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Technology from Alexander Graham Bell

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Alexander Graham Bell Born?

a)

July 1928

b)

Feb 1985

c)

March 1847

d)

46 BC

2.

What did he invent?

a)

The telephone

b)

The steam train

c)

The first computer

d)

The first airplane

3.

Where was he born?

a)

Beverley

b)

Denmark

c)

Utah

d)

Scotland

4.

When did he invent his first receiver?

a)

1986

b)

2001

c)

1875

d)

1805

5.

When did the first mobile phone go on sale?

a)

1999

b)

1974

c)

1927

d)

1983

6.

How much did the first mobile phone cost?

a)

$150

b)

$750

c)

$2400

d)

$3995

7.

When was the first ever email sent and by who?

a)

1912 by the Queen of England

b)

1950 Albert Einstein

c)

1971 Ray Tomlinson

d)

1986 Mr Sutterby

8.

When did the first personal computer go on sale?

a)

1975

b)

1985

c)

90

d)

2000

9.

What was unusual about the first personal computer?

a)

It didn't have a monitor.

b)

You had to build it yourself.

c)

It ran on AA batteries.

d)

it was the same size as a standard fridge.

10.

What was the most popular form of communication in 2018?

a)

Mobile phone call.

b)

Tweeting

c)

Texting

d)

Telegram

11.

Who invented the World Wide Web?

a)

Adam Ant

b)

Leroy Jenkins

c)

Daniel Defoe

d)

Tim Berners Lee

12.

How did a telegraph work?

a)

The messages are sent via pigeon.

b)

Letters are sent on the train and picked up in different countries.

c)

Morse Code messages are transmitted through an electrical wire.

d)

The messages are tapped into a machine and sent to another machine.

13.

What is the enigma code?

a)

A code that was used during WW2 to send secret messages.

b)

The code that scientist use when talking to other scientist.

c)

The code that was used to send a telegraph in the early 19th century.

d)

A code that you have to dial before making an international call.

14.

Who cracked the enigma code.

a)

David Bowie

b)

Alan Titchmarch

c)

Alan Turing

d)

Collin Farrell

15.

What is a fax machine?

a)

A machine that for removing all of the facts from your computer.

b)

It turns your phone messages into written messages

c)

It sends an exact copy of a message from one machine to another.

d)

It translates your messages from English to another language.