Thomas Edison Knowledge Quiz

Edison invented the ________, which was the first device for recording sound.

• phonograph

• telephone

• radio

• typewriter

Thomas Edison's first job was selling ________ on the Grand Trunk Railroad when he was twelve years old.

• newspapers

• tickets

• candy

• telegraphs

Edison's family was ________, and he was the ________ of seven children.

• small; middle

• wealthy; oldest

• poor; youngest (last)

• famous; eldest

By the time of his death in 1931, Edison had patented an astounding ________ inventions in the United States, and more abroad.

• 193

• 1,093

• 109

• 10

One of Edison's early experiments in the baggage cars of the train resulted in ________.

• a flooded car

• a new job

• a broken telegraph

• a fire

Edison's most famous invention, in addition to the phonograph, is the ________.

• car

• light bulb

• camera

• steam engine