Life long ago

Questions

1. Long ago, which way of travelling on land did people use before cars were invented?

   • Horse and cart
   • Jet plane
   • Motorbike
   • Rocket
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   Horse and cart

2. What did people use long ago to cross the sea to far-away lands?

   • Buses
   • Helicopters
   • Hot trains
   • Sailing ships
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   Sailing ships

3. The first trains were pulled by steam engines. (True or false?)

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   True

4. Which of these was invented first?

   • The aeroplane
   • The bicycle
   • The car
   • The wheel
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   The wheel

5. Long ago, what were the roofs of many village houses made from?

   • Glass
   • Plastic
   • Solar panels
   • Straw (thatch)
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   Straw (thatch)

6. Before electricity, what did people light in their homes at night to see? (Answer out loud)

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   Candles (or oil lamps)

7. Long ago, most homes had a tap with running water inside. (True or false?)

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   False

8. Long ago, what did a blacksmith make from metal?

   • Books and paper
   • Bread and cakes
   • Cloth and clothes
   • Tools and horseshoes
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   Tools and horseshoes

9. Long ago, who grew crops and looked after animals to give people food?

   • Astronauts
   • Farmers
   • Pilots
   • Programmers
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   Farmers

10. What do we call a person who made bread long ago, and still does today? (Answer out loud)

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    A baker

11. Which invention helped people share books and news much faster in the 1400s?

    • The computer
    • The printing press
    • The telephone
    • The television
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    The printing press

12. What did the invention of the light bulb let people do?

    • Light rooms without flames
    • Talk across the world
    • Travel faster
    • Wash clothes
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    Light rooms without flames

13. Telephones were invented before people used horses. (True or false?)

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    False

14. Which invention lets us wash clothes without scrubbing by hand? (Answer out loud)

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    The washing machine

15. Who is famous for building the first successful aeroplane in 1903?

    • The Grimm brothers
    • The Lumière brothers
    • The Marx brothers
    • The Wright brothers
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    The Wright brothers

16. Which invention changed how we keep food fresh at home?

    • The candle
    • The refrigerator
    • The sailing ship
    • The wheel
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    The refrigerator

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