Inventions
Who created the idea of interchangeable parts?
A) Eli Howe
B) Eli Whitney
C) Elias Howe
D) Madam C.J. Walker
Eli Whitney
What invention improved transportation and cargo shipment between nations in the 1800s?
A) Train Cars
B) Steamboat
C) Planes
D) Submarines
Steamboat
Who invented the Tesla Coil?
A) Nikola Tesla
B) Samuel Slater
C) Elon Musk
D) Aurthur Shoefield
Nikola Tesla
What was the biggest impact of interchangeable parts?
A) Craftsmen and regular people didn't have to replace an entire product if it broke
B) Eli Whitney profited very well
C) It was less expensive to buy and sell products
D) Blacksmiths no longer had to make products from scratch
Craftsmen and regular people didn't have to replace an entire product if it broke
What did Samuel F.B. Morse invent?
A) Gatling Gun
B) Morse Code and the Telegram
C) Morse Code and the Electric Telegraph
D) Milling Machine
Morse Code and the Electric Telegraph
True or False: the Cotton Gin dissolved the need for slaves on plantations.
False
Who was the inventor of photographic film?
A) Elijah McCoy
B) Kodak Black
C) Benjamin Banneker
D) George Eastman
George Eastman
Where was the first successful aircraft designed?
A) Boston, MA
B) Greensboro, NC
C) Waltham, MA
D) Kitty Hawk, NC
Kitty Hawk, NC
Which of these inventions is often required for a building to be up to code in present day?
A) Fire Sprinkler
B) Seismometer
C) Carbon Monoxide
D) Smoke Detector
Fire Sprinkler
The refrigerated train car was meant to improve which of the following?
A) Refrigeration of produce
B) Refrigeration of beef across the country
C) Passenger train cars
D) Water shipment
Refrigeration of beef across the country
Who first patented the sewing machine?
A) William Howell
B) Elias Howe
C) Maria Van Brittan Brown
D) Cabot Lowell
Elias Howe
What was the purpose of the riding plow?
A) It was designed to reduce the use of horses entirely
B) The riding plow was intended to integrate the steel industry into the agriculture industry
C) It allowed farmers to turn the soil faster in order to plant crops
D) Made it easy to dig holes
It allowed farmers to turn the soil in order to plant crops
Charles Goodyear patented what chemical process?
A) Corrosion
B) Textile Machinery
C) Water Dehydration
D) Vulcanized Rubber
Vulcanized Rubber
How did the skyscraper best improve architecture in cities?
A) Block the sun
B) Reduced pollution when building cities
C) Improved the green-space available
D) Helped increase the amount of buildings that could be in a small space with a large population; (building up instead of out)
Helped increase the amount of buildings that could be in a small space with a large population; (building up instead of out)
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
A) Patrick Johnson
B) John Deere
C) Frances Cabot Lowell
D) Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus McCormick
True or False: the first person to be executed via the electric chair was in New York.
True; in Auburn Prison William Francis Kemmler was executed for murder
Who invented a theme park ride that debuted at Chicago’s World Fair?
A) George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.
B) Elias Howe
C) Randy Roller-Coaster
D) Cyrus McCormick
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.
Which of the following inventions were made of metal, steel, or plastic and helped compress and seal liquid?
A) Soda Cans
B) Rubber Tires
C) Bottle Caps
D) Garbage Disposal
Bottle Caps
True or False: the first stop sign, invented in 1890 was red.
False; it was black with white lettering
Which food invention included a newly introduced exotic fruit?
A) Hershey's Chocolate
B) Orange Juice
C) Strawberry Milkshake
D) Banana Split
Banana Split