Engineering+empire+series

Questions: Monday june 7th 2010

1. What was the saying about the British Empire? Sun never sets on the british empire

2. When did William The Conqueror Live? c. 1027 - 1087

3. What did William want to do? Be king

4. What did William do with the land he borrowed from the Romans? He built castles

5. What were intersecting barrel vaults called? Groin Vaults

6. What is the tower/castle William built called? The tower of London

7. How tall was it? 90 ft. tall

8. When did Henry VII live? 1491 - 1547

9. What did Henry VIII want? Food, Lust, Power, & a Son to follow in his footsteps

10. When Anne Bolyen couldn't produce a son what happened to her? She was accused of adultery and was arrested

11. How was Anne killed? Decapitation by swords

12. What was Henry's first ship he declared to be built called? The MaryRose

13. What was the purpose of building bigger ships? To carry cannons

14. What were bronze cannons exchanged for? Cast-iron cannons

15. Why? Because they were cheaper

16. What caused Henry VIII's death? His obesity

17. When did George III live? 1738 - 1820

18. Who's king of England when America liberates? George III

19. When was the Battle of Trafagar? 21 October 1805

20. When did the MaryRose Sink? 1545

21. When was it raised from the bottom of the sea? 1982

22. Who perfected the steam engine? James Watt

23. What makes the steam engine possible? Cast Iron

24. How fast did "The Rocket" go? 30mph

25. What was the Great Western Railway? All railroads in Britain eventually connecting

26. Who was the first person to be hit by the train? A member of parliament. He was struck by "The Rocket" in 1830

27. Who built Big Ben? George Airey

28. What does the name Big Ben actually stand for? The bell inside the tower

29. How heavy was Big Ben's bell? 13 tons

30. What happened in 1949? A flock of birds landed on the minute hand and set it back 5 mins

31. How did they adjust the Pendulum? The used pennies

32. What happened in 1837? A girl took the throne

33. Who was it? Queen Victoria

34. When did Victoria live? 1819 - 1901

35. Who did Victoria marry? Her cousin, Albert.

36. What did he help her achieve? Maturity

37. What great, revolutionary machine was created when she ruled? The Telegraph

38. What caused a lot of people to die of Cholera? Sewage in the water

39. What did London built to help traffic congestion? a draw bridge

40. Name? Tower Bridge

41. When did Victoria die? 1901