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Quiz about Nikola Tesla The Forgotten Inventor

Nikola Tesla: The Forgotten Inventor Quiz

Not many people know of Nikola Tesla, but nearly everyone uses his inventions on a daily basis.

A multiple-choice quiz by mortician. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
mortician

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
187,519

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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938

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 198 (5/10), Guest 77 (7/10), Guest 72 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

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

1884

1892

1876

1872

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Question 2 of 10

2. Nikola Tesla once worked for Thomas Edison?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

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? Hint

George Westinghouse

Thomas Edison

Guglielmo Marconi

J.P. Morgan

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Question 4 of 10

4. From his laboratory in Colorado Springs, Nikola Tesla lit 200 lamps without the use of wires from what distance? Hint

25 miles

100 miles

50 feet

300 feet

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Question 5 of 10

5. According to the book "Man Out Of Time", what did Nikola Tesla keep in his safe? Hint

His patent for the Tesla coil

His United States citizenship papers

A signed copy of Tom Sawyer

His degrees from Harvard

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Question 6 of 10

6. Tesla invented the fluorescent light bulb?

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

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? Hint

Rutherford B. Hayes

Benjamin Harrison

Grover Cleveland

William McKinley

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tesla created the largest man-made lightning bolt ever recorded. How long was it? Hint

130 feet

110 feet

200 feet

85 feet

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following was NOT patented by Nikola Tesla? Hint

Radar

Automobile speedometer

Telephone

Polyphase AC motors

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Question 10 of 10

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)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

Answer: 1884

Tesla arrived in America with only 4 cents and quickly started working for Thomas Edison.

2. Nikola Tesla once worked for Thomas Edison?

Answer: True

Tesla had a letter of recomendation from Charles Batchelor stating that he knew of two great men, Thomas Edison and the man that stands before you, Nikola Tesla.

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?

Answer: Guglielmo Marconi

Although it's been over 60 years since their decision, all the history books, for some reason, still give all the credit to Marconi.

4. From his laboratory in Colorado Springs, Nikola Tesla lit 200 lamps without the use of wires from what distance?

Answer: 25 miles

Being able to send this electricity out for free caused his financial backers to pull their funding, for obvious reasons, so we all still have to use the conventional plug.

5. According to the book "Man Out Of Time", what did Nikola Tesla keep in his safe?

Answer: His United States citizenship papers

I guess he felt that his citizenship meant more than his degrees or the patents on his inventions.

6. Tesla invented the fluorescent light bulb?

Answer: True

This is just one of the many inventions Tesla gets little or no credit for inventing.

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?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

The fair was a huge success which quickly caused the use of AC power to spread throughout the United States.

8. Tesla created the largest man-made lightning bolt ever recorded. How long was it?

Answer: 130 feet

Although people have tried to best Tesla's record it still stands today.

9. Which of the following was NOT patented by Nikola Tesla?

Answer: Telephone

Even the developers of integrated circuits for modern computers have been surprised to discover that some of the basic logic gates they desired to implement and patent on silicon had already been implemented and patented, by Tesla, in 1903 using AC-based components.

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: Thomas Edison

Edison wanted AC power pushed out of the way so his DC power would be used to power the world.

Source: Author mortician

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