Planes
Trains
And Automobiles!
Jump on the Bus, Gus
Going Underground
100
The major airline based in Atlanta.
What is: Delta?
100
The last train car.
What is: a caboose?
100
The person that invented the first gasoline-powered car.
A. Henry Ford
B. Karl Benz
C. Gottlieb Daimler
D. Ransom Eli Olds
Who is: Karl Benz (B)?
100
The color of buses in London.
What is: Red?
100
The name for the Atlanta subway.
What is: MARTA?
200
The airport code of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
What is: DFW?
200
Where a cowcatcher can be found.
A. On a western cattle drive
B. At Pullman car steps, helping overweight passengers
C. Guiding beef cattle out of stock cars
D. At the lower front of the locomotive
What is: At the lower front of the locomotive (D)?
200
The Bruce Springsteen song about a odd colored car.
What is "Pink Cadillac"?
200
Favorite kids songs about buses.
What is: "The Wheels on the Bus"?
200
The oldest subway line in the world.
A. The London Underground
B. The Istanlbul Tunnel
C. Chicago 'L'
D. The Paris Metropolitain
What is: The London Underground?
The underground or tube in London is the oldest transport system of its kind in the world. It opened on 10th January 1863 with steam locomotives.
300
The country who's national airlines is Aeroflot.
What is: Russia?
300
The phrase "The Real McCoy" was first used when workers were wary of knockoff lubricating systems.
A. True
B. False
What is: True (A)?
300
The adjective for less-than-full-size cars.
A. Mini
B. Compact
C. Petite
D. Pocket
What is: Compact (B)?
300
The number of passengers the largest bus can hold.
A. 50
B.100
C. 200
D. 300
What is: 300 (D)?
The biarticulated chassis, Volvo Gran Artic 300, is 30 meter long.
300
The busiest subway in the world.
A. Shanghai Metro
B. Beijing Subway
C. New York City Subway
D. Tokyo Metro
What is: Shanghai Metro (A)?
The Shanghai Metro has the highest annual ridership at 2.83 billion trips.
400
Song by John Denver about the heartbreak of being far away from the one you love.
What is: "Leaving on a Jet Plane"?
400
The railroad that ran a passenger train called "Pony Express".
A. Union Pacific
B. Southern Pacific
C. Rio Grande
D. Rock Island
What is: Union Pacific (A)?
The Union Pacific's Pony Express was the only really heavy passenger train in the area, and operated between Denver and Salt Lake via the Borie Cutoff, bypassing Cheyenne.
400
The name of the David Hasselhoff's talking car in "Knight Rider".
Who is: Kitt?
400
The length of the longest bus route.
A. 510 miles
B. 1029 miles
C. 1475 miles
D. 1615 miles
What is: 1615 miles (D)?
The longest operational bus route in the world today is between Lima, Peru and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dubbed the Interoceanic Highway, it is 1615 miles long and takes over 100 hours to complete.
400
Where the first subway line in the United States was located.
What is: Boston?
500
The panels that are raised on top of the wings after touchdown on landing.
A. Spoilers
B. Ailerons
C. Speed Reducers
D. Elevators
What are: Spoilers (A)?
500
The train taken in the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra.
A. Last train to Clarksville
B. The "A" Train
C. Silver Bullet
D. Crazy Train
What is: the "A" Train?
500
The brand of the LeSabre, Century, and Roadmaster.
What is: Buick?
500
When the first bus started operating?
A. 1609
B. 1776
C. 1662
D. 1901
What is: 1662 (C)?
The first bus line was started in Paris and were initially used only by upper class citizens.
500
The 1974 movie about the hijack of a New Your City Subway car.
What is: "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"?