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Quiz by regweasley, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by regweasley
over 9 years ago
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Question 1
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During which war did Bessemer produce his converter?
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Boer
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Crimea
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Prussian Unification
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American Civil
Question 2
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By how much did British coal production rise in the 19th century?
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x5
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x10
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x15
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x20
Question 3
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Whose exhaust pump dramatically improved mine ventilation?
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Whitworth
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Biddle
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Norton
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Smith
Question 4
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What was the first iron hulled steam ship?
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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
Question 5
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Which major European country saw the greatest percentage increase in manufacturing output in the 19th century?
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Britain
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Russia
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Prussia
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France
Question 6
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In what year did Commander Perry firebomb Tokyo in order to force the Japanese to trade?
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1859
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1853
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1849
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1843
Question 7
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Which bouncing bomb helped destroy German dams in 1943?
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Barnes Wallis
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Tale Boy
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Howitzer
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Darnley
Question 8
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How many 5-year-plans were there?
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1
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2
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3
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4
Question 9
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Until the 1850s, whose crucible process was the main source of steel?
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Wootz
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Gilchrist-Thomas
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Huntsman
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Linz-Donawitz
Question 10
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When was the New Deal established?
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1941
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1940
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1944
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1946
Question 11
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Where was Britain's largest munitions factory in WW1?
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Taunton
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Chester
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Paisley
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Gretna Green
Question 12
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When did Lloyd George become Minister for Munitions?
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1916
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1939
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1915
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1940
Question 13
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When did Henry Cort invent the 'puddling' process, used to produce wrought iron?
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1779
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1781
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1784
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1789
Question 14
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When was the universally acclaimed Naysmyth's steam hammer invented?
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1818
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1792
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1833
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1828
Question 15
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What did Gilchrist Thomes line his furnaces with?
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Coke
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Phosphorous
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Limestone
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Chalk
Question 16
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When was the first MAJOR railway finished in Britian?
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1830
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1850
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1840
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1820
Question 17
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In which only other country than Prussia, was a railway built with a military purpose in mind?
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Italy
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Russia
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France
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Austria
Question 18
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Which county of England dominated world cotton production?
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Yorkshire
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Derbyshire
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Lincolnshire
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Lancashire
Question 19
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How many tonnes of cotton did Britain export by 1880?
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22,000
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56,000
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560,000
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650,000
Question 20
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Who/what did Naysmyth and Whitworth have in common?
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Wife/sister
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School
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Tutor
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Mother
Question 21
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Who was Naysmyth's tutor?
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Henry Maudslay
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Joseph Whitworth
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Henry Crompton
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Joseph Brammah
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