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Inventors and Their Contributions Quiz

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the inventor of the light bulb and is considered one of the greatest inventors of all time?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Eastman

d)

Henry Bessemer

2.

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

a)

Light bulb

b)

Telephone

c)

Box camera

d)

Elevator safety

3.

Who is known for his work with peanuts and teaching at Tuskegee Institute?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Otis

4.

What did the Transcontinental Railroad accomplish?

a)

Connected the North and South

b)

Stretched from coast to coast

c)

Linked only major cities

d)

Was used only for military transport

5.

Who is associated with the phrase "from rags to riches" and gave $350 million away to create libraries?

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

George Eastman

d)

Thomas Edison

6.

What was Henry Bessemer known for?

a)

Inventing the telephone

b)

Creating a new way of making steel

c)

Inventing the box camera

d)

Founding the Standard Oil Company

7.

Who founded the Standard Oil Company and gave away $500 million to create it?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Otis

8.

What did George Eastman invent?

a)

The telephone

b)

The box camera with roll film

c)

The light bulb

d)

The elevator safety

9.

What is Otis known for inventing?

a)

The light bulb

b)

The telephone

c)

Elevator safety

d)

The box camera