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The Ultimate Isambard Kingdom Brunel Quiz - Statistics

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When was he born? 9 April 1806
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While recovering from the injury of above what bridge did Brunel design? Clifton Suspension bridge
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Where was his father from? France
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What river did above span over? River Avon
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What tunnel did Brunel work as an assistant engineer on? Thames tunnel
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When did he die? 15 September 1859
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When was the flooding of the above tunnel that killed the two most senior miners and badly injured Brunel? 1828
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What clockmaker did Isambard take an apprenticeship with? Abraham-Louis Breguet
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What tsar of Russia did his father say would give him an offer, later the British government gave him an offer instead, fearing a loss of a prominent rival to their rival? Alexander I
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What was the name of the tunnel that Isambard designed, which became the largest railway tunnel at that time? Box tunnel
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Where was he born? Britain Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
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What type of gauge railway did Brunel decide to use instead of the common standard gauge? broad-gauge
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Where was his father sent to when Isambard was 15? debtors' prison
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After completing his studies, what engineering school was Isambard deemed ineligible for entry? École Polytechnique
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What railway was Brunel appointed chief engineer of, in 1833? Great Western Railway
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Where was the boarding school he was sent to? Hove, Dr Morrell's boarding school
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What college did Isambard later attend? Lycée Henri-IV
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Who was his father? Marc Isambard Brunel
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Who did he marry in 1836? Mary Elizabeth Horsley
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What American city did Brunel want his Railway to join with by steam-boat? New York City
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What popular station was designed by Brunel, which was completed in 1856? Paddington station
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What riot resulted in the bridge's construction being suspended? Queen Square riots (Bristol riots)
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What hospital did Brunel design for Florence Nightingale during the Crimean war? Renkioi Hospital
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What bridge did Brunel design for the Cornwall railway in 1855? Royal Albert Bridge
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What ship beat the ship above by one day at crossing the Atlantic? Sirius
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Who was his mother? Sophia Kingdom
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What was the name of the first steam powered ship built to be the first steam powered ship to cross the Atlantic but because of a fire that delayed the ships launch? the Great Western
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What university did he attend, at age 14? University of Caen
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