Q.1
George Stephenson was a Victorian engineer who was sometimes referred to as what?
  • The Sister of Oceans
  • The Brother of Christmas
  • The Mother of Biscuits
  • The Father of Railways
Q.2
Charles Rolls and Henry Royce were engineers who founded a company famous for what?
  • Elastic and fabric
  • Engines and motor cars
  • Frying pans
  • Chocolate machines
Q.3
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis was an engineer who designed something bouncy during World WarWhat was it?
  • A bomb
  • A ball
  • A shoe
  • A kind of cake
Q.4
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland was an aircraft engineer. He developed an incredible war plane which was called:
  • the giraffe
  • the whale
  • the emu
  • the mosquito
Q.5
William Tierney Clark designed the first suspension ______ to span the River Thames in London.
  • road
  • bridge
  • tower
  • boat
Q.6
A railway line runs from Paddington to Farringdon in London. This was the world's first:
  • underground railway line
  • steam train
  • railway station
  • airport
Q.7
What was Isambard Kingdom Brunel famous for?
  • Having a really great name
  • Designing ships and building tunnels which revolutionised public transport and modern engineering
  • Owning a chocolate factory
  • Being born on a Monday
Q.8
Thomas Harold Flowers was a British engineer who designed a ______ which helped solve encrypted German messages during the war.
  • pair of glasses
  • notebook
  • pencil
  • computer
Q.9
Without engineers, and their work throughout history, what would life be like today?
  • Much better - engineers aren't really important
  • Just the same
  • Much worse - engineers have improved our lives in countless ways
  • Much better - we wouldn't have to think about engineering at all
Q.10
Not all engineers are men. Dame Caroline Harriet Haslett was a female engineer who was famous for...
  • running long distances
  • leaving her book on a bus
  • making a model of the Queen
  • helping women to understand science, and particularly electricity
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