U.S. History - Thomas Edison Article Quiz

What is Thomas Edison most known for?

• Inventing the telegraph

• Improving the practical lightbulb and the system that generates power to it

• Creating the first telephone

• Developing the first car

At what age did Thomas Edison lose most of his hearing?

• At 4 years old

• At 12 years old

• At 22 years old

• At 13 years old

What was Thomas Edison's first official and patented invention?

• The phonograph

• The carbon microphone

• The Electographic Vote Recorder

• The automatic repeater

Which of the following inventions by Thomas Edison was mentioned as being used with the newly invented telephone to make it louder?

• The automatic repeater

• The phonograph

• The Electographic Vote Recorder

• The carbon microphone

What did Thomas Edison invent in 1879 that lasted a long time?

• The kinetograph

• The electric power distribution network

• An updated version of a lightbulb

• The Edison Storage Battery Company

Which company did Thomas Edison start that is known today as General Electric?

• The Edison Storage Battery Company

• The Edison Illuminating Company

• The Kinetograph Company

• The Edison Ore-Milling Company

What was the name of the first motion picture machine developed by Edison and his associate?

• The phonograph

• The telegraph

• The kinetoscope

• The kinetograph

How many patents did Thomas Edison file in total?

• 500

• 1,093

• 1,033

• Over 2,000

What nickname did Thomas Edison give to his two oldest children as a tribute to Morse Code?

• Light and Bulb

• Dot and Dash

• Positive and Negative

• Battery and Current

What was the cause of Thomas Edison's death?

• Heart attack

• Complications from diabetes

• Old age

• An accident