Inventors and Innovators Quiz

What is Thomas Edison best known for inventing?

• The airplane

• The telephone

• The light bulb

• Peanut products

Which of the following was an innovation developed by George Washington Carver?

• The phonograph

• Crop rotation methods

• The motion picture camera

• The sewing machine

What significant achievement are the Wright Brothers known for?

• Inventing the telephone

• Developing hundreds of uses for peanuts

• Making the first controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight

• Inventing the electric light bulb

What was Alexander Graham Bell's most famous invention?

• The airplane

• The light bulb

• The telephone

• The phonograph

How did Thomas Edison's invention of the phonograph impact society?

• It made air travel possible

• It improved communication over long distances

• It allowed people to record and playback sound

• It provided a new method for crop cultivation

Which crop is George Washington Carver particularly noted for promoting its use in agriculture?

• Wheat

• Soybeans

• Peanuts

• Corn

What was a key factor in the Wright Brothers' success in achieving powered flight?

• Their development of a practical telephone

• Their invention of the light bulb

• Their use of wind tunnel experiments to improve aircraft design

• Their discovery of electricity

In what year did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?

• 1876

• 1903

• 1888

• 1895

Besides the light bulb, what is another significant invention by Thomas Edison?

• The airplane

• The motion picture camera

• The telephone

• The computer

What was one of George Washington Carver's contributions to environmental science?

• Inventing the electric car

• Developing biofuels from peanuts

• Advocating for the use of crop rotation to improve soil health

• Creating the first national park