Who Invented the Telephone?

Question 1

Who is officially credited with inventing the first practical telephone?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Graham Bell

Answer

Antonio Meucci

Answer

Thomas Edison

Answer

Johann Philipp Reis

Question 2

What were the first words ever spoken over the telephone?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you

Answer

The telephone works!

Answer

Testing, testing, 1-2-3

Answer

Hello, can you hear me?

Question 3

Which inventor had been working on telephone technology for years but couldn't afford the patent fee?

Accepted Answer

Antonio Meucci

Answer

Elisha Gray

Answer

Charles Bourseul

Answer

Philip Reis

Question 4

What liquid was used in Bell's first successful telephone transmitter?

Accepted Answer

Acid

Answer

Oil

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Water

Question 5

Which company was founded to commercialize Bell's telephone patent?

Accepted Answer

Bell Telephone Company

Answer

AT&T

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Western Union

Answer

Edison Electric

Question 6

What was the primary purpose Bell was trying to achieve when he invented the telephone?

Accepted Answer

Helping the deaf communicate

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Telegraph improvement

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Military communication

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Business communication

Question 7

When was the first transcontinental telephone call made in the United States?

Accepted Answer

1915

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1920

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1910

Answer

1900

Question 8

What was the major breakthrough that made Bell's telephone design successful?

Accepted Answer

Variable resistance

Answer

Fiber optics

Answer

Digital signals

Answer

Wireless transmission

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Quiz Questions & Answers

Question 1: Who is officially credited with inventing the first practical telephone?

Question 2: What were the first words ever spoken over the telephone?

Question 3: Which inventor had been working on telephone technology for years but couldn't afford the patent fee?

Question 4: What liquid was used in Bell's first successful telephone transmitter?

Question 5: Which company was founded to commercialize Bell's telephone patent?

Question 6: What was the primary purpose Bell was trying to achieve when he invented the telephone?

Question 7: When was the first transcontinental telephone call made in the United States?

Question 8: What was the major breakthrough that made Bell's telephone design successful?

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