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Here is a quiz on one of the most important men in scientific history. Most people probably haven't heard much about Tesla, but we would not live the lifestyle we live today without his extraordinary work. Please enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Aug 21 15
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Not many people know of Nikola Tesla, but nearly everyone uses his inventions on a daily basis.
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Nikola Tesla Trivia Questions
1. Nikola Tesla was born in 1856 in Smijlan, Croatia, but what year did he go to America?

From Quiz Nikola Tesla: The Forgotten Inventor

Answer: 1884

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

2. Nikola Tesla was born in 1856 in what is now which country?

From Quiz Nikola Tesla

Answer: Croatia

3. Tesla emigrated to the United States in 1884. There he found work with what famous American individual?

From Quiz Nikola Tesla

Answer: Edison & Thomas Edison & Thomas Alva Edison

4. 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?

From Quiz Nikola Tesla: The Forgotten 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.

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

From Quiz Nikola Tesla: The Forgotten Inventor

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.

6. 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?

From Quiz Nikola Tesla

Answer: Westinghouse

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

From Quiz Nikola Tesla: The Forgotten Inventor

Answer: His United States citizenship papers

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

8. What natural wonder did Tesla harness to power New York City?

From Quiz Nikola Tesla

Answer: Niagara & Niagara Falls

9. 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?

From Quiz Nikola Tesla

Answer: Sarah Bernhardt

The French actress Sarah Bernhardt was very interested in Mr. Tesla but he found her to be a mere distraction. He was obsessed by his work.

10. 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?

From Quiz Nikola Tesla: The Forgotten Inventor

Answer: Grover Cleveland

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

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

From Quiz Nikola Tesla: The Forgotten Inventor

Answer: 130 feet

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

12. 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?

From Quiz Nikola Tesla

Answer: pigeons

Tesla could be found on the streets feeding the pigeons. He also took in wounded pigeons and nurtured them back to health.

13. 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.

From Quiz Nikola Tesla: The Forgotten Inventor

Answer: Thomas Edison & Edison

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

14. Tesla's final project in life was a weapon that he believed would end war as we know it. What was this weapon called?

From Quiz Nikola Tesla

Answer: death ray

He called it a death ray, how exciting! It was to be a concentrated beam of electricity that could obliterate enemy planes or missiles. This weapon was never created, although some steps were taken by the U.S. government to help institute its creation. Tesla died in 1943 before more work could be done to examine the utility of this weapon. Some believe that Reagan's Star Wars project was based on Tesla's death ray plans.

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