History of Communication
The first form of communication?
Gestures
February is considered what month?
Black History
Name two influential African American figures we have discussed this week....
Malcolm X
MLK Jr
Ruby Bridges
Who invented the Printing Press?
Gutenberg
What came first cave paintings or cave carvings?
Cave paintings
What was Western Union first known for sending?
Telegrams
Who is the current host of the tonight show?
Jimmy Kimmel
Who was known as the mother of the Civil Rights movement after not giving up her seat on a bus?
Rosa Parks
Who declared February Black History Month in 1976?
Gerald Ford
1863
How was the first mail sent?
Pony Express
Which country is hosting the Winter Olympics?
Italy
Who began writing and studying black history in 1875?
Carter G. Woodson
Who is credited for inventing the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What year was Malcom X arrested?
1946
Morse Code was developed my whom?
Samuel Morse
Who is known as the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
Who invented the first typewriter?
Christopher Sholes in 1968
Who is considered the inventor and "Father of Radio"?
Marconi Guglielmo
What year was the printing press invented?
1440
What is the name of writing using pictures to represent words that was used in ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics
What is the name of a famous TV show, Mrs. Newman's favorite, that features a group of people living in New York?
Friends
Who is invented the lightbulb but also the phonograph which was the first device to record and play sound?
Thomas Edison
Malcom X had two other names or nicknames, what were they?
Malcom Little
Detroit Red
Who is credited for the invention and introduction of most social media websites?
Mark Zuckerberg