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Questions
100

What was NOT a machine that was invented during the Industrial Revolution?

Etc., Electric Car.

100

When did the Industrial Revolution start?

1760

100

What was the primary energy source in the Industrial Revolution?

Coal

100

Why did people from rural areas move to big cities?

To find work.

100

What has 5 fingers but isn't a hand?

A glove.

200

What was a machine that was invented during the Industrial Revolution?

Etc., Steam Engine, First Airplane.

200

Where did the Industrial Revolution start?

Britain

200

What was the main industry in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution?

Textiles.

200

How many days a week did children work?

6 days.

200

What is something that copies your looks but not your sounds?

A mirror.

300

What was the main mode of transportation during the Industrial Revolution?

Etc., Railroads, Steamships, Canals.

300

Where was the Spinning Jenny used in?

Textile factories/mills.

300

The Industrial Revolution led to a growth in which type of cities?

Urban

300

Who applied the assembly line for the first time? 

a) Ford

b) McCormick

c) Whitney

d) Fulton

a) Ford

300

If you were in a race and passed the person in 3rd place, what place would you be in?

3rd place.

400

List ONE machine/invention. List how it benefited people.

Answers may differ. Etc., Steam engine and it benefited people by helping them travel and trade.

400

What was the Cotton Gin used for?

To separate the fibres of cotton from the seeds.

400

What were some new changes that happened during the Industrial Revolution?

E.g., Population growth, Scientific advancements.

400

Who received a patent for the telegraph?

a) Bessemer

b) Morse

c) Wright

b) Morse

400

What has a spine but no bones?

A book.

500

List ONE machine/invention. List how it disadvantaged people.

E.g., Factories but it made people likely to get sick due to the bad working conditions.

500

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent in 1876?

The telephone.

500

List a change and how it positively or negatively affect people.

Answers may differ.

500

The Industrial Revolution is divided into how many phases?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

b) 2

500

What is it that lives if it is fed and dies if you give it a drink?

Fire.