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They invented the very first airplane and were the first to fly in the world's first powered airplane.

Who were the Wright Brothers?

100

Alexander Graham Bell invented this to help people communicate from far away.

What is the telephone?

100

He was born in Edinburg, Scotland.

Who was Alexander Graham Bell?

100

Something, typically a process or device, that has been invented. 

What is an invention?

100

These people inspired Alex Graham Bell to play with sound and led him to invent the telephone.

Who was his mother and his wife?

200
This inventor created a grabber to reach things in high places, bifocals, and an odometer.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
200

Ben Franklin invented this to help prevent houses from catching on fire if it was struck by lightning.

What is the lightning rod?

200

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

200

This telephone was used in the past and had two pieces to it. One piece that you hold to your ear and one piece that you would hold up to your mouth. What is this telephone called?

What is the candlestick phone?

200

He is on the $100 dollar bill.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

300
This inventor created the light bulb, phonograph, and the kinetoscope, a forerunner of the movie projector.
Who was Thomas Alva Edison?
300
Created by Thomas Edison, this invention brightens our world.
What is the light bulb?
300

This inventor was born in Dearborn, Michigan.

Who was Henry Ford?

300

What was is the name of the place where the Wright Brothers took their first recorded flight?

What is Kitty Hawk?

300
He saved a three year old from an oncoming train and was rewarded by being taught how to be a telegrapher.
Who was Thomas Edison?
400

This inventor created the assembly line and the first working car.

Who was Henry Ford?

400

Henry ford invented this helpful invention that helped workers to make products faster. 

What is the assembly line?

400

He was born in Milan, Ohio, but lived most of his childhood in Michigan.

Who was Thomas Edison?

400

What were the two main things that people used in the past before the lightbulb was invented?

What is candles and lanterns?

400

These inventors owned a bicycle shop and repaired bicycles.

Who were the Wright Brothers?

500
This inventor created 300 uses for peanuts and 118 uses for sweet potatoes.
Who was George Washington Carver?
500

Created by Benjamin Franklin, this invention helped people to see things that were close up and far away.

What are bifocal glasses?

500

He was born in Dayton, Ohio.

Who was Orville Wright?

500

This word means "to take an old idea, process or device and adding something to it to make it better fit our problems today."

What is innovation?

500
His birthday is unknown. He added his middle name “Washington” when another student in college also had the name George Carver.
Who is George Washington Carver?
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