Science Year launch

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Wouldn't it be great to look at a building plan and think…I can make this a really pleasant building to work in.

Or to look at a helicopter and think…I know how to make that good helicopter a GREAT helicopter. 'Engineer' covers hundreds of different jobs, this is a quiz to make you think about what engineers do for YOU! And Rolls-Royce have kindly donated 20, yes that's right 20 winners this month, executive globe puzzles from their collection to celebrate their Rolls-Royce Science Prize competition for teachers. Have a look in our MEET YOUR MATCH database at the engineering section if you fancy finding out more about this coolest of professions….

Idea, design, plan, make – GO!


01

What do Rolls-Royce Make?

Posh Cars

Aeronautical and Marine Engines
Tinned Pineapple
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02

What do Rolls-Royce Cars Make

Posh Cars

A range of footwear

Garden Furniture
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03

What Are Civil Engineers?

Polite to everyone

People who design and build roads, railways, bridges and tunnels

People who design computer networks
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04

If you need a dam built who ya gonna call?

Ghost Busters

Dam Busters

A Civil Engineer
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05

Who Built the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Paddington Station, and The Great Western Railway?

Bernie Clifton
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Paddington Bear
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06

Ferdinand von Zeppelin was famous for engineering what?

Cattle grids

Cigarette Lighters

Airships
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07

You see a problem, you invent a solution, you engineer the prototype. Who did all this to come up with the windshield wiper in 1903?

Mary Anderson

Anders Maryson

Andrew Sonmary
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08

Leonardo Da Vinci was a genius, and all rounder, combining painting, sculpting, architecture, science, and…

Zoo Keeping
Tap Dancing
Engineering
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09

Which of the following are not strictly branches of Engineering

Medical, Ceramic, Mechanical
Chemical, Industrial, Aeronautical
Political, Philosophical, Hair
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10

Rowan Atkinson (AKA Mr Bean and Blackadder) started out by studying…

Acting

Electrical Engineering

Ant Farming
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