Inventions and Inventors

Who invented the telephone?

• Steve Jobs
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Amelia Earhart

Who invented the light bulb?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Thomas Edison
• Charles Lindbergh

The airplane was invented by:

• The Wright Brothers
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Mercedes Benz

A system for sending messages over wires using signals such as Morse Code

• telegraph

• electric generator

• telephone

• trust

Famous American inventor who is credited with inventing the phonograph, microphone, incandescent light bulb, and many others.

• Andrew Carnegie

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• John D. Rockefeller

What mode of transportation was revolutionized by the invention of the steam engine?

• Cars and airplanes

• Trains and boats

• Bicycles and motorcycles

• Horse-drawn carriages and wagons

The telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell, improved communication and replaced which of the following?

• Skyscraper

• Plow

• Telegraph

• Cell phone

Canals made ________ easier and quicker.

• transportation

• communication

• industry

The Erie Canal made _______ a major center of business.

• Chicago

• New York City

• Boston

Identical parts that can replaced easily and quickly.

• canals

• telegraphy

• interchangeable parts