Invention of the telephone

Who invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Elisha Gray

• Nikola Tesla

• Alexander Graham Bell

In which year was the first successful telephone call made?

• 1856

• 1876

• 1886

• 1896

What did Bell say in his first telephone call?

• "Hello, Watson!"

• "Can you hear me?"

• "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

• "Testing, testing."

Who was Bell's assistant during the invention of the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Elisha Gray

• Thomas Watson

Before the telephone, what was the primary method of long-distance communication?

• Telegraph

• Radio

• Letters

• Morse code

What was the main competitor technology to Bell’s telephone?

• The phonograph

• The telegraph

• Gray's harmonic telegraph

• The radio

The telephone works by converting sound into what?

• Electrical signals

• Radio waves

• Morse code

• Magnetic waves

What inspired Bell to invent the telephone?

• Competition with Edison

• His work with the hearing impaired

• His desire to send messages faster

• His interest in Morse code

Bell’s invention allowed people to communicate over:

• Through the telegraph

• Short distances only

• Wires

• Radio waves

What year did Bell receive the first telephone patent?

• 1876

• 1886

• 1896

• 1906