General Awareness: Industrial Revolution Quiz

1. What was Thomas Edisons first major invention at Menlo Park?

a) Cylinder Phonograph
b) Kinetoscope
c) Electric lamp
d) Tin foil phonograph

The correct answer is d) Tin foil phonograph

2. Which of the following did NOT occur with the Industrial Revolution in America?

a) Machines replaced handheld tools.
b) Unskilled workers replaced skilled workers.
c) Other sources of energy like steam replaced human energy.
d) All of the above occurred.

The correct answer is d) All of the above occured.

3. What were Alexander Graham Bells first words on the telephone?

a) Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you.
b) What hath God wrought?
c) Mary had a Little Lamb
d) This is just the beginning.

The correct answer is a) Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you.

4. What was the name of Robert Fultons first steamboat?

a) New Orleans
b) Clermont
c) Hudson
d) Livingston

The correct answer is b) Clermont

5. Who invented the Cotton Gin?

a) Cyrus Field
b) Eli Whitney
c) James Watt
d) Elias Howe

The correct answer is b) Eli Whitney

6. For what was Cyrus Field known?

a) Diesel Engine
b) Sewing Machine
c) Telegraph
d) Transatlantic Cable

The correct anwer is Transtlantic Cable

7. Which of the following did James Watt invent?

a) Steamboat
b) Incandescent Light Bulb
c) Electric Motor
d) Steam Engine

The correct answer is d) Steam Engine

8. How many years passed between the invention of the first reliable steam engine and the induction electric motor?

a) 50
b) 81
c) 113
d) 152

The correct answer is c) 113