Pregunta 1
Pregunta
During which war did Bessemer produce his converter?
Respuesta
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Boer
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Crimea
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Prussian Unification
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American Civil
Pregunta 2
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By how much did British coal production rise in the 19th century?
Pregunta 3
Pregunta
Whose exhaust pump dramatically improved mine ventilation?
Respuesta
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Whitworth
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Biddle
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Norton
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Smith
Pregunta 4
Pregunta
What was the first iron hulled steam ship?
Respuesta
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SS Savannah
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Cutty Sark
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SS Great Britian
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The Queen Mary
Pregunta 5
Pregunta
Which major European country saw the greatest percentage increase in manufacturing output in the 19th century?
Respuesta
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Britain
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Russia
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Prussia
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France
Pregunta 6
Pregunta
In what year did Commander Perry firebomb Tokyo in order to force the Japanese to trade?
Pregunta 7
Pregunta
Which bouncing bomb helped destroy German dams in 1943?
Respuesta
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Barnes Wallis
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Tale Boy
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Howitzer
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Darnley
Pregunta 8
Pregunta
How many 5-year-plans were there?
Pregunta 9
Pregunta
Until the 1850s, whose crucible process was the main source of steel?
Respuesta
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Wootz
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Gilchrist-Thomas
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Huntsman
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Linz-Donawitz
Pregunta 10
Pregunta
When was the New Deal established?
Pregunta 11
Pregunta
Where was Britain's largest munitions factory in WW1?
Respuesta
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Taunton
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Chester
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Paisley
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Gretna Green
Pregunta 12
Pregunta
When did Lloyd George become Minister for Munitions?
Pregunta 13
Pregunta
When did Henry Cort invent the 'puddling' process, used to produce wrought iron?
Pregunta 14
Pregunta
When was the universally acclaimed Naysmyth's steam hammer invented?
Pregunta 15
Pregunta
What did Gilchrist Thomes line his furnaces with?
Respuesta
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Coke
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Phosphorous
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Limestone
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Chalk
Pregunta 16
Pregunta
When was the first MAJOR railway finished in Britian?
Pregunta 17
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In which only other country than Prussia, was a railway built with a military purpose in mind?
Respuesta
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Italy
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Russia
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France
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Austria
Pregunta 18
Pregunta
Which county of England dominated world cotton production?
Respuesta
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Yorkshire
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Derbyshire
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Lincolnshire
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Lancashire
Pregunta 19
Pregunta
How many tonnes of cotton did Britain export by 1880?
Respuesta
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22,000
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56,000
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560,000
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650,000
Pregunta 20
Pregunta
Who/what did Naysmyth and Whitworth have in common?
Respuesta
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Wife/sister
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School
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Tutor
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Mother
Pregunta 21
Pregunta
Who was Naysmyth's tutor?
Respuesta
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Henry Maudslay
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Joseph Whitworth
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Henry Crompton
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Joseph Brammah