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11/23/22 Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

Who invented air brakes for trains?

A

George Westinghouse

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2
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What did George Westinghouse invent?

A

air brakes for trains

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3
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Who invented refrigerated RR cars?

A

Gustavus Swift

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4
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What did Gustavus Swift invent?

A

refrigerated RR cars

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5
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Who invented the transcontinental cable?

A

Cyrus Field

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6
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What did Cyrus Field invent?

A

the transcontinental cable

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7
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Who invented an easier way to link RR cars together?

A

Eli Jannery

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8
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What did Eli Junnery invent?

A

an easier way to link RR cars together

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9
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Who invented the pullman sleeping car?

A

George Pullman

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10
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What did George Pullman invent?

A

the pullman sleeping car

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11
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Who invented the telephone?

A

Alexander Graham Bell

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12
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What was Alexander Graham Bell known as?

A

the teacher of the deaf

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13
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Who invented the small camera?

A

George Eastman

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14
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What did George Eastman invent?

A

the small camera

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15
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What did John Thurman invent?

A

the vacuum

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16
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Who invented the vacuum?

A

John Thurman

17
Q

Who invented the light bulb?

A

Thomas Edison

18
Q

What did Thomas Edison invent?

A

the light bulb

19
Q

What was the city and state Thomas Edison was from?

A

Menlo Park, New Jersey

20
Q

Who invented the type writer?

A

Sholes

21
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What did Sholes invent?

A

the type writer

22
Q

Who started the first power plant in NYC?

A

Thomas Edison

23
Q

Who invented a way to send messages between RR train cars?

A

Granville Woods

24
Q

What powered factories, trolleys, streetlights, and lamps throughout America?

A

transformers

25
Q

Who built transformers?

A

Westinghouse

26
Q

Who invented magnetic air brakes for trains and shoe making machines?

A

Jann Matzeliger

27
Q

Who led the world into auto (car) making?

A

France

28
Q

Who invented the first affordable car?

A

Henry Ford

29
Q

What were the original names of the Ford?

A

“Model T”, “Tin Lizzie”, and “Fliver”

30
Q

Who invented the first planes?

A

the Wright Brothers

31
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What were the Wright Brothers’ names?

A

Orville and Wilbur Wright

32
Q

Name one other thing Thomas Edison invented.

A

first motion picture projector

33
Q

Where did the first flight take off?

A

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

34
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How long and how far did the first plane fly?

A

12 seconds and went 120 feet

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