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WorksheetsBack In Time With Thomas Edison
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 5mins
Today, what is the best type of filament for a light bulb?
cotton
tungsten
cardboard
hair
How many chidlren did Thomas Edison have during his lifetime?
three
four
six
five
Did Edison invent the light bulb before or after he built his laboratory in West Orange N.J. ?
Before
After
in between
Why was Edison married twice?
He wanted to have many wives
He moved away from his first wife
His first wife passed away so he remarried
Where did Dan Gutman learn about Thomas Edison?
By visiting the Edison National Historic Site
By watching many movies
By interviewing Thomas Edison
How did Edison know Ashley Quadrel?
He lived in his town.
Ashley was an inventor in Edison's lab
He didn't know him. Ashley was a fictional character
Ashley was the Mayor
James Naismith really was a ___ _______
(a)
The word Ahoy was used as a telphone (a)
What newspaper was known for announcing Edison's success?
New York Herald
New York Post
New Jersey Express
The West Orange News
In what year did Edison build the first movie studio?
1879
1896
1893
1888
In what year was Edison awarded the Congressional Gold Medal?
1889
1875
1898
1928
What type of machine did Edison dream of inventing but never did?
a machine to go into the future
a machine to communicate with the dead
a machine that would make rubber
a machine that will drive people around
