History of Engineering Notes Quiz

Where was the Pesse Canoe found?

• France

• Netherlands

• Turkey

• Korea

When was the wheel invented?

• 2,000 BC

• 1,780 BC

• 4,000 BC

• 300 BC

Which of the following structures is known for its large unreinforced dome?

• The Colosseum

• The Pantheon

• The Pyramids

• Stonehenge

What was the primary use of water wheels invented around 300 BC?

• Storing ice

• Grinding grain

• Building structures

• Calculating astronomical data

Who invented the first alarm clock?

• Archimedes

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

What is the Antikythera mechanism?

• A type of water wheel

• An advanced astronomical calculator

• A type of windmill

• A type of ice house

Which ancient civilization is known for perfecting glass blowing and aqueducts?

• Greeks

• Egyptians

• Romans

• Persians

What was the primary purpose of ice houses used around 1,780 BC?

• Storing grain

• Storing ice

• Building structures

• Calculating time

Which innovation is attributed to Archimedes?

• The wheel

• The arch

• The Archimedes screw

• The Pesse Canoe

Who invented submarines and in what year?

• Cornelis Drebbel in 1620

• Thomas Savery in 1698

• Marconi in 1895

• Edison in 1882