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When did George Stephenson build his first locomotive?

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  1. 1805

  2. 1810

  3. 1814

  4. 1818

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Correct Option: C

How did the widening between the rails on which trains ran, help people?

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  1. It allowed trains to travel faster

  2. It made the journey smoother for passengers

  3. It allowed more freight to be carried

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

When the Isambard Kingdom was appointed chief engineer of the Great Western Railway?

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  1. 1829

  2. 1831

  3. 1833

  4. 1835

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Correct Option: C

Who was killed on the opening day of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway?

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  1. Henry Pelhem

  2. William Huskisson

  3. Robert Walpole

  4. Henry Addington

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Correct Option: B

George Stephenson's first railway designed locomotive ran from _________.

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  1. Coal mines at Bishop Auckland to the port of Cowes

  2. Coal mines at Somerset to the port of Cowes

  3. Coal mines at Bishop Auckland through Darlington to the port of Stockton

  4. Coal mines at Somerset to the port of Stockton

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Correct Option: C

When did George Stephenson build the first railway designed for the locomotive?

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  1. Between 1830 and 1832

  2. Between 1822 and 1825

  3. Between 1826 and 1828

  4. Between 1835 and 1837

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Correct Option: B

Isambard Kingdom Brunel built the steamship _______, which was launched in 1843, the first modern ship, built of iron and driven by a steam engine that turned its propellers.

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  1. HMS Victory

  2. HMS Ark Royal

  3. His SS Great Britain

  4. HMS Ocean

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Correct Option: C

Who designed the Box Tunnel?

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  1. George Stephenson

  2. Isambard Kingdom Brunel

  3. James Watt

  4. Charles Babbage

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Correct Option: B

Who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol?

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  1. George Stephenson

  2. Barnes Wallis

  3. Isambard Kingdom Brunel

  4. Oliver Heaviside

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Correct Option: C

Who designed and built the Royal Albert Bridge over the River Tamar in Plymouth?

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  1. Isambard Kindom Brunel

  2. George Stephenson

  3. James Watt

  4. Joseph Bramah

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The famous Royal Albert Bridge was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the 1850's and regarded as one of his greatest railway bridges. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest of the options-
George Stephenson was a self-made mechanical engineer, largely credited with building the first railway line and becoming the 'father of the railways'.
James Watt was an inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements in steam engine technology drove the Industrial Revolution.
Joseph Bramah invented the first hydraulic press.
Hence, these are incorrect.