How much do you know about the telegraph?

1. When did Charles Wheatstone patent the electric telegraph?

   1. 1850
   2. 1844
   3. 1837

2. What was Samuel Morse's first message?

   1. Where's the beef?
   2. What hath God wrought?
   3. Eureka!

3. How long did the first England-France telegraph cable last?

   1. There was none, trick question
   2. Eight days
   3. Almost two years

4. What landmark telegraph acheivement was made in 1858?

   1. The first prank "call"
   2. The first transatlantic message
   3. The first use of Morse code

5. Who was Charles Ernest Spagnoletti?

   1. A famous railway telegraph superintendent
   2. The guy who invented cheese slices
   3. The mastermind behind the teletype machine