
Inventions and Innovations Quiz
Authored by Michael Holcomb
History
5th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What process made the production of steel more economical and allowed more steel to be produced in less time?
The Bessemer Process
The Edison Process
The Bell Process
The Industrial Process
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who invented the telephone, one of the first applications of electricity?
Thomas Edison
Alexander G. Bell
Henry Ford
Nikola Tesla
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What invention by Thomas Edison allowed factories to work at night?
The Telephone
The Light Bulb
The Steam Engine
The Telegraph
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?
1869
1859
1879
1889
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect travel time from the East to West coast?
It increased travel time to several months.
It cut travel time from months to just a few weeks.
It had no effect on travel time.
It doubled the travel time.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What impact did railroads have on the national market?
They made it harder to sell goods nationwide.
They helped develop a National Market.
They only affected local markets.
They decreased the variety of goods available.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How could manufacturers use railroads to their advantage?
By advertising in magazines and newspapers to sell goods nationwide.
By only selling goods locally.
By reducing the quality of their products.
By increasing the prices of their goods.
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