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WorksheetsHistory of Communication and Important People in History
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The _ was invented in 1844 by Samuel F. B. Morse.
a)
telephone
b)
telegraph
c)
television
d)
telescope
2.
This way of communicating was used from 1860-1861 and involved horses.
a)
pony express
b)
pony rides
c)
pony trail
d)
pony mail
3.
The telephone was invented by
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Jonas Salk
d)
Alexander Bain
4.
This communication system is based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
a)
television
b)
telegraph
c)
radio
d)
computer
5.
This device was invented in 1927 and transmits sound and moving images
a)
telephone
b)
telegraph
c)
television
d)
telescope
6.
A _ can send an image over a wire.
a)
fax machine
b)
washing machine
c)
radio
d)
telegraph
7.
The _ is a series of interconnected networks which allows communication among computers.
a)
WWW
b)
Internet
c)
smartphone
d)
http
8.
These two people are credited with the work that brought us personal computers.
a)
Wilbur and Orville Wright
b)
Lewis and Clark
c)
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
d)
Dr. Jonas Salk and Marie Curie
9.
He created the vaccine against the polio disease
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Jonas Salk
c)
Johannes Gutenberg
d)
Galileo
10.
This famous medical scientist was awarded two Nobel prizes
a)
Marie Curie
b)
Dr. Jonas Salk
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Galileo
11.
an Italian astronomer who first used the telescope to study stars
a)
Johannes Gutenberg
b)
Dr. Jonas Salk
c)
Galileo
d)
Eli Whitney
12.
inventor of the mechanical printing press
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Johannes Gutenberg
c)
Wilbur Wright
d)
Dr. Jonas Salk
13.
made the first cotton gin
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Galileo
c)
Orville Wright
d)
Marie Curie
14.
made the first powered and controlled airplane flight
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Orville and Wilbur Wright
c)
Johannes Gutenberg
d)
Bill Gates
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