The Ultimate Isambard Kingdom Brunel Quiz

How much do you know about Isambard Kingdom Brunel? Answer these 28 questions to find out!

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