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Back In Time With Thomas Edison

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Today, what is the best type of filament for a light bulb?

a)

cotton

b)

tungsten

c)

cardboard

d)

hair

2.

How many chidlren did Thomas Edison have during his lifetime?

a)

three

b)

four

c)

six

d)

five

3.

Did Edison invent the light bulb before or after he built his laboratory in West Orange N.J. ?

a)

Before

b)

After

c)

in between

4.

Why was Edison married twice?

a)

He wanted to have many wives

b)

He moved away from his first wife

c)

His first wife passed away so he remarried

5.

Where did Dan Gutman learn about Thomas Edison?

a)

By visiting the Edison National Historic Site

b)

By watching many movies

c)

By interviewing Thomas Edison

6.

How did Edison know Ashley Quadrel?

a)

He lived in his town.

b)

Ashley was an inventor in Edison's lab

c)

He didn't know him. Ashley was a fictional character

d)

Ashley was the Mayor

7.

James Naismith really was a ___ _______

(a)  

8.

The word Ahoy was used as a telphone (a)  

9.

What newspaper was known for announcing Edison's success?

a)

New York Herald

b)

New York Post

c)

New Jersey Express

d)

The West Orange News

10.

In what year did Edison build the first movie studio?

a)

1879

b)

1896

c)

1893

d)

1888

11.

In what year was Edison awarded the Congressional Gold Medal?

a)

1889

b)

1875

c)

1898

d)

1928

12.

What type of machine did Edison dream of inventing but never did?

a)

a machine to go into the future

b)

a machine to communicate with the dead

c)

a machine that would make rubber

d)

a machine that will drive people around