Quiz: The Great African-american Inventors
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 2264
This quiz is to test the knowledge of students about African American Inventors.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Who invented a machine to make shoes quickly?
- A.
Martin Luther King Jr.
- B.
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
- C.
Matthew Henson
- D.
Dr. Charles Drew
- 2.He was held in such high regard, his inventions were called "the Real McCoy."
- A.
Elijah McCoy
- B.
Bart McCoy
- C.
McCoy Morgan
- D.
Sir Drake McCoy
- 3.Who invented the railway telegraphy?
- A.
L.C. Bailey
- B.
James A. Bauer
- C.
A. P. Ashbourne
- D.
Granville T. Woods
- 4.This self made millionaire invented a cream to help hair grow back.
- A.
Marie Brown
- B.
Madam C. J. Walker
- C.
Marie Maynard Daly
- D.
Vivien Thomas
- 5.Name two inventions by Garrett A. Morgan.
- A.
The Gas Mask
- B.
The Pencil Sharpener
- C.
The Traffic Signal
- D.
The Automobile
- 6.This inventor discovered over 300 uses for the peanut.
- A.
Ronald McNair
- B.
Claude Steele
- C.
Henry McBay
- D.
Dr. George Washington Carver
- 7.She invented the folding cabinet bed.
- A.
Bessie Blout Griffin
- B.
Kerrie Holley
- C.
Sarah Boone
- D.
Sarah Goode
- 8.Received a patent for his invention of the mop.
- A.
Ben Carson
- B.
Stewart Thomas
- C.
Jesse Owens
- D.
Emmett Chappelle
- 9.After accidently slicing potatoes too thin, he created the potato chip.
- A.
Percy Julian
- B.
Ernest Just
- C.
Lewis Latimer
- D.
George Crum
- 10.He invented the world-famous watergun, the Supersoaker.
- A.
Claude Steele
- B.
Emmett Chappelle
- C.
Lonnie G. Johnson
- D.
Matthew Henson
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