Marco Tempest: The electric rise and fall of Nikola Tesla

Marco Tempest: The electric rise and fall of Nikola Tesla

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Physics, Science, Performing Arts

11th Grade - University

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The video is a digital tribute to the Tanagra Theater, introducing Nikola Tesla's life and achievements. It covers Tesla's birth, his extraordinary mental abilities, and his invention process. Tesla's major contribution, alternating current, is highlighted along with his showmanship to promote it. Despite having over 700 patents, Tesla faced financial challenges and his career declined. The video concludes with Tesla's vision for the future and his lasting legacy.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Tanagra Theater known for?

Using digital projections

Using puppets for performances

Using holograms to create illusions

Using mirrors to create the illusion of tiny people

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Tesla's brain process words?

He saw them as colors

He felt them as textures

He heard them as musical notes

He visualized them as images

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Tesla's great idea that he needed to convince the public was safe?

Direct current

Nuclear power

Solar energy

Alternating current

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT one of Tesla's patents?

Remote control

Nuclear reactor

Radio

Wireless telegraphy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Tesla's childhood dream that he realized?

Flying an airplane

Harnessing Niagara Falls

Building a space station

Inventing the internet

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Tesla's vision for a world telegraphy center?

A place to store telegraphs

A center for telegraph repair

A hub for instant and wireless communication

A museum for telegraph history

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is Tesla's final resting place?

In a mausoleum in New York

In a memorial park in California

In a golden globe at the Nikola Tesla Museum

In a family plot in Croatia