Making It Big Quiz Only

Armstrong's first career was as a lawyer, but his real passion was...

• Engineering

• Shipping

• Construction

• Banking

The problem Armstrong identified as his opportunity to make it big was...

• The invasion of England

• Backups loading and unloading ships

• Transporting materials down the rivers

• Making textiles cheaper and faster

Armstrong used Hydraulics to build __________ to speed up the loading/unloading of ships.

After getting rich building hydraulic cranes Armstrong began manufacturing ________ for the British government.

• Railroads

• Hydraulic Cranes

• Weapons and Warships

• Hydraulic Bridges

Which industrialist built the house known as Cragside?

Cragside was the first house in the world to have...

• been visited by the Queen.

• electric lights.

• been built in Cragside, UK.

• dinner gongs and fire alarms.

Because of all the modern, electrical devices Cragside became known as...

• The Palace of the Modern Magician

• The House of the Modern Wizard

• Armstrong's Electric Palace

• The Wonder of the Modern World

What disease was killing people in Bradford?

• COVID

• Plague

• Cholera

• Dysentery

Titus Salt relocated his textile mills to the ______ Valley.

Which of the following did Salt build for his workers?

• Shops

• Houses

• Schools

• Pubs

• Railroads