What Color Is My World?

Ch. 1 (pages 1-18)

100

Who are the two main characters?

Ella and Herbie

200

Who is teaching the sisters about famous inventors?

Mr. Mital

300

What did Granville T. Woods patent? 

Hint: It was his most famous invention

The induction telegraph

400

Name one famous person Lewis Latimer was hired by to patent their inventions.

Alexander Graham Bell, Hiram Maxim, Thomas Edison

500

What does Dr. Henry T. Sampson's invention, the gamma electric cell, convert?

It converts radiation directly into electricity.

Ch. 2 (pages 24-30)

100

What company was Dr. Mark Dean the vice president of?

IBM

200

In what year was the first 3-D movie shown?

1915

300

What company did Dr. Valerie L. Thomas work her way up to associate chief of? 

NASA

400

What did James E. West revolutionize?

The microphone

500

What does ABLE stand for? 

Hint: James E. West was a founding member of this

Association of Black Laboratories Employees

Ch. 3 (pages 35-48)

100

Where was Frederick Mckinley Jones born?

Covington, Kentucky

200

True or False: Joseph Lee invented the breadcrumbs on fried chicken?

False: he only invented the bread machine

300

How are potato chips made? 

The potato is sliced thin as coins and fried in boiling oil. 

400

Name one invention that Fred Jones created.

Portable X-ray machines, a cheaper movie machine, refrigerated trucks

500

What chemical in the air spoils food according to LLoyd A. Hall? 

Nitrogen

Ch. 4 (pages 52-62)

100

How many open-heart surgeries were performed in 2006 in the U.S thanks to the help of Daniel Hale Williams innovating this surgery?

694,000

200

When was Dr. Percy Lavon Julian born? 

April 11, 1899

300

What college did Charles Drew earn his Doctor of Medical Science degree from, making him the first African American to receive a degree from this university? 

Columbia University

400

Why was Dr. Percy Lavon Julian denied from multiple schools and from teaching positions? 

Racism, many schools rejected him because he was Black. 

500

What does Cortisone do to our bodies?

Hint: Dr. Percy researched this

Cortisone reduces swelling and helps remove pain from injuries. 

Ch. 5 and 6 (pages 66-80)

100

What is the most popular ice cream flavor?

Vanilla

200

What year was the Super Soaker invented by Lonnie Johnson?

1991

300

What kind of machines did Garrett Morgan's business repair that he opened in 1907?

He repaired and sold sewing machines

400

Name one invention Garrett Morgan had that improved safety.

Morgan Safety Hood and Smoke Protector to protect firefighters.

Traffic Signals for streets to prevent accidents.

500

What is the surprise or plot twist at the end of the book?

Roger E. Mital is really Latimer (R.E. Mital backward spells Latimer)