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Black History Inventors in Technology

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How was Frederick McKinley Jones's invention was used in War World II?

a)

To keep soldiers cool

b)

To help preserve blood

c)

To keep trains cool

d)

Transport groceries to markets.

2.

Which of the following inventions is Shirley Jackson NOT known to develop?

a)

Portable Fax Machine

b)

Caller ID

c)

Call Waiting

d)

Voice Mail

3.

Which of the following inventions did Lewis Latimer did NOT help make?

a)

Automobile

b)

Lightbulb

c)

AC

d)

Telephone

4.

Who invented the first security system?

a)

Frederick McKinley

b)

Marie Van Britten Brown

c)

Charles Drew

d)

Lewis Latimer

5.

What did the first security system NOT include?

a)

Cameras

b)

Peep Holes

c)

Traps

d)

2 Way Microphone

6.

What did Lonnie G. Johnson invent?

a)

Video Games

b)

Super Soakers

c)

Toy Cars

d)

Walkie Talkies

7.

What is Charles Drew credited for creating?

a)

Telephone Receiver

b)

Heart Monitors

c)

American Red Cross

d)

Blood Bank

8.

Who was part of creating the GIF or online video?

a)

Lisa Gelobter

b)

Lewis Latimer

c)

Lonnie G. Johnson

d)

Jessie Ernest Wilkins Jr.

9.

Who invented the first Super Computer?

a)

Lisa Gelobter

b)

Elijah McCoy

c)

Philip Emeagwali

d)

Jessie Ernest Wilkins Jr.

10.

Who was the youngest student to attend the University of Chicago?

a)

Lisa Gelobter

b)

Elijah McCoy

c)

Philip Emeagwali

d)

Jessie Ernest Wilkins Jr.

11.

What was one of the things Jessie Ernest Wilkins Jr. known for?

a)

Fighting in War War II

b)

Working on the Manhattan Project.

c)

Developing the AC system on the trains

d)

Blood Bank

12.

Which inventions and contributions was Garrett Morgan known for?

a)

Inventing the first gas mask and the fire department

b)

Inventing the fire department and adding the yellow light

c)

Inventing the first gas mask and adding the yellow light

d)

Inventing the fire department and creating the stop light.