Inventions
Business Man
Inventors
Labor
Misc.
100
What was Thomas Edison's famous invention in 1878?
What is (incandescent) light bulb.
100
What did many workers do to improve their conditions?
What is a strike?
100
Who created the first popular light bulb?
Who is Thomas Edison.
100
What is the definition of a Labor Union?
What is an organization of employees formed to bargain with their employer for fair working conditions.
100
How long is was the first flight?
What is 12 sec. long.
200
In 1789, Samuel Slater created what, starting the Industrial Revolution?
What is Textile business or Cotton Spinning Mill.
200
What business man, at what point, controlled over 90% of all oil in the U.S.?
Who is John D. Rockefeller.
200
Who invented the telephone?
Who is Alexander Graham Bell.
200
What was the youngest common age for children to work in factories?
What is five years old.
200
What was the first filament in a light bulb made of?
What is Bamboo.
300
What did Elias Howe invent in 1819, that helped women work from home?
What is Sewing Machine.
300
Francis Cabot Lowell brought an improved version of what machine to the U.S.?
What is Mechanized loom.
300
Who invented the telegraph?
Who is Samuel Morse.
300
What was the first major union called?
What is Nights of Labor.
300
What was the first sentence spoken over the telephone?
What is "Come here Mr. Watson."
400
What did Hiram Maxim invent in 1884, that revolutionized warfare?
What is (first effective) machine gun.
400
Alexander Graham Bell tried offering to sell the telephone for $100,000 to what company?
Who is the Western Union Telegraph CO.
400
Who created the Cotton Gin?
Who is Eli Whitney.
400
How were most unions formed?
What is a group of people employed by a singled person to try and get fair working rights.
400
What was the first passenger locomotive in the U.S. called?
What is TomeThumb.
500
What did Willis Carrier invent in 1902, That changed peoples lives in humid work areas and states? Now this invention is used in most homes as well.
What is air conditioner.
500
Who built the first water powered cotton mill in the U.S.?
Who is Samuel Slater.
500
Who created the first practical steam engine?
Who is James Watt.
500
What was the most common goal for labor unions?
What is to get fair working rights and conditions through negotiations.
500
What famous engineer spent his final years trying to invent an electric death ray?
Who is Nikola Tesla.
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