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When was the first safety bike made?

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1885 by John Kemp Starley

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Why was the first safety bike called the bone Shaker?

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When the wooden wheels rode on cobblestones it gave a very bumpy ride.

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What did the back wheel of the penny farthing represent?

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A farthing coin

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What did the Persians use to send messages?

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Homing pigeons

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Why did they use camels to cross the desert?

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Strong and could last long without food and water

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What kind of animal did they ride in Asia?

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Elephant

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When was the wheel invented?

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3500 BC

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Who invented the first petrol-engine car?

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Karl Benz in 1885

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Where did the British ‘tall ship’ get its name from?

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It had a big mast with lots of sails.

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What propelled wooden boats?

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Oars and human muscles

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Who invented the airplane?

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Wright brothers

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What was the first aero plane called?

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The Flyer

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When was the wheel invented?

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5000 years ago

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Where was the wheel invented?

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Sumer (Iraq)

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Who invented the first locomotive train? What was it called?

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George Stephenson in 1829 - called the rocket

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What are names of the Arab, Chinese, Portuguese and British ships?

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Dhow, junk, caravel, tall ships

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When was the first hot air balloon ride?

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1783

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Who designed the first hot air balloon?

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Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier

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How was the first bicycle propelled?

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The rider pushed it along.

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What was the name of the first cycle with a front wheel that could be steered.
Who developed it?

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Dandy Horse by von Drais

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Who developed the first pedal-driven two-wheeled bicycle?

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Kirkpatrick MacMillan

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What was the name of the first French bicycle with wooden pedals?

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The Velocipede, or bone shaker

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When was the velocipede developed?

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1865

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What was the name of the English bicycle with a large front wheel and a small back wheel? When was it developed?

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The Penny Farthing, 1870

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What was the name of the first 'safety' bicycle developed in England, and who developed it?
The Rover, by John Kemp Starley in 1885
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Describe the first bicycle.
No pedals, had to be pushed along by the rider's feet on the ground.
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How did the Penny Farthing get its name?
The big front wheel resembled a penny, and the small back wheel resembled a farthing.
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When was the first 'safety' bicycle invented?
1885
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What improvement was made to the safety bike in 1898?
Pneumatic tyres
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What kind of bird has been used to carry messages?
The Homing Pigeon
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How does a homing pigeon carry a message?
A small tube tied to the pigeon' s back or leg
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What is a mule?
A cross between a female horse and a male donkey
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What was the first type of road transport?
Horse, oxen, donkeys and mules
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Where were donkeys first domesticated?
The Sahara Desert
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Who first used mules?
The ancient Greeks and Romans
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What was first demonstrated in South Africa to Paul Kruger on 4 January 1897?
The motor car
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What were some of the advertised advantages of the motor car?
``` No more horse sickness No more expensive horse food No broken harnesses No lazy grooms No runaway horses The motor car didn't need looking after in the street ```
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What revolution required large amounts of materials to be transported over long distances to factories?
The Industrial Revolution
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What powered the earliest cars?
Steam
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Who built the first petroleum powered car in 1885?
Karl Benz
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Who invented the first bus?
Gottfried Daimler
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Name some advantages of the motor car.
Faster travelling More employment Cheaper than horses
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Name some negative effects of the motor car.
Pollution Accidents Less exercise
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How is a river steamer propelled?
A steam engine drives a paddle which pushes the boat up and down the river.
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Name the three types of modern ship used to transport goods.
Container ships, oil tankers, and cargo ships
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What do we call ships that transport people?
Cruise liners
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What do we call a flat water-borne vessel made of logs or planks?
A raft
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How are rafts powered?
Oars and human muscle
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What kind of vessel did people make by chopping out the inside of logs?
Canoes
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What do we call a vessel made from grasses?
A reed boat
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One of the first sailing boats looks like a canoe with a sail. What do we call this kind of boat?
A dhow
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What were the first Chinese sailing ships called?
Junks
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What did the Portuguese call their earliest sailing ships?
Caravels
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What did the British call the first big sailing ships they designed?
Tall ships
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How did big ships change people's lives?
They were able to travel and trade with other countries.
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When was the first human flight in a hot air balloon?
1783
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Who designed the balloon used for the first human flight?
Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier
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What animals flew in the Montgolfier balloon before humans?
A chicken, a duck and a sheep
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How was the first airship driven?
By steam engine
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Who flew his airship 27 km in 1852?
Henri Giffard
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What was the most famous airship called?
The Zeppelin
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When did the first aeroplane flight happen?
1903
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What was the name of the first aeroplane, and who developed it?
The Flyer, by Orville and Wilbur Wright
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How was the flyer propelled?
Petrol engine
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How far did the Wrights' Flyer fly and for how long?
36.6m in 12 seconds
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Which two wars resulted in great improvements in aviation?
World Wars 1 and 2
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When were aeroplanes first powered by jet engines?
1941
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What were oxen used for?
Oxen were normally used in pairs to plough, transport, pull heavy loads, pull wagons
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Who built the Model T Ford and when?
Henry Ford in 1908

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