1.  What is the Smithsonian Institution? Be specific.

2.  How was it possible to play this week for the first time sound recordings by Alexander Graham Bell made over 100 years ago?

3.  When were these first sound recordings made?

4.  How many early sound recordings does the Smithsonian have?

5.  a) List at least two facts that you know about Alexander Graham Bell.  Then, answer the following questions about Bell:
b)  When and where was he born? When and where did he die?
c)  What did Bell's mother and his wife have in common that influenced his life's work?
d)  What was the name of Bell's assistant?
e)  What was the name of Bell's telephone company?

Find the answers to #5 at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell.