1. Nikola Tesla was born in 1856 in Smijlan, Croatia, but what year did he go to America? 1876 1872 1892 1884

2. Nikola Tesla once worked for Thomas Edison? True False

3. In 1943, the Supreme Court of the United States granted full patent rights to Nikola Tesla for the invention of the radio, superseding and nullifying any prior claim by this inventor? Thomas Edison George Westinghouse J.P. Morgan Guglielmo Marconi

4. From his laboratory in Colorado Springs, Nikola Tesla lit 200 lamps without the use of wires from what distance? 25 miles 100 miles 50 feet 300 feet

5. According to the book “Man Out Of Time”, what did Nikola Tesla keep in his safe? His patent for the Tesla coil His degrees from Harvard A signed copy of Tom Sawyer His United States citizenship papers

6. Tesla invented the fluorescent light bulb? True False

7. At the 1893 Chicago’s World Fair, Tesla’s alternating current system was used to power the entire exhibition. What U.S. President pushed the button to turn on the electricity? Benjamin Harrison Rutherford B. Hayes William McKinley Grover Cleveland

8. Tesla created the largest man-made lightning bolt ever recorded. How long was it? 200 feet 130 feet 110 feet 85 feet

9. Which of the following was NOT patented by Nikola Tesla? Telephone Polyphase AC motors Automobile speedometer Radar

10. This rival of Nikola Tesla is claimed to have stolen cats and dogs only to electrocute them before an audience, in the hopes of discrediting AC power. Answer: (Two Words)