The life and work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Where was Brunel born?

• Portsmouth

• Plymouth

• London

• Bristol

What was Brunel’s mother arrested for?

• Spying

• Shoplifting

• Treason

• Blasphemy

What does the name ‘Isambard’ mean in Germanic Norman?

• Iron-axe

• Steel-axe

• Little-chopper

• Iron-head

The tunnel under the Thames that Brunel worked on as an assistant engineer linked which two places?

• Wapping and Rotherhithe

• Watford and Richmond

• Westminster and Blackfriars

• Dartford and Thurrock

Of which railway company was Brunel the chief engineer?

• Great Western Railway

• Great Eastern Railway

• British Rail

• Snowdon Mountain Railway

Which Bristolian Bridge is Brunel (partially) responsible for?

• The Severn Bridge

• The Clifton Suspension Bridge

• The Bristol Suspension Bridge

• Tower Bridge

Which 'expensive flop' was Brunel responsible for

• an atmospheric vacuum driven railway

• a machine for baking custard tarts

• an attempt to bridge the English channel

• a clockwork driven horseless carriage

Which monarch was on the throne at the time of Brunel's birth?

• King George III

• Queen Victoria

• King Henry VIII

• King Trevor IV

What was Brunel's first ship named?

• The Great Western

• The Great Eastern

• The Great Bigone

• The Great Northern

The SS Great Britain had what notable innovations?

• An iron hull and a screw propeller

• An iron hull and paddle wheels

• A wooden hull and a screw propeller

• An anchor and a 24 hour bar