The Innovations of David Sarnoff

Who invented the radio?

• Thomas Edison

• Guglielmo Marconi

• Alexander Graham Bell

• David Sarnoff

What did David Sarnoff's family do when they moved to New York?

• Moved to California

• Settled in the Lower East Side

• Opened a store

• Started a radio station

Why did David Sarnoff quit his job at the Commercial Cable Company?

• He was bored

• He moved away

• He was denied a holiday off

• He wanted to invent the radio

What significant event did Sarnoff and his colleagues report on using the Marconi telegraph?

• The invention of the telephone

• The 1936 Olympics

• The first World War

• The sinking of the Titanic

What was David Sarnoff's vision for radio?

• A way to broadcast television

• A device for one-on-one communication

• A tool for Morse code only

• A music box to reach a mass audience

Which event did Sarnoff broadcast to prove the potential of radio?

• A presidential election

• A boxing match

• The first flight

• A concert

What was the first radio network founded by Sarnoff?

• American Broadcasting Company

• Public Broadcasting Service

• National Broadcasting Company

• Columbia Broadcasting System

What did Sarnoff predict would fall?

• Communism

• The British Empire

• The Berlin Wall

• The stock market