- 1. Who established the first successful trans-Atlantic radio signal communication?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Guglielmo Marconi
C) Nikola Tesla
D) Thomas Edison
- 2. When was the first trans-Atlantic radio signal communication successfully made?
A) 1888
B) 1899
C) 1925
D) 1901
- 3. Which two continents were connected by the first trans-Atlantic radio signal?
A) Africa and South America
B) Europe and North America
C) Europe and South America
D) Asia and Australia
- 4. What was the name of the ship that received the distress signal from Titanic in 1912?
A) Aquitania
B) Queen Mary
C) Lusitania
D) Carpathia
- 5. Which ocean did the Titanic radio distress signal cross during its transmission?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Arctic Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
- 6. What is the process by which radio signals bend due to differences in atmospheric density called?
A) Frequency attenuation
B) Atmospheric refraction
C) Signal interference
D) Radio reflection
- 7. Who was the first woman to successfully fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
A) Harriet Quimby
B) Jacqueline Cochran
C) Amelia Earhart
D) Bessie Coleman
- 8. Which aircraft was used for the first non-stop trans-Atlantic crossing by Alcock and Brown in 1919?
A) Vickers Vimy
B) Zeppelin LZ 127
C) Spirit of St. Louis
D) Lockheed Vega
- 9. What radio technology was primarily used for trans-Atlantic communication before the advent of satellite technology?
A) CB radio
B) AM radio
C) Shortwave radio
D) FM radio
- 10. What was the name of the famous radio operator who sent and received the distress signals from Titanic in 1912?
A) Thomas Andrews
B) David Sarnoff
C) Guglielmo Marconi
D) Jack Phillips
- 11. Which island was the landing point for the first trans-Atlantic radio cable between Europe and North America in 1956?
A) Ireland
B) Iceland
C) Newfoundland
D) Greenland
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