Quiz on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Where was William Kamkwamba born?

• Zambia

• Malawi

• Tanzania

• Mozambique

Why did William have to drop out of school?

• His school was destroyed by a storm

• His family could no longer afford the tuition

• He needed to work on the farm full-time

• He lost interest in education

How did William continue learning after leaving school?

• He attended secret night classes

• He borrowed books from the local library

• He took online courses using a donated laptop

• He was privately tutored by a retired teacher

What specifically inspired William to build a windmill?

• A newspaper article about renewable energy

• A science book with diagrams and pictures

• A radio program on electricity generation

• A village elder’s advice about technology

What main materials did William use to build his windmill?

• Metal scraps from an old generator

• Bicycle parts, wood, and discarded materials

• Copper wires and car batteries

• Bricks, cement, and iron rods

How did most villagers react to William’s project before it worked?

• They were excited and offered to help

• They ignored him, thinking it was a waste of time

• They thought he had lost his mind

• They believed in his vision from the start

What happened when William tested his windmill for the first time?

• The windmill failed to work, and he had to rebuild it

• The windmill generated power, lighting up a small bulb

• A strong wind broke the windmill before it could be tested

• The government shut down the project due to safety concerns

How did William’s story first spread beyond his village?

• A journalist from Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, reported on his windmill

• A famous scientist visited his village and wrote about him

• His story was broadcasted on a local radio station

• The government invited him to demonstrate his windmill in the capital

What major event helped William gain international recognition?

• He won a global engineering competition

• He was invited to speak at a TED conference in Tanzania

• He received a grant from an international charity

• He was featured in a science documentary

What did William do after achieving success?

• He used his knowledge to help build larger irrigation mills and a science club

• He moved to the U.S. and stopped working on technology projects

• He started a business selling wind turbines for profit

• He became a politician to promote education reform