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History Channel Film Quiz “The Tool Bench: Hand Tools”

1. What was the name of the host of this film?

2. “It is possible that tools helped give rise to _______________.”

3. The first toolmakers were ________ generations removed from

modern humans.

4. What type of animal did the scientists in the film demonstrate how
to skin with stones?

5. The first metal used to make tools was _____________.

6. “The ____________ is the king of tools.”

7. In Colonial times, when iron hammers were not available, a

_________ _________ would make a good sledge hammer.

8. What is the term that means using a tool that does minimal or no
damage to our bodies?

9. To reduce the amount of shock that a hammer puts on the arm, a

_____________ ___________ was put inside the handle.

10. The hand ____________ is used to smooth and shape wood.

11. What was the name of the individual that made the tools in #10 for
Stanley Tools?

12. The bit brace was a drill used by woodcrafters as well as

____________.

13. Saw ____________ were one of the most difficult tools to make.
 Name___________________

14. “A hardware store has a certain sound and a certain __________.”

15. The Adjustable Spanner Wrench is commonly known as a

____________ wrench.

16. Stanley Tools started out making bolts and _____________.

17. Stanley included ____________ with the #16 product, which

increased his sales.