The Life of Thomas Edison - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
His most famous invention Practical Light Bulb
94%
He proposed to his wife using this code Morse Code
88%
He co-founded this company, abbreviated GE General Electric
87%
He took camping trips with this auto tycoon Henry Ford
86%
His invention for recording and playing back sound Phonograph
83%
Diet he shared with Gandhi and Hitler Vegetarian
81%
This Serbian inventor worked for him briefly Nikola Tesla
75%
He thought AC power was dangerous. What does AC stand for? {Alternating} Current
73%
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent ____________ Perspiration
62%
His middle name Alva
60%
His laboratory was located in this state New Jersey
60%
His nickname: The ______ of Menlo Park Wizard
60%
His invention for displaying stock prices Stock {Ticker}
55%
It is (wrongly) claimed that he helped electrocute a killer animal named Topsy. What type of animal was Topsy? Elephant
44%
This soccer player was named for him Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento )
30%
He built houses and even furniture out of this industrial material Cement
24%
He built Pearl Street Station, the world's first … Power Plant
21%
He was given a patent for this device, which he called a "Kinetograph" Movie Camera
15%
_________ is all bunk Religion
13%
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