Engineering History Quiz

Who Are Our Engineering Forefathers?

• European Engineers

• Egyptian Engineers

• Greek engineers

• Roman Engineers

• Asian Engineers

Who were the first canals built by?

• Sumerians and Southern Mesopotamia

• European Engineers

• Asian Engineers in China

• Greek Engineers

What invention did the Mesopotamian people make for lifting water?

• Archimedes screw

• The Bucket Hoist

• Shaduf

• Water Pump

What modern day Transportation machine can the Assyrians be credited with?

• 2-wheeled vehicle

  Bicycle

• 4-wheeled Vehicle

  car

• 3-wheeled vehicle

  Tricycle

• 1- wheeled vehicle

  unicycle

Who built aqueduct and paved streets?

• The Greeks Under the Command of The Olive Branch

• The Asians Under the command of lieutenant Kim Joon

• The Europeans Under the Command of King George the II

• The Mesopotamian under the command of the king of assyria

Who built the oldest stone bridge?

• Greek Achaeans

• European Brits

• Mesopotamian Chaldeans

• Asian Japanese

What materials did Mesopotamians use to build their houses?

• Mud, Clay, Brick, Plaster and wooden doors

• Emerald, Jade, quartz doors

• Marble, wood, glass doors

• leaves, unmixed dirt, water doors

What did Egyptian kings rely on to build their structures?

• trees and the nature around them to do the heavy lifting

• Metal machines

• Physical/ forced labor and primitive tools

• Captured Animals like Elephants

What was the largest pyramid constructed, and What was it made of?

• The pyramid of Giza, Limestone

• The pyramid of Giza, Quartz

• Nubian Pyramids, Wood

• Pyramid of Djoser, plaster

How long did the pyramid of Giza take to build?

• 2.2 Billion Years with 300 workers

• 15 years with 30,000 workers

• 10 years with 30,000 workers

• 20 years with 20,000 workers