Test your basic knowledge |

World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Discovered first anesthetics - substances that increased recovery speed - reduced pain - and relaxed patients






2. Govt. regulates economy






3. Educated office people who wore white shirts - thrived in Industrialization






4. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






5. Discovered first anesthetics - substances that increased recovery speed - reduced pain - and relaxed patients






6. Power source for power and fuel






7. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






8. Researched bacteria and discovered tuberculosis and cholera






9. Power source for power and fuel






10. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






11. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






12. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






13. Started theory of Evolution and natural selection from research in Galapagos Island






14. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






15. 'Leave it alone' - Free economy document using ideas of Adam Smith - except for Govt. preventing monopolies






16. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






17. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






18. Mass-scientist - perfected electric generator and light bulb






19. Father of Industrial Rev. - Improved the steam engine






20. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






21. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






22. Produced first vaccination - it was for small pox in 1796






23. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






24. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






25. Power source in 1800s that was organic






26. Started theory of Evolution and natural selection from research in Galapagos Island






27. Country that started Industrial Rev. - took over Textile Industry - Spread using Imperialism






28. Genetics specialist who researched the pigment of the pea plant






29. Invented trans-atlantic cable that linked Europe to US for telegraphs






30. Country that started Industrial Rev. - took over Textile Industry - Spread using Imperialism






31. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






32. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






33. Scientists who studied radioactive elements - discovered radium and polomium - died of cancer from radiation exposure - received Nobel Prize in science






34. Buildings where large machinery was housed - GB had first






35. Disliked mercantilism - supported free economy - law of supply + demand - law of competition - Self-regulating markets






36. Created first airplane 1903






37. Genetics specialist who researched the pigment of the pea plant






38. Invented Electric battery






39. Economics where work is done from homes






40. Surgeon who first used antiseptics - to clean area of bacteria before surgery






41. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






42. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






43. Created first airplane 1903






44. 'Leave it alone' - Free economy document using ideas of Adam Smith - except for Govt. preventing monopolies






45. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






46. Inventor of Power Loom






47. German who invented the X-ray






48. Scientists who studied radioactive elements - discovered radium and polomium - died of cancer from radiation exposure - received Nobel Prize in science






49. Invented telegraph






50. Produced first vaccination - it was for small pox in 1796