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How long did the first powered flight last?
a) 59 seconds
b) 10 seconds
c) 35 seconds
d) 12 seconds

What were the names of the two famous Wright Brothers?
a) Oscar and William
b) Wilbur and Oliver
c) Orville and Wilbur
d)

By 1880, more than _____ miles of telephone wire connected thousands of American homes and businesses.
a) 20,000
b) 3,400
c) 34,000
d) 43,000

Thomas Edison also invented the ___________ .
a) phonograph
b) telephone
c) microscope
d) telescope

In what year was the telephone invented?
a) 1776
b) 1835
c) 1875
d)

Who taught southern farmers about crop rotation?
a) George Washington Carver
b) Thomas Edison
c) Alexander Graham Bell
d)

Thomas Edison had more than _________ patents for his ideas and inventions.
a) 5000
b) 3000
c) 1000
d)

_______________ developed a camera like device that was the first successful form of motion pictures.
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Wright Brothers
d) George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver created many products from . . .
a) corn and potatoes
b) wheat and sugar
c) sweet potatoes and peanuts
d) strawberries and barley

Where did the first powered flight in an airplane take place?
a) Montgomery, Alabama
b) Washington, D.C.
c) Charleston, South Carolina
d) Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Who invented the light bulb?
a) Thomas Edison
b) Alexander Graham Carver
c) Albert Einstein
d) Alexander Edison

Who made the first powered flight in an airplane they built themselves?
a) Bell Brothers
b) Carver Brothers
c) Wright Brothers
d) Edison Brothers

Who invented the telephone?
a) Orville Wright
b) Thomas Edison
c) Wilbur Wright
d) Alexander Graham Bell

George Washington Carver created over how many products?
a) 500
b) 1000
c) 300
d) 700

George Washington Carver was an African-American __________ .
a) share cropper
b) engineer
c) scientist
d)

Who was president when the Panama Canal was built?
a) Ronald Reagan
b) William McKinley
c) Theodore Roosevelt
d) J. F. Kennedy

In what year was the light bulb invented?
a) 1879
b) 1869
c) 1679
d)

What is the name of the man-made shortcut through Central America?
a) Suez Canal
b) Panama Canal
c) St. Lawrence Canal
d) Blue Ridge Canal

Who was president during the Spanish-American war?
a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
b) William McKinley
c) Theodore Roosevelt
d) Abraham Lincoln

What country did the U.S help during the Spanish American War?
a) Spain
b) U.S.A
c) Cuba
d) Canada

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