Quiz on Industrial Revolution Inventors

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

1883

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830) Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851) Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854) First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)

1858 Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies. cars go vroom Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830) Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message Cathode rays discovered

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883) Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830) Cathode rays discovered Thomas Edison (1879)

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out. Reinforced Concrete Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first. Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

According to wikipedia:

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

Automated thread spinning

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

Reinforced Concrete

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal

1858

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

1883

Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)

From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

Section 2: True/false questions

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

According to wikipedia:

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

Automated thread spinning

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

Reinforced Concrete

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal

1858

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