History of Telephones and Mobile Phones Quiz

Who invented the first telephone?

• Dr. Martin Cooper

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Steve Jobs

• Thomas Edison

Who made the first cell phone call on a mobile phone?

• Steve Jobs

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Dr. Martin Cooper

• Thomas Edison

What was special about the IBM Simon phone created in 1993?

• It was the first phone with a camera

• It had a screen you could touch

• It was the smallest phone ever

• It was the cheapest phone

What year did the iPhone first come out?

• 1999

• 2007

• 1983

• 1993

What did Google create around the same time as the iPhone?

• The first smartphone

• Android phones

• The first touchscreen phone

• The first cell phone

What did the first telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell allow people to do?

• Send emails

• Talk to someone far away

• Play games

• Take pictures

What is one of the modern uses of cell phones mentioned in the text?

• Sending faxes

• Finding our way home with maps

• Listening to the radio

• Watching TV shows

Who invented the first telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Guglielmo Marconi

Who made the first mobile phone call in 1973?

• Martin Cooper

• Steve Jobs

• Bill Gates

• Tim Berners-Lee

What did Apple’s iPhone introduce in 2007?

• Apps and a touchscreen

• A physical keyboard

• A rotary dial

• A flip design