History of transport - Quiz
A) Robert H. Goddard B) Konstantin Tsiolkovsky C) Wernher von Braun D) Hermann Oberth
A) 1965 B) 1961 C) 1959 D) 1969
A) Yuri Gagarin B) Alan Shepard C) Buzz Aldrin D) Neil Armstrong
A) Germany B) United States C) Soviet Union D) France
A) Vostok 1 B) Apollo 11 C) Mercury 1 D) Freedom 7
A) Gus Grissom B) Scott Carpenter C) Alan Shepard D) John Glenn
A) Portolan charts B) Astrolabe C) Marine chronometer D) Magnetic compass
A) Navigate using stars B) Use solar navigation C) Plot a course using magnetic north D) Travel without landmarks
A) Avoid storms B) Reduce travel time by half C) Navigate without stars D) Travel through fog and overcast
A) Plotting linear excursion routes B) Recording ocean currents C) Mapping stars D) Charting magnetic fields
A) 1761 B) 1701 C) 1801 D) 1601
A) Yuri Gagarin B) Hermann Oberth C) Konstantin Tsiolkovsky D) Alan Shepard
A) Orbital travel B) Interplanetary travel C) Suborbital travel D) Lunar landing
A) Sergei Korolev and Kerim Kerimov B) Hermann Oberth and Wernher von Braun C) Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard D) Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
A) Mercury 7 B) Gemini 12 C) Vostok 1 D) Apollo 11
A) Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin B) Edgar Mitchell and David Scott C) Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard D) Pete Conrad and Alan Bean
A) 1800s B) 1820s C) 1840s D) 1830s
A) Werner von Siemens B) Matthew Murray C) Rudolf Diesel D) George Stephenson
A) Killingworth Billy B) Stephenson's Rocket C) Salamanca D) Rocket
A) Matthew Murray B) Werner von Siemens C) Rudolf Diesel D) George Stephenson
A) 1830–1840 B) 1820–1830 C) 1800–1812 D) 1814–1826
A) Stephenson's Rocket B) Rocket C) Salamanca D) Killingworth Billy
A) 1850 B) 1830 C) 1825 D) 1840
A) Both passengers and freight B) Hauling minerals C) Passenger transport D) Freight transport
A) 13,500 miles B) 5,000 miles C) 20,000 miles D) 10,000 miles
A) Late 19th century B) 1879 C) 1890 D) 1881
A) Berlin B) Manchester C) Brighton D) Vienna
A) Dr Rudolf Diesel B) Werner von Siemens C) Matthew Murray D) George Stephenson
A) 1900 B) 1879 C) 1892 D) 1881
A) Second World War B) Vietnam War C) First World War D) Cold War
A) 20,000 miles B) 10,000 miles C) 32,000 miles D) 13,500 miles
A) 120 B) 200 C) 50 D) 100
A) UK Railways B) British Railways C) National Rail D) Great British Rail
A) Military conquest B) International trade C) Scientific exploration D) Religious pilgrimages
A) Spices B) Plastics C) Oil D) Steel
A) Steam engines B) Sailing ships C) Animal-drawn wheeled vehicles D) Hot air balloons
A) John Loudon McAdam B) George Stephenson C) Isambard Kingdom Brunel D) Thomas Newcomen
A) Berlin's Unter den Linden B) Paris's Champs-Élysées C) Nottingham's Radcliffe Road D) London's Oxford Street
A) Chariots B) Wheelbarrows C) Snowshoes D) Rafts
A) 1883 B) 1920 C) 1908 D) 1756
A) Oxen B) Horses C) Elephants D) Donkeys
A) To increase road visibility B) To provide shade C) To cause water to drain away from the surface D) To reduce noise
A) Ford's Model A B) Buick's Model 10 C) Chevrolet's Series D D) Ford's first Model T
A) Cobblestones B) Asphalt C) Gravel D) Sand
A) Modern highways B) Subways C) Airplanes D) Steamships
A) To carry people B) To drag loads C) To hunt animals D) To transport water
A) 3rd millennium AD B) 2nd millennium AD C) 1st millennium BC D) 4th or 5th millennium BC
A) Tracks would become narrower B) Tracks would be naturally created C) Tracks would be paved with stone D) Tracks would disappear
A) Embanked roads a few centimeters higher than the surrounding terrain B) Steep inclines C) Deep trenches D) Flat surfaces
A) Recreational travel B) Agricultural work C) Military transport D) Transport of goods
A) Building houses B) Laying railway tracks C) Paving roads D) Constructing bridges
A) To increase speed B) To accommodate animal traffic C) To improve comfort D) To reduce travel time
A) Wood B) Concrete C) Tar-bound macadam D) Stone
A) They were primarily used for agriculture B) They were temporary structures C) They were well-constructed for durability D) They were made of wood
A) Increase in pedestrian traffic B) Need for hard-topped roads C) Desire for faster horses D) Expansion of rail networks
A) Introduction of wooden planks B) Construction of elevated tracks C) Development of underground tunnels D) Use of inexpensive paving material
A) Transportation of weapons B) Transportation of luxury goods C) Transportation of food supplies D) Transportation of raw materials
A) They were paved with stone B) They were elevated C) They followed natural trails D) They were straight and geometric
A) To increase hunting efficiency B) To facilitate the transport of goods C) To enhance agricultural practices D) To improve communication
A) Wrought iron B) Stone C) Wood D) Cast iron plates
A) Samuel Homfray B) Richard Trevithick C) Isambard Kingdom Brunel D) George Stephenson
A) Puffing Devil B) Rocket C) Iron Horse D) Locomotion
A) Swansea B) Greenwich C) Oystermouth D) Merthyr Tydfil
A) Puffing Billy B) Penydarren locomotive C) Iron Duke D) Rocket
A) Steel rails B) Rolled wrought iron rails C) Wooden rails D) Stone rails
A) 1797 B) 1812 C) 1802 D) 1807
A) He was knighted B) He became wealthy C) He died destitute D) He retired comfortably
A) Oystermouth B) Abercynon C) Swansea D) Merthyr Tydfil
A) During the Stone Age B) During the Industrial Revolution C) In the 14th century D) In the 15th century
A) Double-hulled sailing vessels B) Galleys C) Caravels D) Treasure ships
A) Mediterranean man-of-war B) Polynesian double-hulled vessel C) Iberian caravel D) Chinese treasure ship
A) In the 15th century B) During the Industrial Revolution C) In the 14th century D) In the Stone Age
A) Mesopotamian civilization B) Indus Valley civilization C) Chinese civilization D) Polynesian civilization
A) The Indus Valley civilization B) The Zhou dynasty C) The Sui dynasty D) Pierre-Paul Riquet
A) 1681 B) 1459 C) 7th century D) 1665
A) Adam Smith B) David Ricardo C) Dudley North D) Frederic Mauro
A) Balloons B) Gliders C) Kites D) Airships
A) China B) India C) Egypt D) Greece
A) Airships B) Tethered balloons filled with hot air C) Hot air balloons D) Gliders
A) Leonardo da Vinci B) Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier C) The Montgolfier brothers D) The Wright brothers
A) Building gliders B) Imitating birds C) Creating balloons D) Developing airships
A) Carbon dioxide B) Oxygen C) Hydrogen D) Nitrogen
A) In April 2001 B) In December 1903 C) In October 2003 D) In 1783
A) Commercial aviation B) Agricultural spraying C) Military reconnaissance D) Space exploration
A) The COVID-19 pandemic B) The Ebola outbreak C) The H1N1 pandemic D) The SARS outbreak |
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