Famous People
He has a car brand named after him.
Who is Nikola Tesla.
It was the biggest colony of the British Empire.
What is India.
A job where you catch rats.
What is rat catcher.
He ivented the telephone.
Who is Alexander Bell.
The name of the biggest event at the begining of the 19th century (in Great Britain).
What is the industrial revolution.
The century was named after her.
Who is Queen Victoria.
It was used as a prison by the British.
What is Australia.
A job where you dig up bodies to sell them for science.
What is a resurrectionist.
The Colotype is an earlier form of this invention.
What is photography.
On what continent did the British Empire have colonies. Name at least 3.
He wrote Sherlock Holmes.
Who is Arthur Conan Doyle.
It hosted the 1st Great Exhibition in 1851 (also the name of a football club).
What is the Crystal Palace.
A job where you clean chimneys (especially children).
What is chimney sweeper.
It is a machine used by writers.
What is the typewriter.
The life expectancy of young British people born in the city during the 19th century.
27 years average.
He is an orphan from a book written by Charles Dickens.
Who is Oliver Twist.
Where were children allowed to work ?
What is mills, factories, coal mines, fields, street markets.
A job where you drive a coach (reserved for men).
What is coachman.
It was invented by Jospeh Swan.
What is the electric light bulb.
Name the two types of current created respectively by Tesla and Edison.
DC (direct current) for Edison and AC (alternative current) for Tesla.
He was a famous inventor, rival of Nikola Tesla.
Who is Thomas Edison.
Where is held the festival celebrating Charles Dickens.
What is Rochester Festival.
A job where you sorted trhough the detritus of the river Thames.
What is tosher.
It was designed by George Stephenson and allowed people to travel great distances.
What is the steam locomotive.
Prince Albert, the Queen's husband asked her.
To showcase the Empire's technological innovations and exotic products.
To show the supremacy/power of the Empire to the world.