Black Inventors in American History Quiz

Who invented the three-light traffic signal and the gas mask?

• George Washington Carver

• Garrett Morgan

• Lewis Latimer

• Granville T. Woods

What did George Washington Carver famously develop many uses for?

• The light bulb

• The peanut

• The telephone

• The gas mask

Who improved the design of the incandescent light bulb by inventing a longer-lasting filament?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Lewis Latimer

• Benjamin Banneker

What did Granville T. Woods invent to improve railway communication?

• The steam engine

• The telegraphony

• The induction telegraph

• The electric motor

Madam C.J. Walker is known for creating products for what?

• Automobile engines

• Electric lamps

• African American hair care

• Skin care

Who invented the Super Soaker water gun?

• Lonnie G. Johnson

• George Alcorn

• Patricia Bath

• Mark Dean

What did Patricia Bath invent to help treat cataracts?

• The Laserphaco Probe

• The Bifocal Glasses

• The Contact Lens

• The Optical Scanner

Who is credited with inventing the first home security system?

• Marie Van Brittan Brown

• Sarah Boone

• Norbert Rillieux

• Elijah McCoy

What did Norbert Rillieux invent to revolutionize sugar processing?

• The cotton gin

• The multiple-effect evaporator

• The mechanical harvester

• The centrifugal sugar separator

Who invented the folding cabinet bed, a precursor to the Murphy bed?

• Sarah Boone

• Marie Van Brittan Brown

• Sarah E. Goode

• Madam C.J. Walker