Inventions
Young Al
The Light Bulb
This and That
People in His Life
100
You can use me when it is dark!
What is a lightbulb?
100
Tom wanted to see if he could see if he could hatch these.
What are goose eggs?
100
People used these to see in the dark before light bulbs.
What are oil or gas lamps?
100
Edison used this special code to communicate on the telegraph.
What is Morse Code?
100
The two ladies that Edison married during his life.
Who are Mary and Mina?
200
Edison first spoke Mary Had a Little Lamb into this invention.
What is a phonograph?
200
Al thought if someone would eat this, he/she would be able to fly.
What is a worm?
200
These are problems of the early lightbulbs.
What is too bright, expensive, or burning out too quickly?
200
Edison sold these while working on the train during his childhood.
What are newspapers, candy, food, and books?
200
The names of Edison's parents.
Who are Samuel and Nancy?
300
This is used in New York to keep up with the changing stock prices.
What is a stock ticker?
300
When Al did this too many times, his teacher became angry.
What is ask questions?
300
This piece of metal or carbon connects between the two wires in a light bulb.
What is the filament?
300
Tom Edison believed in this, saying it made him live a longer life.
What is hard work?
300
Edison worked closely with this person learning about the telegraph.
Who is Samuel Morse?
400
Edison improved this invention of Alexander Graham Bell.
What is the telephone?
400
This is the date Edison was born.
What is February 11, 1847?
400
What holiday did Edison light up Menlo Park with the improved lightbulb?
What is New Year's Eve?
400
When Edison died, this was done to the lights all over the country in honor of his work.
What is dimming the lights for a minute?
400
This person told Edison that his brain didn't work right.
What is his elementary teacher?
500
A person could watch silent movies in this machine.
What is a kinetoscope?
500
This person wrote the plays and poems that Edison enjoyed reading as a child.
Who is William Shakespeare?
500
This is the location of where Edison first showed off his first improved lightbulb.
What is Menlo Park, New Jersey?
500
Edison said, "I have not failed. I've just found _________ ways that won't work."
What is 10,000?
500
The nicknames that Edison gave two of his children, after the Morse Code.
What is Dot and Dash?
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