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History of Engineering Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is credited for the invention of the wheel?

a)

Mesopotamians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Cavemen

d)

The Wright Brothers

2.

Approximately what year was the wheel invented according to evidence provided by Engineering history?

a)

4,000,000 BC

b)

3,500 BC

c)

2,000 BC

d)

1,800 AD

3.

What is the most likely cause of the damage on the Egyptians pyramids and the Sphinx?

a)

Water damage

b)

Wind erosion

c)

Birds

d)

People

4.

The oldest structure known to humanity is called the Anu Ziggurat. What year was it built?

a)

4000 BC

b)

2000 BC

c)

1 AD

d)

1750 AD

5.

The oldest, most well-preserved structure known to humanity is called the Ziggurat of Ur. What year was it built?

a)

4000 BC

b)

2000 BC

c)

500 BC

d)

500 AD

6.

Where is the Anu Ziggurat located?

a)

Uruk (Modern day Iraq)

b)

Egypt

c)

Europe

d)

Midwest USA

7.

Where is the Ziggurat of Ur located?

a)

Modern day Iraq

b)

Egypt

c)

Europe

d)

Midwest USA

8.

This civilization got the world "rolling" by inventing the first wheel?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

9.

Guess when humans first rolled into the future by inventing the wheel? It's way back!

a)

5000 BC

b)

3500 BC

c)

2000 BC

d)

1000 AD

10.

Guess what? The earliest wheels weren't used for zooming around. What was their primary purpose?

a)

Transportation

b)

Pottery making

c)

Grinding grain

d)

As toys

11.

Which theme in history is best represented by the invention of the wheel?

a)

War

b)

Innovation

c)

Colonization

d)

Agriculture

12.

When was the Roman Empire in its height of power and development?

a)

2000 BC to Year 1 AD

b)

500 BC - 500 AD

c)

2500 BC - 500 BC

d)

50 AD - 1000 AD

13.

Who gave us the first roads, bridges, and public water works?

a)

Mesopotamians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Romans

d)

Chinese

14.

When did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

1500 AD

b)

1650 AD

c)

1750 AD

d)

1900 AD

15.

When did the "United States of America" experience its birth by signing the Declaration of Independence?

a)

1492 AD

b)

1652 AD

c)

1776 AD

d)

1957 AD

16.

When was electricity "invented" thus making it widely accessible to common people?

a)

1200s AD

b)

1500s AD

c)

1700s AD

d)

1900s AD

17.

What year did the first man land on the moon?

a)

1850

b)

1969

c)

1995

d)

2001

18.

Who build the first car?

a)

Carl Marx

b)

Carl Benz

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Ferruccio Lamborghini

19.

When did the first airplane take flight?

a)

18th century AD

b)

19th century AD

c)

20th century AD

d)

21st century AD

20.

The Wright Brothers took flight when?

a)

1700s

b)

1800s

c)

1900s

d)

2000s

21.

Which ancient civilization is known for building the pyramids?

a)

Mesopotamians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Romans

d)

Chinese

22.

Who is credited with the invention of the printing press?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Galileo Galilei

23.

What was the very first book ever printed on the Printing Press in the 1450s?

a)

The Dictionary

b)

The Bible

c)

The Iliad

d)

The Odyssey