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Who first built two steam engines for passenger vehicles and three-wheeled tractor?
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
100
Who designed the first internal combustion engine?
Etienne Lenoir
100
What did Henry Ford introduce which made construction of cars more efficient and less expensive?
assembly line
100
Railways became widely used for transporting goods and people after the invention of what?
steam engine
100
Which one of George Stephenson steam engine designs was used to pull the world's first passenger train?
Locomotion
200
The passenger vehicles run by steam engines were viewed as economic threat to what companies?
railroad and stagecoach companies
200
Who designed the first four-stroke engine?
Nikolaus Otto
200
The Model T or "Tin Lizzie" was built for what kind of drivers?
inexperienced drivers
200
Who introduced the first steam locomotive in 1804?
Richard Trevithick
200
What British company had a contest and offered a prize for the best steam locomotive engine?
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
300
What country was the first to set speed limits?
Britain
300
Where did the name Mercedes-Benz come from?
Benz came from one of the engineers and Mercedes from the name of the daughter of one of Daimler's financial backers
300
What was discovered near Beaumont, Texas in 1901 that made car production grew rapidly?
oil deposit, which later known as Spindletop
300
What was the name of Richard Trevithick's first steam locomotive?
"New Castle"
300
Who won the competition for the best steam locomotive engine?
Stephenson and his son, Robert The engine was named the Rocket.
400
Who should walk ahead of the vehicle to warn people of its arrival?
a signal man waving a red flag during the day and a red light during the night
400
Who believed that if the price of the car were to be reduced, then more people would want to buy motor cars?
Henry Ford
400
Who saw a need to have a Grand Central Depot in New York City?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
400
What was the top speed of the locomotive?
5 miles per hour
400
Who introduced a small electric locomotive at the Berlin Trades Exhibition in 1879?
Werner von Siemens
500
Why did Cugnot crash into a wall while testing his design?
He lost control and the design lacked a safe way to steer and provided no brake system
500
Give the names of the 2 German engineers who developed the first gasoline engine.
Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler
500
What the depot's most prominent feature?
train shed
500
Who produced a steam engine known as Blucher that could pull extremely heavy loads like 30 tons of coal?
George Stephenson
500
Where was the first electric subway opened?
London