Brunel LKS2

What job did Isambard Kingdom Brunel do?

• Engineer

• Chef

• Train driver

• Builder

Which of these were famously engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel?

• Tower of London

• Clifton Suspension Bridge

• Great Western Railway

• SS Great Britain

Brunel's work boosted trade and economic activities in the regions connected by his projects. 

• True
• False

 

1. How did Brunel's innovations impact transportation? (choose)

• Made it faster.

• Made it less comfortable.

• Made is slower.

• Made is safer. (Less falling off of horse drawn coaches).

The SS Great Britain can still be seen in Bristol and is a museum.

• True
• False

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, nearly drowned during a flooding incident on the Thames Tunnel in 1828.

• True
• False

Many of Brunel's innovations improved...

• The taste of ice cream.

• Air quality

• Local and Global Transportation

• Local and Global Trade

It is believed that Brunel wore a tall hat because it made him look taller.

• True
• False