Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

4th - 8th Grade

8 Qs

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In 1822 Brunel worked on a tunnel under what river?

Thames

Severn

Trent

Chao Phraya

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which animal inspired Brunel's system for tunnel building?

Snake

Rabbit

Ship Worm

Sea Snail

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was the monarch (king or queen) of Britain when Brunel died in 1859?

Elizabeth II

Victoria

Elizabeth I

George III

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Brunel famously built the Clifton Suspension Bridge in which UK city?

Belfast

Bradford

Birmingham

Bristol

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the name of the railway Brunel built from London to South-West England?

Great Northern Railway

Great Western Railway

Great Eastern Railway

Great Big Railway

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which station did the railway start at? (clue: it shares its name with a famous bear)

Paddington

King's Cross

Charing

Victoria

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In 1841 Brunel built the longest tunnel in the world at the time, what was it called?

Train tunnel

Long tunnel

Box tunnel

Brunel tunnel

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In 1845 Brunel built the world's largest ship, what was it called?

SS Queen Victoria

SS Caledonia

SS Scotland

SS Great Britain