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Inventors and Pioneers

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______was blind and deaf but worked hard to become an author, activist, and lecturer.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Helen Keller

c)

Rosa Parks

2.

_______ refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man because she knew she was being treated unfairly.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Helen Keller

c)

Rosa Parks

3.

______ was a women's rights activist and is a reason women are able to vote today.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Helen Keller

c)

Rosa Parks

4.

______ invented the assembly line method which allowed products to be made efficiently.

a)

Helen Keller

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Thomas Edison

5.

______ invented the world's first flying machine.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

The Wright Brothers

c)

Henry Ford

6.

_____ gave a famous speech called "I Have a Dream" and fought for equal rights.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Henry Ford

7.

______ invented the first telephone.

a)

Alexander Bell

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Thomas Edison

8.

______ conducted the famous electric kite experiment and was a founding father.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Alexander Bell

9.

_____ contributed to the inventions of the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Bell

c)

Ben Franklin

10.

_____ was the first female to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Helen Keller

b)

Susan B Anthony

c)

Amelia Earhart

11.

Mae Jemison was the first black American

a)

president

b)

doctor

c)

astronaut

12.

This person became the first blind and deaf person to graduate college.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Helen Keller

c)

Susan B Anthony

13.

This person fought to end segregation and unfair transportation laws.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Susan B Anthony

c)

Helen Keller

14.

This person was fined for trying to vote.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Susan B Anthony

c)

Helen Keller

15.

This person invented the first automobile made for the average person.

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Alexander Bell

c)

Rosa Parks

16.

This person fought to end segregation.

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Helen Keller

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

17.

We can thank this person for being able to use electricity.

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Hellen Keller

c)

Henry Ford

18.

We can thank this person for being able to go to the movies.

a)

Alexander Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Ben Franklin

19.

We can thank this person for being able to use a phone.

a)

Alexander Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Amelia Earhart

20.

Martin Luther King Jr. gave a famous speech called "I Have a Dream" and he fought for

a)

segregation

b)

equality

c)

voting

21.

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man because she knew ________ was unfair.

a)

taxes

b)

propriety

c)

segregation