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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Inventions
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is this device, invented by Peter Cooper in 1830? (hint: it was nicknamed "the iron horse" or a "teakettle on tracks")
The Steam Boat
The Steam Engine
The Steam Locomotive
What is this device, invented by Richard Arkwright in 1769? (hint: it allowed factories to move AWAY from flowing rivers)
The Steam Boat
The Steam Engine
The Steam Locomotive
Who invented the cotton gin, which easily removed seeds from short-staple cotton.
Ben Franklin
Eli Whitney
Sam Slater
What is this device, invented by John Deere in 1837 to loosen soil for crops?
The Garden Weasel
The Lawn Mower
The Steel Plow
What is this device, invented by Richard Arkwright in 1769, called? (hint: it spins cotton into yarn)
The Power Loom
The Spool Spinner
The Water Frame
The Yarn Spinner
What was Cyrus McCormick's "Mechanical Reaper" invented to do in 1832?
Cut and collect crops
Cut grass
Loosen the soil for planting
Pull weeds
What did Samuel Morse's invention called the telegraph do?
communicated long distances
punched holes in paper
stapled things together
What was Edmund Cartwright's fabric-weaving invention called?
A Carding Machine
A Loom
A Power Loom
A Water Frame
What is this device called, invented by Karl Von Drais in 1820?
A bicycle
A Moped
A Motorcycle
What did Thomas Edison's phonograph do?
Amplified a person's voice
Played music
Processed food
What did John Milne call his 1880 invention? (hint: it detected earthquakes)
A Microscope
A Seismograph
A Telescope
What did Melville R. Bissell call this 1883 invention of his?
A Carpet Shampooer
A Carpet Sweeper
A Floor Waxer
What is this invention called that was first opened on Coney Island in 1885?
An Automobile
A Roller Coaster
A Trolley
Rene Theophile Hyacinthe's 1816 invention was an early version of which medical instrument?
An Otoscope
A Stethoscope
A Thermometer
In which class would you most likely use Blaise Pascal's invention?
Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
What did Thomas Edison invent in 1878?
the Halogen Light Bulb
the Incandescent Light Bulb
the LED Light Bulb
What is this 1892 invention of Jesse Reno called?
An Elevator
An Escalator
What did Peter Durand invent in 1810?
Soup
The Telephone
The Tin Can
Which of the following were used BEFORE the invention of toilet paper by Joseph Gayetty in 1857?
corn cob
hand
magazine pages
mussel shells
sponge on a stick
Who invented this text to be "read" by the blind in 1824?
Louis Braille
James Joyce
Helen Keller
Stevie Wonder
What did James Ritty invent in 1879?
A Cash Register
A Wall Clock
An Electric Scale
Coca Cola was invented in 1886 as a medicine which contained cocaine.
TRUE
FALSE
Which gun maker invented the revolver in 1836? (which could hold six bullets in its chamber at once)
Eliphalet Remington
John Browning
Samuel Colt
What is the name of this 1849 invention by Walter Hunt, used in pinning cloth baby diapers?
Clothes Pin
Hair Pin
Safety Pin
What were the two names of Robert Fulton's first steam boat from 1807?
The Clermont
The Comet
The North Star
The Tom Thumb
What flammable substance made John Walker's matches light instantly in 1826?
Acetone
Kerosene
Phosphorous
What was Elias Howe's clothing invention originally called in 1851?
the Automatic Continuous Clothing Closure
the Clasp Locker
the Zipper
Where might you see this invention by Josiah Flagg in 1790?
An Airplane
An Amusement Park
A Dentist's Office
A Doctor's Office
What is Karl Benz's 1879 internal combustion engine more commonly known as today?
An air conditioner
A car engine
A steam engine
What is this device, invented by Elias Howe in 1846?
A Machine Gun
A Nail Gun
A Sewing Machine
How long would a person have to pose for in front of the original 1816 photographic camera?
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
8 hours
What is this device, invented in 1860 by Christopher Latham Sholes?
A Computer
A Typewriter
A Word Processor
The Erie Canal is the largest man-made waterway in the Western Hemishpere.
TRUE
FALSE
Where could the Pullman Sleeper Car, invented in 1865, be found?
An Airplane
An Automobile
A Locomotive
A Luxury Cruise Ship
Which Automobile executive was the first to use "the assembly line" to speed up production of cars in his factories in 1913?
Edward Murphy
Henry Ford
Walter Chrysler
Who invented the telephone in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
In what state did the Wright Brothers complete the first successful airplane flight in 1903?
Alabama
Arizona
North Carolina
South Carolina
What is this device, invented by Samuel Fahnestock in 1819?
A Bird Bath
A Bird House
A Doll House
A Soda Fountain
What was the first film Thomas Edison recorded with his 1888 invention, the motion picture camera?
Boxing Cats
Electrocuting an Elephant
Kinetoscopic Recording of a Sneeze
The Kiss
The first contact lenses made in 1887 were created using breakable glass.
TRUE
FALSE
What was the original use for dynamite in 1867?
combat
construction
fishing
mining
Where was Sir Humphrey Davy's 1816 invention, the miner's lamp, first used?
British coal mines
California Gold Mines
Central African jungles
The Australian Outback
In which conflict was the Gatling Gun of 1862 first used?
The American Civil War
The Boer War of South Africa
The Spanish-American War
World War I
What is this device, invented by Edwin Budding in 1830?
A Lawn Mower
A Snow Plow
A Stroller
A Vacuum Cleaner
What is this device, invented by Lewis Paul in 1748?
A Carding Machine
A Power Loom
A Water Frame
What is this device, originally invented in 1797?
A Crock Pot
A Pressure Cooker
A Washing Machine
What is this device, invented by Alan MacMasters in 1897?
A Drying Rack
A Knife Sharpener
A Toaster
In which country did the Industrial Revolution start?
America
Britain
France
Germany
What were Eli Whitney's interchangeable parts originally used for?
Automobiles
Bicycles
Muskets
Which group DID NOT work in the factories during the Industrial Revolution?
Children
Immigrants
Men
Women
