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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Isambard Kingdom Brunel [IKB] born?

a)

1800

b)

1806

c)

1812

d)

1818

2.

What did his father make him draw when he was young?

a)

Bridges

b)

Railway Engines

c)

Circles

d)

Squares

3.

In 1822 IKB worked on a tunnel under what river?

a)

Thames

b)

Severn

c)

Trent

d)

Rhine

4.

What bridge did IKB win a competition to design?

a)

London Bridge

b)

Tower Bridge

c)

Keadby Bridge

d)

Clifton Suspension Bridge

5.

What was the name of the railway IKB became Chief Engineer for?

a)

London North Eastern

b)

London Midland Scottish

c)

Southern

d)

Great Western

6.

IKB's first line was designed to link London with where?

a)

Bristol

b)

Sheffield

c)

Edinburgh

d)

Cardiff

7.

Which tunnel was the biggest challenge on IKB's first line?

a)

Circle Hill

b)

Box Hill

c)

Griffin Hill

d)

Bexhill

8.

What was the name of name of IKB's steamship?

a)

Great Eastern

b)

Great Western

c)

Great Southern

d)

Great Western

9.

How long it did his steamship take to cross the Atlantic?

a)

7 hours

b)

14 hours

c)

7 days

d)

14 days

10.

What London station did IKB build?

a)

King's Cross

b)

Paddington

c)

Euston

d)

Liverpool Street

11.

In what year was the Great Eastern steamship launched?

a)

1858

b)

1874

c)

1888

d)

1889

12.

How many soldiers could the Great Eastern Steamship carry?

a)

10,000

b)

20,000

c)

30,000

d)

40,000

13.

When did IKB die?

a)

1888

b)

1889

c)

1890

d)

1900