Rocket Propulsion History Quiz

Which of the following individuals is credited with creating the first recorded device using rocket propulsion?

• Hero of Alexandria

• Archytas

• Roger Bacon

• Unknown Chinese inventor

What powered the bird-shaped device created by Archytas?

• Gunpowder

• Steam or compressed air

• Wind

• Springs and gears

Hero’s engine demonstrated which principle?

• Solar propulsion

• Rocket and jet propulsion

• Electrical propulsion

• Magnetic levitation

The Chinese used early rocket technology in warfare during which event?

• The invention of fireworks

• The Battle of Kai-keng

• The construction of the Great Wall

• The Mongol unification

Hero of Alexandria’s engine was used to power vehicles.

• True

• False

Roger Bacon was a monk who experimented with and wrote about the power of gunpowder.

• True

• False

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What was Wan Hu’s goal in attaching rockets to a chair?

• To escape enemies

• To become famous

• To travel into space

• To light fireworks

What technology did Kazimierz Siemienowicz contribute to?

• Steam engines

• Multistage rockets

• Electric propulsion

• Balloon flight

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What scientific concept did Galileo help clarify that is essential to rocketry?

• Thermodynamics

• Magnetism

• Inertia

• Buoyancy

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Which invention by Colonel Congreve made rockets more effective in naval warfare?

• Liquid fuel tanks

• Rocket-guided fins

• Launching rockets from ships

• Satellite tracking