Nikola Tesla

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1. Nikola Tesla was born in 1856 in what is now which country? Slovenia Yugoslavia Croatia Albania

2. Tesla emigrated to the United States in 1884. There he found work with what famous American individual? Answer: (Last name is acceptable or full name.)

3. This individual paid Tesla 50,000 dollars for his work on sources of electricity. True or False? True False

4. Eventually Tesla, on his own, created a number of patents for various motors and other equipment related to electricity. What fellow inventor and entrepreneur agreed to pay Tesla a million dollars for his collective patents? Carnegie Edison Westinghouse Morgan

5. What natural source (and natural wonder) did Tesla use to power New York City? Answer: (Think of natural wonders near or around New York state)

6. Tesla became a member of New York's high society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One particular actress took an extreme interest in Mr. Tesla. Who was she? Greta Garbo Sarah Bernhardt Myrna Loy Veronica Lake

7. Tesla won a Nobel Prize for physics in 1915. True or False? True False

8. Later in Tesla's life, he became a hermit of sorts. He avoided people and found friendship with a certain creature which is abundant in New York City. Of which common New York creatures was Tesla quite fond? rats pigeons stray dogs and cats cockroaches

9. With which of the following inventions was Tesla not intimately involved? incandescent light bulbs alternating current fluorescent lights wireless communication

10. Tesla's final project in life was a weapon that he believed would end war as we know it. What was this weapon called? ultimate nullifier atom bomb death ray doomsday machine