Which of the following inventions has had the greatest impact on sound technology? the tape recorder the microphone the extension cord the telegraph

If it was me i would go with microphone since it says sound 

Definitely the microphone

Well, in the music industry during the 80s  cyndi lauper took a risk in changing a certain type of music art into something creative with her hair dye and wild hairstyles that were bold, her style was entice and screeching that she actually did her get a lot of hate for it because at that time hair dye and crazy patterns wasn't the norm girl's just wanna have fun for example that changed the work of her genre and a lot of people were influenced by her ways. there was other people who took the dare but not a lot. that itself refers to change in art style, because modern times changed. 

All of the above have been used in film noir.