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Roads and Canals

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who Created Tarmac?

a)

John McAdams

b)

Jackie Jimness

c)

John McAdam

d)

Old McDonald (had a farm)

2.

What Divided Roads?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Gates

c)

Donald Trump’s Wall

d)

Sainsbury’s

3.

Who Did They Rent The Roads To?

a)

Turnbikes Trust

b)

Turnfights Trust

c)

Turdpikes Trust

d)

Turnpike Trust

4.

How Long Did It Take From London To Edinburgh In 1830 by road?

a)

4 hours + stopping for a cheeky Nando’s

b)

4000 hours

c)

A whole Friday night dinner

d)

48 Hours

5.

Why Were Canals Made?

a)

It was cheaper

b)

Swimming

c)

It was faster than road travel

d)

It was near costa

6.

Who Created the Canal?

a)

James Brightly

b)

Jeremy Brindley

c)

leila rose fancy

d)

James Brindley

7.

How much money did the inventor get a year?

a)

90,000

b)

Enough to afford a costa coffee

c)

100,000

d)

110,000

8.

They transported coal using canals

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Who Wanted the canal to be built

a)

Bridgwater

b)

Wedgewood

c)

Wedgewater

d)

Bridgewood