Henry Ford and the Automobile
The Wright Brothers Take Flight
Radio Waves and Communication
Inventions and Their Impact
Vocabulary Challenge
100

What was Henry Ford’s first car called?

the Quadricycle

100

What hobby first sparked Orville and Wilbur Wright’s interest in flying?

playing with a helicopter toy

100

Who is credited with the first broadcast of music over the radio in 1906?

Reginald Fessenden

100

What invention by Thomas Edison played recorded sounds from a wax cylinder?

the phonograph

100

What is the term for a temporary pause in fighting during a war?

armistice

200

What innovation allowed Ford to produce cars in just 93 minutes?

the moving assembly line

200

Where did the Wright brothers conduct their first successful flight?

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

200

Which Italian inventor is famous for improving wireless telegraphy?

Guglielmo Marconi?

200

What French brothers invented the first motion picture camera?

the Lumière brothers

200

Define "isthmus.

a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

300

What was the first affordable car for the average American, introduced in 1908?

The Model T

300

How long did Orville Wright’s first flight last

12 secs

300

What event in the 1920s showcased the power of radio for the first time?

broadcasting the 1920 presidential election returns 

300

What did the airplane accomplish that the Model T could not in 1912?

traveling at speeds of over 100 miles per hour

300

What does “corollary” mean in historical terms?

a proposition that follows logically from a previously proven statement

400

What change in infrastructure was needed as automobiles became popular?

paved roads and highways

400

What technological tool helped the Wright brothers design better wings?

 Wind Tunnel

400

What invention united Americans through shared music, news, and stories?

The radio

400

How did the invention of the automobile change where people lived?

moving to suburbs

400

What term describes the policy of avoiding alliances and foreign entanglements

isolationism

500

By 1920, how many car companies were operating in the United States?

almost 200

500

What year marked the Wright brothers’ first powered flight?

1903

500

What did the invention of the radio eliminate the need for in communication?

physical wires?

500

What device allowed ships to detect German submarines during World War I?

Reginald Fessenden’s depth-measuring instrument

500

What are "reparations" in the context of post-war agreements?

payments made by a defeated country to compensate for war damages

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