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History: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - The Industrial Revolution 2 (Questions)

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The Industrial Revolution saw the construction of many railroads. Factory discipline was harsh. Punishments are said to have included hanging people from the roof in baskets and nailing children's ears to a table - makes detention look kind!

Try our second History quiz on the Industrial Revolution.

Which is false about the factory system?

[ ]	A large quantity of goods was produced
[ ]	Cheap, unskilled labor operated the machines
[ ]	Machines produced items of equal quality
[ ]	People worked only when they wanted

Which industry first gained from the new machines?

[ ]	Farming
[ ]	Service industry
[ ]	Textile industry
[ ]	Transport industry

The first textile factories were built between where?

[ ]	Cumbria and Northumberland
[ ]	Lancashire and Yorkshire
[ ]	Norfolk and Suffolk
[ ]	Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

What replaced wool as the main textile produced?

[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	Linen
[ ]	Polyester
[ ]	Silk

Which of these was NOT a spinning machine?

[ ]	Crompton's Mule
[ ]	Flying Shuttle
[ ]	Spinning Jenny
[ ]	Water Frame

Who invented the Flying Shuttle in 1733?

[ ]	Charles Weaver
[ ]	Giles Scott
[ ]	John Kay
[ ]	Martin Ross

In 1765, who invented the Spinning Jenny?

[ ]	Jack Harwell
[ ]	James Hargreaves
[ ]	Joseph Hodgson
[ ]	Joshua Harrison

Why did Samuel Crompton call his invention the 'Mule'?

[ ]	It made a noise like a donkey
[ ]	It sometimes refused to work
[ ]	It was a cross between two other machines
[ ]	The operator had to sit on it

What did Crompton fail to do with his invention?

[ ]	Build enough of them
[ ]	Oil it
[ ]	Patent it
[ ]	Show people how it worked

10.

In 1769, the Water Frame was invented by who?

[ ]	Bradley Hardacre
[ ]	Richard Arkwright
[ ]	Thomas Knighton
[ ]	Walter Higginbottom

History: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - The Industrial Revolution 2 (Answers)

Which is false about the factory system?

[ ]	A large quantity of goods was produced
[ ]	Cheap, unskilled labor operated the machines
[ ]	Machines produced items of equal quality
[x]	People worked only when they wanted

Workers were fined for being late

Which industry first gained from the new machines?

[ ]	Farming
[ ]	Service industry
[x]	Textile industry
[ ]	Transport industry

The first textile factories were built between where?

[ ]	Cumbria and Northumberland
[x]	Lancashire and Yorkshire
[ ]	Norfolk and Suffolk
[ ]	Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

Streams off the hills powered water wheels - the Lancashire coalfield later gave coal for steam

What replaced wool as the main textile produced?

[x]	Cotton
[ ]	Linen
[ ]	Polyester
[ ]	Silk

Which of these was NOT a spinning machine?

[ ]	Crompton's Mule
[x]	Flying Shuttle
[ ]	Spinning Jenny
[ ]	Water Frame

Who invented the Flying Shuttle in 1733?

[ ]	Charles Weaver
[ ]	Giles Scott
[x]	John Kay
[ ]	Martin Ross

It wove cloth so fast that spinning machines were invented to keep up

In 1765, who invented the Spinning Jenny?

[ ]	Jack Harwell
[x]	James Hargreaves
[ ]	Joseph Hodgson
[ ]	Joshua Harrison

He named it after his wife

Why did Samuel Crompton call his invention the 'Mule'?

[ ]	It made a noise like a donkey
[ ]	It sometimes refused to work
[x]	It was a cross between two other machines
[ ]	The operator had to sit on it

Combination of Spinning Jenny and Water Frame

What did Crompton fail to do with his invention?

[ ]	Build enough of them
[ ]	Oil it
[x]	Patent it
[ ]	Show people how it worked

It became popular because anyone could use the idea

10.

In 1769, the Water Frame was invented by who?

[ ]	Bradley Hardacre
[x]	Richard Arkwright
[ ]	Thomas Knighton
[ ]	Walter Higginbottom