Historical Transportation Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 20
What is the name of a vehicle that was once used to describe any 1-man vehicle but is now pulled by trotters?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
sulky
What type of emergency-care vehicles were originally horse-drawn wagons used in 15th century Spain?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
ambulance
In which Massachusetts city did the nation's first subway open in 1897?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
boston
What was the source of power for all trains on the Manchester & Liverpool Railway that began operating in 1830?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
steam
What type of living being pulled a brouette, similar to a rickshaw?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
human
On which river did the New Orleans become the first steamboat to sail in 1811?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
mississippi
What is the name of the waterway through which Israel sent its first cargo ship in 1979?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
suez canal
What vehicle was improved in the 1890s by adding movable steel runners that allowed it to be steered?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
sled
In 1838, what type of power did the Sirius use to become the first ship to cross the Atlantic?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
steam
What type of runnerless sled was traditionally used by North American Indians to transport supplies and game over snowy terrain?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
toboggan
What powered the first railway that opened in Berlin around 1880?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
electricity
What new type of transportation did Goodyear deliver to the Navy at Lakehurst, New Jersey, in June 1952?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
blimp
Which cruise line, founded by a British shipowner, celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1990?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
cunard line
What company was established in 1852 to transport mail and supplies between New York City and San Francisco?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
wells fargo
What short-lived U.S. mail delivery service was started by the freighting firm of Russell, Majors & Waddell in 1860?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
pony express
By 1852, which first federal highway stretched from Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
national road
Which country had the longest single railroad line and was also first in freight miles traveled?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
soviet union
In which capital city did the world's first subway open in 1863?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
london
What is the name of the first transcontinental train in Europe that went into service in 1883?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
orient express
In which west coast city did Canada's Transcontinental Railroad reach from Montreal in 1887?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
vancouver
Page 1 of 1