Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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What was the job of Isambard Kingdom Brunel?
- A.
A Chef
- B.
An Engineer
- C.
A Brick-layer
- D.
An Artist
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A Train Driver
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B. An EngineerExplanation
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859, was a British engineer.Rate this question:
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What of these Bridges did Brunel Build?
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Tower Bridge
- B.
Royal Albert Bridge
- C.
Humber Bridge
- D.
London Millennium Bridge
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Royal Victoria Bridge
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B. Royal Albert BridgeExplanation
Brunel constructed The Royal Albert Bridge (sometimes called the Brunel Bridge or Saltash Bridge), which spans the River Tamar in the United Kingdom between Plymouth, on the Devon bank, and Saltash on the Cornish bank.Rate this question:
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Where was Brunel Born?
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Portsmouth
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London
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Cornwall
- D.
Normandy
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York
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A. PortsmouthExplanation
The son of engineer Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire.Rate this question:
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At the age of 14, Brunel was sent to France to study at which college?
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Ecole Centrale Paris
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Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
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University of Rennes
- D.
Lycée Henri-Quatre
- E.
Université de Provence
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D. Lycée Henri-QuatreExplanation
At the age of 14 years Brunel was sent to France to be educated at the Lycée Henri-Quatre in Paris and the University of Caen in Normandy.Rate this question:
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Brunel was set to retire to an estate in which region?
- A.
Yorkshire
- B.
Hampshire
- C.
Lincolnshire
- D.
London
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Devon
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E. DevonExplanation
Brunel was set to retire to a property in Devon, he ordered the Gardens and house to be extensivley modified, though unfortunatly he never lived to see the finished product.Rate this question:
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What was Brunel's father's greatest achievement?
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Clifton Suspension Bridge
- B.
Royal Albert Bridge
- C.
The Thames Tunnel
- D.
The QE 2
- E.
The Millenium Dome
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C. The Thames TunnelExplanation
Brunel was appointed chief assistant engineer of his father's greatest achievement, the Thames Tunnel, which runs beneath the river between Rotherhithe and Wapping.Rate this question:
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What year was the Great Western Railway Founded?
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1822
- B.
1833
- C.
1845
- D.
1901
- E.
1863
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B. 1833Explanation
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of civil engineering, linking London with the West Country, South West England and South Wales. It was founded in 1833.Rate this question:
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What was the name of Brunel's steamship, that successfully laid telegraph cables 1500 miles of the Atlantic Ocean?
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SS Western
- B.
SS Grande Ouest
- C.
SS Brunel
- D.
SS Petit Sud
- E.
SS Great Eastern
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E. SS Great EasternExplanation
The SS Great Eastern was the first vessel to successfully lay a telegraph cable across 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of the Atlantic Ocean.Rate this question:
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What was responsible for Brunel's death?
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A Heart Attack
- B.
Cancer
- C.
A Stroke
- D.
Lung Disease
- E.
A Train Crash
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C. A StrokeExplanation
He eventually died ten days after a stroke in 1859, aged 53.Rate this question:
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What happened to one of Brunel's sons?
- A.
He became an civil egineer
- B.
He became a sailor on his father's ship
- C.
He became a writer
- D.
He moved to France
- E.
He became a chef
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A. He became an civil egineerExplanation
Brunel left behind his wife, Mary, and three children, one of which became a successful civil engineer.Rate this question:
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