History of Mass Media Quiz

The Printing Press was invented in which year and by whom?

• 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg

• 1500 by Leonardo da Vinci

• 1600 by Isaac Newton

• 1700 by Benjamin Franklin

The electric telegraph was one of the first telecommunications technologies of the industrial age. How does it work?

• By using electrical signals to transmit messages over wires

• By using sound waves to communicate over long distances

• By using light signals to send messages through the air

• By using mechanical devices to relay messages

What was “the wireless”? Why was it called this?

• A type of radio communication

• A type of television

• A type of internet connection

• A type of telegraph

What did Alexander Graham Bell contribute to the development of wireless in 1876?

• Electrical speech machine

• Radio transmission

• Television

• Internet

How did the wireless help save 700 people in 1912?

• By improving communication on the frontlines of World War I

• By enabling communication for rescue operations for the Titanic

• By offering medical assistance

• By providing food and shelter

When was the television invented? Who invented it?

• 1927, Philo Farnsworth

• 1930, John Logie Baird

• 1945, Charles Francis Jenkins

• 1950, Vladimir Zworykin

How did the first televisions work?

• Using mechanical scanning systems

• With digital technology

• Through satellite transmission

• By streaming over the internet

Who was the first president to appear on television?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

The FCC was created to regulate which of the following industries?

• Telecommunications

• Healthcare

• Automotive

• Agriculture

What was the first color television broadcast of?

• The Super Bowl

• The Presidential Debate

• The Rose Parade

• Sesame Street