Show:
ON THE WATER
TRAINS and SUBWAYS
ON THE ROADS
IN THE SKY
Name That Tune
100
What was the name of the famous ship that hit an ice burg and sank?
What is the Titanic, a famous British passenger ship, struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912. The ship sank about 2 ½ hours later in the North Atlantic Ocean. A total of 1,517 people died, and 705 people, mostly women and children, were rescued.
100
What is the standard width of a railroad track?
What is 4 ft and 8.5 inches. These measurements go back to roman times.
100
How were the first bicycles powered to move along?
The first bicycles, much like scooters, were powered by pushing the feet against the ground. Foot pedals were added in Scotland in 1839.
100
The First Hot Air Balloon Trip transported what?
A Duck, A Sheep and A Rooster On June 5, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers in France sent a duck, a sheep, and a rooster into the air for eight minutes. The animals returned safely, thus paving the way for human balloon travel to begin later that year.
100
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkN4J2l1UaA
What is the Locomotion - Kylie Minogue "The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade, performed by artists of three different ethnicities: originally American pop singer Little Eva in 1962 (U.S. #1); then American band Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 (U.S. #1); and Australian singer Kylie Minogue in 1988 (U.S. #3). The song is a popular and enduring example of the dance-song genre: much of the lyrics are devoted to a description of the dance itself, usually done as a type of line dance. However, the song came before the dance. "The Loco-Motion" is ranked #359 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
200
What is the name for the a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.
What is a submarine. It is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term most commonly refers to a large, crewed, autonomous vessel. It is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely operated vehicles and robots, as well as medium-sized or smaller vessels, such as the midget submarine and the wet sub.
200
Where was the first Subway System Built?
In London. London's subway system, the first and still the largest in the world, opened in 1863. Boston's system is the oldest in the United States; it was opened in 1897. MAP: http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/downloads/tube_map.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/downloads/tube_map.html&h=1069&w=1600&sz=278&tbnid=xUX-9ZegRtvryM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=121&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Blondon%2Bsubway%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=map+of+london+subway&usg=__XIhHJev3qpkhaUfVHjzoUKY3lxc=&docid=paMrpcCsgvjNUM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PpGdUfnCHLij4APj34DoDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CC0Q9QEwAA&dur=1496
200
How much do you think the worlds most expensive car sold for?
The 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe was sold for $8.7 million in 1987.
200
What is the scientific name for having a fear of planes or flying?
What is aerophobia. Fear of flying is a fear of being on an airplane (aeroplane), or other flying vehicle, such as a helicopter, while in flight. It is also sometimes referred to as aerophobia, aviatophobia, or aviophobia. There is no need to be afraid of flying, in fact donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
200
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsjFi4KkOZc
What is Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
300
What is the name of the largest cruise ship?
What is The Oasis of the Seas! It holds up to 6,300 people! http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?shipCode=OA
300
What is the name of the type of train that carries objects or goods, but not people?
What is a freight train. Trains that carry people are called passenger trains. Trains that carry things are called freight trains. A freight train can move thousands of tons of goods across a continent.
300
What was Henry Ford famous for?
Henry Ford created the first inexpensive mass-produced automobile -- the Model T -- and revolutionized American industry by developing and refining assembly line manufacturing. Ford began his working life as a machinist, then became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company. (He and Thomas Edison remained close friends for decades.) In his spare time Ford tinkered with creating a motorized vehicle, and in 1896 introduced the Quadricycle, a four-wheeled cart with a gasoline engine. (Ford has often been credited with inventing the automobile, though historians now agree he was only one of many people who built motorized cars.) In 1903 the Ford Motor Company was founded, and in 1908 Ford introduced the Model T. By 1924 10 million Model T cars had been sold and Detroit had become the auto-making capital of America. Ford remained one of the country's most famous and influential businessmen until his death in 1947.
300
Who was the first person to fly across the Atlantic?
In 1927, when Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly across the Atlantic. The journey took Lindbergh 33 ½ hours to cross the Atlantic Ocean in "The Spirit of St. Louis", his single-engine plane.
300
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4hsC0nRvZM
What is I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver "Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a song written by John Denver in 1966 and most famously recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. The original title of the song was "Babe, I Hate to Go" but Denver's then producer Milt Okun convinced him to change the title.
400
What is the difference between a boat and a ship?
The basic difference between a boat and a ship is that boats are designed for rivers and inland waterways, ships for seas and oceans. More technically, there is a difference in their centre of gravity that makes a boat lean in when turning, while a ship leans outwards.
400
How fast does the fastest train go?
The Shanghai Maglev train has a maximum "in service" speed of 268mph (431km/h) although it did reach 311mph (501km/h) on a test run in 2006. However, the highest speed achieved so far by any train is on the Japan Railways Group Maglev test track at Miyazaki where an unmanned Maglev train achieved the speed of 361mph (581km/h). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPduAYKk_6I
400
What are considered the three best selling cards of all time?
What is Three cars have been widely acknowledged as the "bestselling automobile in the world" since Ford built its millionth Model T on December 10, 1915. The Model T itself remained the highest seller until forty five years after production ceased in 1927. On February 17, 1972 Volkswagen claimed that the Ford had been superseded by the Beetle, when the 15,007,034th was manufactured. Although The Model T has subsequently been credited with 16.5 million units sold, this anomaly is moot in light of the Beetle reaching 21 million. The Beetle remained the bestselling vehicle until the late 1990s, when it was itself overtaken by the Toyota Corolla. This was an example of the modern practice of applying a brand name across a range of vehicles, and retaining it for marketing purposes even as the car changes. While the first Corolla in 1966 was rear wheel drive and rode on a 2286 mm wheelbase, the current front wheel drive versions share a 2600 mm wheelbase and use a mechanically unrelated platform.
400
Every ___ seconds a plane makes a landing in the world?
What is 3 seconds. Every 3 seconds in the world a plane makes a landing. http://www.flightradar24.com/
400
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKKP_cZuk54
What is 409 - by the Beach Boys BONUS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkHliu4fQW4 Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys
500
What do you think the longest time spent traveling on the sea in a boat was?
Medway River, Kent, UK--Bill, 83, and Laurel Cooper, 82, have spent the past 36 years sailing round the world; they have travelled four times across the globe, visited 45 countries and survived a hurricane during four decades at sea , setting the world record for the Longest time spent at sea, according to World Record
500
What is considered the longest train in the world at this present moment.
BHP Billiton Iron Ore operates two heavy haulage railroads to Port Hedland Australia, one running 426km from Newman and the Yandi and Area C mines, and the other 210km from the Yarrie mine. BHP Billiton Iron Ore’s Newman railway has evolved whereby they now run the longest and the heaviest trains in the world. The trains are up to 336 cars long and powered by 6000-horsepower General Electric AC locomotives. In June 2001, BHP Billiton Iron Ore ran the world’s longest and heaviest train. It stretched 7.4km, had 682 ore cars, eight locomotives, a gross weight of almost 100,000 tonnes and moved 82,262 tonnes of ore.
500
In what decade was the car radio invented?
What is 1920's. In 1929, American Paul Galvin, the head of Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, invented the first car radio. The first car radios were not available from carmakers. Consumers had to purchase the radios separately. Galvin coined the name "Motorola" for the company's new products combining the idea of motion and radio. BONUS: http://blog.carid.com/20-most-interesting-facts-about-cars
500
What is the new world record for flying around the world the fastest?
A helicopter circled the globe in 11 days, 7 hours, and 2 minutes, covering 20,888 nautical miles. In August 2008, two pilots, Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik, left LaGuardia Airport, New York, in Kasprowicz’s Agusta Westland A109 Grand Helicopter. They flew round the globe, at an average speed of 85 mph. They beat the previous world record (17 days, 6 hours, 14 minutes) by almost six days. BONUS:What is the name of the largest plane in the world? What is the Antonov An-225 Mriya. The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, Dream, NATO reporting name: "Cossack") is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft, designed by the Soviet Union's Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s. The An-225's name, Mriya (Мрiя) means "Dream" (Inspiration) in Ukrainian. It is the largest airplane in the world; it is the heaviest aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes and the biggest heavier-than-air aircraft in terms of length and wingspan in operational service. The single example built so far currently bears the civil registration UR-82060 of its Ukranian operator.[1]
500
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLLSqpYyPD8
What is On the Good Ship Lollipop - Shirley Temple BONUS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkhTA6MQ3BQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwIQz2XKshA