locomotive
Locomotives provide motive power for trains. This topic is part of Transportation within Technology. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
locomotive trivia questions
A locomotive pulls or pushes what?
Answer: Train cars
Bonus fact: Locomotives provide motive power for trains.
What fuel powered many classic steam locomotives?
Answer: Coal
Bonus fact: Coal-fired boilers generated steam for many historic locomotives.
What mechanism transfers piston motion to driving wheels on a steam locomotive?
Answer: Connecting rods and crank mechanism
Bonus fact: Rods convert reciprocating piston motion into wheel rotation.
A steam locomotive is powered by what?
Answer: Steam engine
Bonus fact: Burning fuel heats water to make steam.
Which British engineer built the famous locomotive Rocket?
Answer: George Stephenson
Bonus fact: Stephenson's Rocket won the Rainhill Trials in 1829.
Which Keaton film features a locomotive chase during the Civil War?
Answer: The General
Bonus fact: The General is now considered a silent-film classic.