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Inventions & Inventors

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Henry Ford

2.

Who invented the phonograph and light bulb?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Henry Ford

3.
He invented the telephone
a)
Lady GaGa
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Ben Franklin
4.

Alexander Graham Bell was a famous....

a)

baseball player

b)

inventor

c)

singer

5.

Alexander Graham Bell invented the...

a)

telephone

b)

light bulb

c)

bifocals

6.

Alexander Graham Bell was a famous....

a)

baseball player

b)

inventor

c)

singer

7.

How old was Alexander when he made his first invention?

a)

five

b)

fifteen

c)

twelve

8.

Thomas Edison was a famous...

a)

baseball player

b)

inventor

c)

chef

9.

Thomas Edison invented all of the following except?

a)

light bulb

b)

copy machine

c)

automobile

d)

phonograph

10.

Thomas Edison is know as __________________.

a)

the father of our country

b)

a teacher

c)

one of the greatest american inventors

11.

Thomas Edison was not a curious child.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, movie camera, and copy machine.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Alexander Graham Bell invented the...

a)

telephone

b)

light bulb

c)

bifocals

14.

Alexander Graham Bell's first invention was...

a)

the telephone

b)

a device that separated wheat kernels from husks easily

c)

an airplane

15.

Alexander Graham Bell became a teacher of deaf students just like his father.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

One of Alexander Graham Bell's students was...

a)

Helen Keller

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

17.

Alexander Graham Bell invented all of the following except...

a)

telephone

b)

metal detector

c)

lightening rod

d)

hydrofoil boat

18.

Alexander Graham Bell was interested in....

a)

electricity

b)

cooking

c)

how people communicate

19.

Alexander Graham Bell built a plane with...

a)

special wings covered in cloth

b)

a fast engine

c)

no engine

20.

Alexander Graham Bell enjoyed finding ways to make __________ faster and easier.

a)

cars

b)

communication

c)

cooking

21.

Thomas Edison invented the __________.

a)

bifocals

b)

lightening rod

c)

light bulb

22.

When Thomas Edison was twelve, he sold newspapers and food on a train.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

When Thomas Edison was young, he set up a small _______ in one of the train cars.

a)

laboratory

b)

kitchen

c)

game room

24.

Thomas Edison learned to _______________.

a)

send and receive telegraph messages

b)

paint

c)

play the guitar

25.

As a child, Thomas Edison loved to _____________.

a)

do experiments

b)

play the guitar

c)

play baseball

26.

This invention increased the need for slave labor in the South.

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Reaper

c)

Steamboat

d)

Steam Locamotive

27.

The airplane was invented by:

a)

The Wright Brothers

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Mercedes Benz

d)

Thomas Edison

28.

Inventions can make our lives

a)

Terrible

b)

Awful

c)

Easier

d)

Harder

29.

This invention can

a)

Keep me cool

b)

Keep the food cool

c)

Keep the kitchen cool

d)

help us make food

30.

Which invention makes your food hot?

a)

Fridge

b)

Washing machine

c)

Hairdryer

d)

Microwave

31.

Which invention lets your play Fortnite?

a)

Play station

b)

skateboard

c)

radio

d)

watch

32.

What is an inventor?

a)

a person who is the first to think of something

b)

Someone who helps others

c)

To improve something or make better

d)

Someone who keeps his things tidy

33.

What was the first bicycle made of?

a)

Glass

b)

Wood

c)

Plastic

34.

Why did John Montagu invent the first sandwich?

a)

He wanted to eat healthy food.

b)

He did not want to stop playing cards.

c)

He was busy working all the time.

35.

Why were the first windscreen wipers invented?

a)

Cars can be cleaner

b)

to help drivers see clearly when it rains.

c)

more people would fit in the car

36.

Solving a problem can lead to:

a)

a lot of trouble

b)

feeling cool and loved

c)

new ideas

37.

Which word means "to make something that did not exist before"?

a)

Solve

b)

Challange

c)

Improve

d)

Invent

38.

Anything new or different in the world made by people is an:

a)

Invention

b)

discovery

c)

Problem

39.

Steve Jobs invented the

a)

iron

b)

Ipad

c)

internet

40.

What invention did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communications forever?

a)

Telephone

b)

Internet

c)

Ipad

d)

Airplane

41.

This invention helps you move from one country to another fast.

a)

Bicycle

b)

Roller skates

c)

Ship

d)

Airplane

42.

In which decade did television become widely available around the world?

a)

1930s

b)

1940s

c)

1950s

d)

1960s

43.

Who discovered the X-ray?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

Which vehicle was invented about 3000 BCE?

a)

The chariot

b)

The space shuttle

c)

The helicopter

d)

The bicycle

45.

He is known as the father of video games:

a)
b)
c)
d)
46.

Martin Cooper, an American engineer is widely regarded as the father of (a)   .

47.

The first implantable cardiac (a)   was developed by Wilson Greatbatch.

48.

Which scientist is credited with the invention of the World Wide Web?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Robert Cailliau

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Tim Berners-Lee

49.

What is Sir Rowland Hill famous for?

a)

Modern postal service

b)

E-mail

c)

Duct tape

d)

Telegram

50.

Bluetooth, a technology which enables short-range wireless communication between electronic devices, was created in...

a)

the twentieth century.

b)

in the 90s.

c)

in the 1800s

d)

in the nineteenth century

51.

The Kodak camera was invented in 1888 by:

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

Write the name of two inventions you could not live without.

4 lines
53.

Which of these inventors registered nearly 1,100 patents?

a)

Lawrence Livermore

b)

Thomas Alva Edison

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Luther Burbank

54.

Which group invented and developed the early Internet?

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

The U.S. government

c)

The European Union

d)

The United Nations

55.

Clarence Birdseye changed the world by developing a process for preserving food for a longer time. What is it called?

a)

Refrigeration

b)

Drying

c)

Freezing

d)

Canning

56.
He invented the Cotton Gin and Interchangable parts.
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Deere
c)
Eli Whitney 
d)
Obama
57.
He invented the telephone in 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
The Wright Brothers
58.
He invented the electric light bulb in 1879 at his laboratory in New Jersey called Menlo Park.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
The Wright Brothers
59.
Who invented the first airplane that could successfully hold a human and an engine in 1903.
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
The Wright Brothers
60.
How did Alexander Graham Bell change the world?
a)
He helped Southern Farmers live a better life
b)
He made it a lot easier for people to travel
c)
He made it  easier for people to communicate by phone
d)
He made it easier to work at night and increased the amount of work that a person could do in a day.
61.
He started the Ford Motor Company.  He helped create the assembly line, and made the first car that a lot of people could afford to buy.
a)
Henry Ford
b)
John Ford
c)
Harry Ford
d)
James Ford
62.
How did Henry Ford's invention change people lives?
a)
The automobile allowed people to travel easier short and long distances
b)
The airplane changed the world because people were able to travel further distances in much less time
c)
The cotton gin allowed people to pick cotton much faster
d)
the telephone allowed faster communication
63.
Who was the African American scientist who created more than 300 products from peanuts and sweet potatoes?
a)
The Wright Brothers
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
Thomas Edison
64.
Who was George Washington Carver?
a)
He was a slave master.
b)
He was a scientist.
c)
He was a farmer.
65.
__________ was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
a)
Jane Goodall
b)
Marie Curie
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
George Washington Carver
66.
He invented the steel plow that replaced the wooden plow.
a)
John Deere
b)
John Cusack
c)
Eli Manning
d)
Benjamin Franklin
67.
He was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon.
a)
Paul Newman
b)
John Deere
c)
John Rolfe 
d)
Neil Armstrong 
68.
Wich Invention allowed farmers to harvest as much wheat in one day as they could in two weeks?
a)
Steam Engine
b)
Cotton Mills
c)
Interchangrable parts
d)
Mechanical Reaper
69.
Which invention removed seeds faster than people could from a harvested product?
a)
Steam Engine
b)
Cotton Gin
c)
Interchangeable parts 
d)
Mechanical Reaper
70.
Eli Whitney's invention that made mass production possible for numerous goods to be sold was known as..
a)
Steam Engine
b)
Cotton Mill
c)
Interchangeable parts 
d)
Mechanical reaper
71.
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph. Which area of life was imporved by this invention?
a)
Communication
b)
Farming
c)
Industry
d)
Transportation 
72.
What invention created more dependence on slaves?
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Steam Engine
c)
Telephone
d)
Light bulb
73.
Benjamin Franklin invented ________________ which are eyeglasses that help people see.
a)
light bulb
b)
bifocals
c)
paper bags

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