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WorksheetsNovember Exams History Revision
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who invented the first steam engine train?
Karl Benz
George Stephenson
Nicholas Cugnot
Richard Trevithick
Which of the following was the name of a steam engine train?
Model T
The Titanic
The Rocket
The Hindenburg
Which of the following are parts that can be found on a hot air balloon?
Envelope
Wings
Burner
Propeller
What were the Wright Brothers' first names?
Wilbur
George
Henry
Orville
The Wright Brothers were best known for:
Inventing the first form of air transport.
Starting a news paper.
Manufacturing bicycles
Achieving the worlds first powered flight.
Where did the worlds first powered flight take place?
Kitty Hawk
South Carolina
Stockton
Darlington
Who was the first South African to travel into space?
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Mark Shuttleworth
Buzz Light-Year
Which of the following was the name of a steam ship?
Model T
The Titanic
The Rocket
The Hindenburg
Which of the following was the name of a airship?
Model T
The Titanic
The Rocket
The Hindenburg
Between which two countries was the Titanic sailing?
England
Australia
Africa
America
What is needed to move a canoe forward?
Human muscle
Propellers
Oars
Sails
A raft can be described as:
Small wooden boats made by chopping out logs.
A flat vessel made from logs or planks.
Boats made from different types of grasses.
Boats that operate with sails.
Who were the first people in South Africa?
Xhosa
Zulu
Tswana
San
What did the San believe the /Kaggen was?
A special person among the San people.
The creator of all things.
A spirit that could be with you without being seen.
The leader of their people.
What did the San use to make beads for necklaces?
Shells
Rocks
Seeds
Wood
A radio is also known as:
A wireless
A sound box
Far sound
All of the above.
Which inventor won a Nobel Prize for his work with the radio?
Mr Alex Graham Bell
Mr Thomas Watson
Mr Marconi
Mr Samuel Morse
Who invented the first telephone which everyone could use?
Mr Alex Graham Bell
Mr Thomas Watson
Mr Marconi
Mr Samuel Morse
Who invented the telegraph?
Mr Alex Graham Bell
Mr Thomas Watson
Mr Marconi
Mr Samuel Morse
The Morse Code is a special language used on a:
Typewriter
Telephone
Telegraph
Radio
What did the Morse Code use in the place of letters?
Question marks
Dots
Dashes
Commas
Which device was also known as a "far writer".
Telegraph
Keyboard
Typewriter
Telephone
The first six letters on the top left side of a keyboard are Q,W,I,R,T,Y.
True
False
How did the San communicate with the /Kaggen?
With the help of a special person called a shaman.
Women sang special songs and clapped.
Men danced around the women in a circle.
All of the above.
Long ago people made use of a postal stone and passing ships to deliver their mail.
False
True
