Question
1) Drag and drop each person to his accomplishment.
invented a braking system that made elevators
businessman who made a lot of steel
invented the light bulb and built the electric station
invented a low-cost way to turn iron into steel
built Chicago's first skyscraper
Choices
Andrew Carnegie
Elisha Otis
Thomas Edison
William Le Baron Jenney
Henry Bessemer
2) Select THREE inventions that made skyscrapers possible.
granite stone
low-cost steel
elevators
glass windows
plastic walls
light bulbs
3) Choose the best answer.
A(n) _____ is a small room used to raise or lower people or things within a building.
loading dock
escalator
blind
elevator
4) Choose the best answer.
_____ destroyed much of Chicago in 1871.
The Great Midwest Earthquake
The Lake Michigan Flood
The Great Chicago Fire
The Dust Bowl
5) Choose the best answer.
Which city was the first to be lit by electricity?
Chicago
Dallas
Los Angeles
Baltimore
New York City
6) Match the words with the skyscrapers.
Tallest skyscraper in Chicago
Skyscraper built in 1884 in Chicago was tore down in 1931
Tallest tower in the world as of 2019; located in Dubai
Answers
GPT-4o mini
1) Drag and drop each person to his accomplishment.
- **Elisha Otis** - invented a braking system that made elevators
- **Andrew Carnegie** - businessman who made a lot of steel
- **Thomas Edison** - invented the light bulb and built the electric station
- **Henry Bessemer** - invented a low-cost way to turn iron into steel
- **William Le Baron Jenney** - built Chicago's first skyscraper
2) Select THREE inventions that made skyscrapers possible.
- low-cost steel
- elevators
- glass windows
3) Choose the best answer.
A(n) _____ is a small room used to raise or lower people or things within a building.
- **elevator**
4) Choose the best answer.
_____ destroyed much of Chicago in 1871.
- **The Great Chicago Fire**
5) Choose the best answer.
Which city was the first to be lit by electricity?
- **New York City**
6) Match the words with the skyscrapers.
- **Tallest skyscraper in Chicago** - Willis Tower (formerly known as Sears Tower)
- **Skyscraper built in 1884 in Chicago was torn down in 1931** - Home Insurance Building
- **Tallest tower in the world as of 2019; located in Dubai** - Burj Khalifa
- **Elisha Otis** - invented a braking system that made elevators
- **Andrew Carnegie** - businessman who made a lot of steel
- **Thomas Edison** - invented the light bulb and built the electric station
- **Henry Bessemer** - invented a low-cost way to turn iron into steel
- **William Le Baron Jenney** - built Chicago's first skyscraper
2) Select THREE inventions that made skyscrapers possible.
- low-cost steel
- elevators
- glass windows
3) Choose the best answer.
A(n) _____ is a small room used to raise or lower people or things within a building.
- **elevator**
4) Choose the best answer.
_____ destroyed much of Chicago in 1871.
- **The Great Chicago Fire**
5) Choose the best answer.
Which city was the first to be lit by electricity?
- **New York City**
6) Match the words with the skyscrapers.
- **Tallest skyscraper in Chicago** - Willis Tower (formerly known as Sears Tower)
- **Skyscraper built in 1884 in Chicago was torn down in 1931** - Home Insurance Building
- **Tallest tower in the world as of 2019; located in Dubai** - Burj Khalifa