Here is a quiz with the general theme of Transport – and I do mean “general”!
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Question of
What was the nationality of the man who built the first pedal-propelled bicycle?
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Dutch
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Scottish
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German
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English
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Question of
What type of fuel is usually used in jet aircraft engines?
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Gasoline
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Diesel
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Hydrazine
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Kerosene
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Question of
Which city has the world’s oldest metro system (underground railway)?
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London
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Moscow
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New York
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Berlin
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Question of
Which large animals did Hannibal take with him across the Alps?
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Camels
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Bears
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Elephants
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Giraffes
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Question of
What did Percy Shaw invent in 1943 that added greatly to road safety?
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Traffic lights
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Cat’s eye reflectors
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Disc brakes
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Pedestrian crossings
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Question of
Where did Wilbur Wright demonstrate powered flight to the public for the first time (in August 1908)?
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Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
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Huffman Prairie, Ohio
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Le Mans, France
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Windsor, England
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Question of
What was the name of the first ship to sail around the world?
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Golden Hind
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Victoria
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Pelican
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Cutty Sark
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Question of
Which two towns were linked by the World’s first commercial railway?
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Liverpool and Manchester
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Leicester and Derby
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Stockton and Darlington
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Norwich and Ipswich
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Question of
Which of these was the first international airline to launch a service?
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Aeroflot
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Pan Am
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Lufthansa
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KLM
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Question of
What was the name of Alexander the Great’s favourite horse?
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Marengo
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Bucephalus
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Tencendur
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Incitatus
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Right, wow, this one hurt. Missed way too many.
Oh yeah, I love this quiz but got only 4.?
I Got 6 out of 10.
Two of 10.
Got 4!
2/10
got 4 out of 10 right!
Very hard
6/10 – very interesting quiz! I was astonished to learn that “jet fuel” means home heating oil 🙂 Somehow I knew about the Stockton and Darlington!
As, no doubt, does your mate Fred Stockton!
😀
3/10 here as well, that was challenging!
3/10 Excellent quiz!
Oops, just 4 right. Good quiz, definitely learned a few things!