Answer The Call – IEEE History

QUESTION 1 OF 10

Alexander Graham Bell’s first patent for the telephone was titled, “Improvement in ______.”

Telephony Electrical Messaging Communications Telegraphy

QUESTION 2 OF 10

Which inventor filed a “caveat” for a telephone-like device on the same day as Bell filed his patent?

Thomas Edison Elisha Gray Nikola Tesla Guglielmo Marconi

QUESTION 3 OF 10

What was the first articulate sentence spoken over the telephone?

“Mr. Watson, come here; I want to see you!” “Mr. Watson, I need you here!” “Mr. Watson, can you hear me?” “Come to my office, Mr. Watson!”

QUESTION 4 OF 10

What characteristic shared by Bell’s mother and his wife influenced his work?

They were renowned singers They were deaf They were inventors They were elocutionists

QUESTION 5 OF 10

Which of the following is named after Alexander Graham Bell?

The Bell Curve Graham’s Number The Decibel Bell’s Theorem

QUESTION 6 OF 10

What did Alexander Graham Bell call his 1880 invention that demonstrated the transmission of speech using light waves?

Optiphone Fibergraph Photophone Optigraph

QUESTION 7 OF 10

Bell’s father, Alexander Melville Bell, was famous for developing which system of communication?

Morse Code Visible Speech Braille Shorthand

QUESTION 8 OF 10

Later in life, Bell developed what type of watercraft?

Hydrofoils Submarines Steamships Hovercraft

QUESTION 9 OF 10

Which scientific organization did Bell help found?

Aerial Experiment Association American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf National Geographic Society All of the above

QUESTION 10 OF 10

Why did Bell use tetrahedrons for his experimental kites?

It was the most aerodynamic shape It remained strong and lightweight when scaled up It captured wind currents more effectively All of the above

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