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Thomas Alva Edison's Quotes

You must fill in the missing word(s) from the many quotes of the famous man, Thomas Alva Edison.

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Question #1

Thomas Edison said, "Everything comes to him who ______ while he waits."

Whistles
Thinks
Hustles
Plays

Question #2

Thomas Edison said, "I never did a day's work in my life. It was all ______."

Imagination
A waste of time
Boring
Fun

Question #3

Thomas Edison said, "If we all did the things we are ______ of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."

Not capable
Incapable
Capable
Very capable

Question #4

Thomas Edison said, "We don't know a __ of _ percent about anything."

Thousandth/three
Thousandth/ten
Millionth/one
Millionth/five

Question #5

Thomas Edison said, "_ is one percent ___, ninety-nine percent perspiration."

Exercise/workout
Genius/inspiration
Notebooks/paper
Gravity/magnetic force

Question #6

Thomas A. Edison said the following, "We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action."

True
False

Question #7

Thomas Edison said, "If I find ________ ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward."

1,000
5,000
10,000
50,000

Question #8

Thomas Edison said, "To invent, you need a good __ and a pile of ."

Mind/junk
Mind/treasure
Imagination/junk
Imagination/treasure

Question #9

Thomas Edison said, "The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of ______."

Nurses
Republicans
Democrats
Disease

Question #10

Thomas Edison said, "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in _______ and looks like work."

A jacket
Jeans
Overalls
Shorts

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Thomas Alva Edison's Quotes

Question #1

Thomas Edison said, "Everything comes to him who ______ while he waits."

Question #2

Thomas Edison said, "I never did a day's work in my life. It was all ______."

Question #3

Thomas Edison said, "If we all did the things we are ______ of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."

Question #4

Thomas Edison said, "We don't know a __ of _ percent about anything."

Question #5

Thomas Edison said, "_ is one percent ___, ninety-nine percent perspiration."

Question #6

Thomas A. Edison said the following, "We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action."

Question #7

Thomas Edison said, "If I find ________ ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward."

Question #8

Thomas Edison said, "To invent, you need a good __ and a pile of ."

Question #9

Thomas Edison said, "The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of ______."

Question #10

Thomas Edison said, "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in _______ and looks like work."

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Thomas Alva Edison's Quotes

Question #1

Thomas Edison said, "Everything comes to him who ______ while he waits."

Question #2

Thomas Edison said, "I never did a day's work in my life. It was all ______."

Question #3

Thomas Edison said, "If we all did the things we are ______ of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."

Question #4

Thomas Edison said, "We don't know a ________ of _______ percent about anything."

Question #5

Thomas Edison said, "_______ is one percent _________, ninety-nine percent perspiration."

Question #6

Thomas A. Edison said the following, "We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action."

Question #7

Thomas Edison said, "If I find ________ ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward."

Question #8

Thomas Edison said, "To invent, you need a good ________ and a pile of ______."

Question #9

Thomas Edison said, "The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of ______."

Question #10

Thomas Edison said, "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in _______ and looks like work."

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Thomas Edison said, "_ is one percent ___, ninety-nine percent perspiration."

Thomas Edison said, "To invent, you need a good __ and a pile of ."