Telephone

• Railroad

• Light bulb

True or False: Trains were one of the most important modes of transportation during the Industrial Revolution.

• True

• False

• WHAT???

• IDK

Who invented the spinning jenny?

• Eli Whitney

• Thomas Edison

• James Hargreaves

• Henry Bessemer

Before steam power was invented, what were the early power sources of the Industrial Revolution?

• Electricity

• Nuclear

• Gasoline

• Water and wind

Who invented a safety break for elevators?

• Elisha Otis

• Eli Whitney

• Elias Howe

• Thomas Edison

Who invented the first practical incandescent light bulb?

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Eli Whitney

• James Hargreaves