Wonders George's Giant Wheel Comprehension

What year was the fair held?

• 1991
• 1891
• 1656
• 2006

The Chicago World's fair wanted an attraction bigger than

• The Ferris Tower
• The Sears Tower
• The Eiffel Tower
• The Chicago Tower

How tall did George want to build the wheel?

• 6 feet tall
• 260 feet tall
• 260 inches tall
• 260 people tall

Ferris designed his passenger wheel after what?

• a car wheel
• a roller coaster
• a bicycle wheel
• The Eiffel tower

At first, people said that George was 'The man with wheels in his head' because  

• they thought his idea for the passenger wheel was crazy 
• they loved his idea
• he had invented lots of wheels
• he was using wheels for everything

Which force did George not use in his wheel design?

• friction
• sunshine
• gravity
• motion

In what city was the Columbian Exposition fair held that Ferris made the Ferris Wheel for?

• San Francisco
• Denver
• Chicago
• Alaska

Which was NOT a reason people thought Ferris was 'crazy'?

• they thought people would be afraid to go on the Ferris Wheel

• they thought it would be too heavy and fall over

• they thought people would fly off of it

• they thought it would be too expensive to ride

Choose all of the names of the parts George used for his Ferris Wheel.

• pole

• axle

• spoke

• steam engine

Choose the one that does not apply. How did George know that his idea would be successful?

• He rode one before

• He knew all about science

• He was an engineer

• He has built bridges before