Multiple choice general knowledge

Name the title given to Edison

  1. the wizard of oz

  2. the wizard of USA

  3. the wizard of menlo park

  4. the wizard of new jeresy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Edison was famously known as 'The Wizard of Menlo Park' because his laboratory and home were in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where he developed many of his most famous inventions including the phonograph and incandescent light. The press gave him this nickname in the 1870s-1880s.

Keep practicing — related questions