Fun History of Modern Technology Quiz – FREE Online Kids Quizzes

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Which is not true about steam engines?*
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- The Titanic was steam powered.
- Many trains are powered by electricity, which is cleaner than gasoline.
- Before internal combustion engines, people used electric engines.
- Internal combustion engines are cleaner.
Which is not true about tunnels?*
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- Underwater tunnels are easy to build.
- The first tunnels weren’t used for travel, but for carrying water.
- tunnels don’t need much support because the rock is hard and stays in place.
- Some tunnels run under oceans, rivers and mountains.
Which is not true about Blimps, Dirigibles and Zeppelins?*
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- Dirigibles have soft sides.
- All three can be steered and controlled.
- All three have a cabin underneath the tube.
- All three have a long cigar-shaped tube filled with gas.
Who opened one of the first factories in Birmingham, England?*
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- Matthew Ford
- Matthew Boulton
- Henry Ford
- Henry Boulton
The physical part of a computer is called:*
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- The peripheral
- The software
- The hardware
- The program
Who built the underground train in the 1800s?*
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- Aldred Ely Beach
- Alfred Eli Beach
- Alfred Beach Ely
- Alfred Ely Beach
- Alfred Ely Beech
Who attached a steam engine to a carriage, what we now call a train, and made a bet that he could haul ten tons of iron along a road with it?*
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- Raymond Trevithick
- Richard Tevithick
- Richard Trevitick
- Richard Trevithick
They had large, strong boats that could travel through rough ocean waters and allowed them to conquer many countries.*
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- The Native Americans
- The Vikings
- The Conquistadors
- The Pirates
What were the first factories in Venice, Italy?*
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- The metal work factories
- The automobile factories
- The ship-building factories
- A4
Who built the first steam engine in 1698?*
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- Thomas Newcomen
- Thomas Savery
- James Watt
- Thomas Edison
Who built the first successful airplane in 1903?*
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- Otto Lienthal
- Brothers Joseph and Jacque Montgolfier
- The Chinese
- George Cayley
- The Wright brothers
How long is the English Channel tunnel?*
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- The tunnel runs is 18 miles long underneath the ocean.
- The tunnel runs is 20 miles long underneath the ocean.
- The tunnel runs is 23 miles long underneath the ocean.
- The tunnel runs is 13 miles long underneath the ocean.
Studying airplanes and flight we learned that ________ created the first glider that could go long distances and carry people.*
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- The Wright brothers
- Brothers Joseph and Jacque Montgolfier
- Otto Lienthal
- George Cayley
What tunnels are the simplest to dig but need a retaining structure to keep them in place?*
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- Mountain tunnels
- Soft soil tunnels
- Rock tunnels
- Underwater tunnels
What are large boats that are propelled by large sails that catch the wind called?*
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- Paddle boats
- Sailing ships
- Rafts
- Canoes
- Motor boats
Which is not true about the internal combustion engines?*
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- Cars have only one piston and valve.
- As air moves into the engine, it goes through an air filter that gets rid of dirt and dust.
- The more pistons the combustion engine has, the more power it will generate.
- There is no oxygen or air in space so rockets have an air tank next to the fuel tank.
Who developed assembly line factories?*
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- Henry Ford
- Matthew Ford
- Matthew Boulton
- Henry Boulton
During our study of airplanes and flight we have learned ______ invented kites for religious ceremonies and weather experiments around 400 A.D.*
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- The Ancient Romans
- The Native Americans
- The Chinese
- The Russians
Who built the first suspension bridge in 300 A.D.?*
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- The Chinese
- The Native Americans
- The Russians
- The Ancient Romans
In 1833 who invented all the parts a modern computer uses?*
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- Charles Babbage
- Bill Gates
- Howard Aiken
- Paul Allen
- Konrad Zuse
have been studying airplanes and flight. Who built the first glider in 1799?*
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- Brothers Joseph and Jacque Montgolfier
- George Cayley
- The Wright brothers
- Otto Lienthal
What is a very simple type of combustion engine?*
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- Cannon
- Jet engine
- Rocket
- Car
- Motorcycles
What boats are meant to travel one way and can be guided with a pole, but can’t be propelled?*
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- Motor boats
- Paddle boats
- Rafts
- Canoes
- Sailing ships
The programs, directions and codes a computer needs to do all the cool things it does is called:*
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- The RAM
- The microprocessor
- The peripheral
- The software
- The hardware
It is a period during the 1930s when food, money and resources were scarce and trains we used.*
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- The Great Depression
- The Holocaust
- The Great Famine
- The Depression Era
studying airplanes and flight, who invented the first hot air balloon in 1783?*
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- Otto Lienthal
- The Chinese
- Brothers Joseph and Jacque Montgolfier
- George Cayley
- The Wright brothers
In studying blimps, dirigibles and zeppelins, how many flights did the Graf Zeppelin make?*
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- The airship made 590 flights and crossed the Atlantic Ocean 154 times.
- The airship made 490 flights and crossed the Atlantic Ocean 144 times.
- The airship made 590 flights and crossed the Atlantic Ocean 144 times.
- The airship made 690 flights and crossed the Atlantic Ocean 144 times.
- The airship made 590 flights and crossed the Atlantic Ocean 134 times.
Steam-powered engines were very popular from:*
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- The 19th century
- The mid-1800s to the early 1900s
- The 21st century until today
- The mid-1700s to the early 1800s
Who invented the first airship (blimp, dirigible and zeppelin) in 1852?*
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- Jacque Montgolfier
- Henri Giffard
- George Cayley
- Otto Lienthal
- Count Von Zeppelin
What lights the gas on fire to move the pistons in a combustion engine?*
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- The crank case
- The shaft
- The valve
- The spark plug
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