George Stephenson

Practise question:

Which historically significant person have we been learning about?

• George Linsley

• George Phazey

• George Grieves

• George Stephenson

Where was George Stephenson born?

• Blaydon

• Wylam

• Birtley

• North Shields

When is George Stephenson's birthday?

• 9th June 1781

• 9th May 1781

• 11th June 1781

• 10th April 1781

What was his first job?

• Building locomotives

• Fixing clocks and watches

• Working in coal mines

• Herding cows

How old was George Stephenson when he first went to school?

• 4

• 7

• 12

• 18

In 1814, George Stephenson built his first locomotive at Killingworth Colliery. What was it used to transport?

• coal

• cows

• people

• Geordie lamps

In 1802, George Stephenson was married. What was the name of his bride?

• Emily Henderson

• Frances Blake

• Frances Henderson

• Emily Blake

During the day George worked with his father in the coal mines. How did he earn extra money in the evenings?

• Building locomotives

• Fixing clocks and watches

• Cleaning mining equipment

• Herding cows

What was the name of George Stephenson's son?

• George

• Charles

• Robert

• Edward

In what year did George invent his famous safety lamp which was nicknamed 'The Geordie'?

• 1812

• 1815

• 1712

• 1915