Every Tuesday, TSCW offers up a Quiz, Brainteaser, or Riddle to test your smarts and expand your mind. Think you know a thing or two about a thing or two? Find out below!
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#1. After reading his early works while he was recovering from a life-threatening illness, what author did Nikola Tesla become friends with later in his life?
#2. What was the first patent Nikola Tesla was granted in the United States?
#3. What nickname has often been applied to Nikola Tesla?
#4. Nikola Tesla could not stand the sight of pearls…true or false?
#5. What languages could Nikola Tesla speak?
#6. Fill in the blank for this quote from Nikola Tesla about losing the race to invent radio: “Marconi is a good fellow. Let him continue. He is using _________ of my patents”
#7. In 1900, Nikola wrote the article “The Problem of Increasing Human Energy, with Special References to the Harnessing of the Sun’s Energy” which discussed how to capture the power of what?
#8. Nikola Tesla received a Nobel Prize for his work with electricity…true or false?
#9. What now commonly used invention did Nikola Tesla predict in 1926 “Collier’s” magazine article?
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