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Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people the age canal and great engineers industries and impact impact of industrial revolution

How did the widening between the rails on which trains ran, help people?

  1. It allowed trains to travel faster

  2. It made the journey smoother for passengers

  3. It allowed more freight to be carried

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Widening the gauge (track width) allowed for larger, more stable locomotives and carriages, which improved speed, passenger comfort, and the capacity to carry more freight.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people the age canal and great engineers industries and impact impact of industrial revolution

When the Isambard Kingdom was appointed chief engineer of the Great Western Railway?

  1. 1829

  2. 1831

  3. 1833

  4. 1835
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was appointed as the chief engineer of the Great Western Railway in 1833, a position that allowed him to design the route from London to Bristol.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people the age canal and great engineers industries and impact impact of industrial revolution

Who was killed on the opening day of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway?

  1. Henry Pelhem

  2. William Huskisson

  3. Robert Walpole

  4. Henry Addington
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

William Huskisson, a Member of Parliament, was struck and killed by the Rocket locomotive during the opening ceremony of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people the age canal and great engineers industries and impact impact of industrial revolution

George Stephenson's first railway designed locomotive ran from _________.

  1. Coal mines at Bishop Auckland to the port of Cowes

  2. Coal mines at Somerset to the port of Cowes

  3. Coal mines at Bishop Auckland through Darlington to the port of Stockton

  4. Coal mines at Somerset to the port of Stockton
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Stockton and Darlington Railway, designed by George Stephenson, ran from the coal mines at Bishop Auckland through Darlington to the port of Stockton.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people the age canal and great engineers industries and impact impact of industrial revolution

When did George Stephenson build the first railway designed for the locomotive?

  1. Between 1830 and 1832

  2. Between 1822 and 1825

  3. Between 1826 and 1828

  4. Between 1835 and 1837
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Stockton and Darlington Railway, which was the first railway designed specifically for locomotive traction, was built between 1822 and 1825.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people the age canal and great engineers industries and impact impact of industrial revolution

Isambard Kingdom Brunel built the steamship _______, which was launched in 1843, the first modern ship, built of iron and driven by a steam engine that turned its propellers.

  1. HMS Victory

  2. HMS Ark Royal

  3. His SS Great Britain

  4. HMS Ocean
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The SS Great Britain, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and launched in 1843, was the first iron-hulled, screw-propelled steamship to cross the Atlantic.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people the age canal and great engineers industries and impact impact of industrial revolution

Who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol?

  1. George Stephenson

  2. Barnes Wallis

  3. Isambard Kingdom Brunel

  4. Oliver Heaviside
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol is one of the most famous works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, though it was completed after his death.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people the age canal and great engineers industries and impact impact of industrial revolution

Who designed and built the Royal Albert Bridge over the River Tamar in Plymouth?

  1. Isambard Kindom Brunel

  2. George Stephenson

  3. James Watt

  4. Joseph Bramah
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The famous Royal Albert Bridge was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the 1850's and regarded as one of his greatest railway bridges. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest of the options-
George Stephenson was a self-made mechanical engineer, largely credited with building the first railway line and becoming the 'father of the railways'.
James Watt was an inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements in steam engine technology drove the Industrial Revolution.
Joseph Bramah invented the first hydraulic press.
Hence, these are incorrect.