Multiple choice general knowledge

What are the first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph

  1. Jack and Jill Went up the hill to fetch a pil of water

  2. Baba Black sheep Have you any wool

  3. Mary had a little lamb

  4. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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Explanation

Thomas Edison's first recorded words on the phonograph were the nursery rhyme 'Mary had a little lamb' in 1877. This was chosen as a clear, recognizable test phrase to demonstrate the invention's ability to record and reproduce sound. The phonograph was the first device capable of both recording and playing back audio.

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