A History of Transport

Most experts think the wheel was invented about:

• 5100 years ago

• 5000 years ago

• 510 years ago

• 500 years ago

The first wheels were made from:

• stone

• metal

• wood

• rubber

A trade route is:

• a method of making goods quickly in a factory

• a road used by Roman soldiers

• a long network of roads that merchants use to transport goods

An internal combustion engine is:

• a machine that harvests crops

• an engine powered by burning petrol

• an environmental friendly electric engine

• I don’t know

Ford Motor Company sold 15M of which car between 1908 and 1927?

• Model A

• Model T

• Model K

• Model D

The world’s first passenger railway opened in 1825 in:

• Russia

• Germany

• England

• France

The name given to long trains that carry goods is:

• MRT

• subway

• freight trains

• Maglev trains

The names of two American brothers who made the first engine-powered flight in an airplane were:

• Robert and John Kennedy

• The Righteous Brothers

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

• Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier

What is the name of the cars that use many different types of technology to help the driver and conserve energy? These cars consume no petrol and operate for 130-160km/charge.

• sharp cars

• smart cars

• clever cars

• intelligent cars

The first hot air balloon journey carried Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier.

• Maybe

• True

• False