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SS Unit 3 Quiz 1 Inventors and Their Contributions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who designed, developed, and flew the first airplane, helping to launch the aviation industry?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Wright Brothers

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

George Washington Carver

2.

Who is known for experimenting with sweet potatoes and peanuts?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

The Wright Brothers

3.

Who created the first practical light bulb and electrical generating system?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

The Wright Brothers

4.

Who transmitted the human voice over wires and created the telephone?

a)

Wright Brothers

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

George Washington Carver

5.

Which Midwestern city became famous for its railyards and location on the Great Lakes?

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Chicago

c)

Detroit

d)

Cleveland

6.

Steel is manufactured in this city, known as "steel city."

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Chicago

c)

New York

d)

Boston

7.

What place is known as the site of the first manned aircraft flight because it windy spot was a good place to fly airplanes?

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Kitty Hawk, NC

c)

Chicago

d)

Atlanta

8.

Which invention allowed people and businesses to do things after dark, improving people's quality of life.

a)

electric light bulb

b)

telephone

c)

airplane

d)

phonograph

9.

Which invention helped people stay in touch with family and keep up with the news as America grew and expanded west?

a)

Telephone

b)

airplane

c)

electric light bulb

d)

phonograph

10.

Which invention allowed people to listen to recorded speeches and music, helping to spread news and culture?

a)

airplane

b)

The phonograph

c)

telephone

d)

electric light bulb