Thomas Alfa Edison's Life and Inventions Quiz

Where did Edison work before his career changed significantly?

• A newspaper office

• A factory

• The railroad

• A school

What event caused a major turning point in Edison's career?

• He invented a new type of telegraph.

• He won a science competition.

• He saved a child's life.

• He moved to New York City.

Who taught Edison how to use the telegraph?

• A railroad engineer

• The child's mother

• The boy's father

• A fellow telegrapher

In which regions did Edison work as a roving telegrapher?

• Europe and Asia

• The Midwest, South Canada, and New England

• Australia and Africa

• South America and the Caribbean

What did Edison develop during his time as a roving telegrapher?

• A telephone

• A light bulb

• A telegraphic repeating instrument

• A printing press

Where did Edison open his workshop?

• New York City

• West Orange, New Jersey

• Newark, New Jersey

• South Canada

Which invention is NOT mentioned as being produced in Edison's Newark workshop?

• The Edison Universal Stock Printer

• The automatic telegraph

• The light bulb

• The quadruplex

What year did Edison's career as a roving telegrapher end?

• 1862

• 1868

• 1931

• 1900

What was Edison experimenting with at the time of his death?

• Electricity

• Rubber from goldenrod

• The telephone

• A new type of train

In what city did Thomas Edison die?

• Newark, New Jersey

• New York City

• West Orange, New Jersey

• South Canada