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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Telephone

A view of Old Telephone at Kerala Saloon in Pondy Bazaar on Monday.

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Who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone? 

  • Thomas Edison
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Nikola Tesla
  • Guglielmo Marconi

Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

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In what year was the first telephone patent granted? 

Alexander Graham Bell was granted the first U.S. patent for the telephone on March 7, 1876. 

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What was the first complete sentence spoken over a telephone? 

  • “Come here, I want to see you.”
  • “Can you hear me now?”
  • “This is a telephone.”
  • “Hello, are you there?”

The first discernible speech is transmitted over a telephone system when inventor Alexander Graham Bell summons his assistant in another room by saying, “Mr. Watson, come here; I want to see you.”

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What was the primary material used for early telephone wires? 

  • Copper
  • Aluminium
  • Iron and steel
  • All of the above

Early telephone lines were single grounded wires made of iron or steel.

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Which company was founded by Alexander Graham Bell and his partners to promote telephone technology?

  • Bell Telephone Company
  • Motorola
  • Western Electric
  • AT&T

Alexander Bell also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.

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