Isambard Kingdom Brunel Quiz

What was Isambard Kingdom Brunel's profession?

• Engineer

• Artist

• Teacher

• Doctor

What did Brunel's father teach him to draw?

• Circles

• Triangles

• Lines

• Squares

What railway did Brunel work on?

• Eastern Railway

• Northern Railway

• Southern Railway

• Great Western Railway

Why were people afraid of trains?

• They believed trains were too expensive.

• They thought trains were too noisy.

• They believed trains would boil their brains.

• They thought trains were too slow.

What challenge did Brunel face with Box Hill?

• Build a road around it

• Build a bridge over it

• Build a station on it

• Build a tunnel through it

How many men did Brunel employ to dig the Box Hill tunnel?

• 1,000

• 2,000

• 1,500

• 500

What was Brunel's project after the railway?

• Building a steamship

• Building a skyscraper

• Building a new city

• Building a highway

What did Brunel demonstrate with his engineering?

• Engineering was too difficult

• Engineering could achieve great things

• Engineering was not important

• Engineering could only solve small problems