TRANSPORTATION QUIZ

1.

Where can you travel on the worlds longest subway system?

Seoul

New York City

London

Seoul subway serving the Seoul Metropolitan Area is the longest subway system in the world. The total
route length of the system extended as far as 940km as of 2013.
The 468km network of the Shanghai Metro makes it the world's second longest.
2.

Which country has the first public bus system?

France

Mexico

India

in Nantes, France in 1826

3.

In which countries must you drive on the right?

Brazil

4.

Canada

China

Korea

Russia

Singapore

What were the first wheels made of?

Stone

wood

metal

Archaeological evidence suggests that the invention of the wheel took place in Mesopotamia, in the
Middle East, during the period between the fifth and the third millennium BCE. However, it is still a
mystery as to who actually made the first wheel. It is interesting to note that the first wheel ever made was
not used for any kind of transportation. Rather, it was used by potters to spin clay for making vessels and
other useful goods. The vessels were then used for storing food and water. So we can say that the first ever
wheels were used for manufacturing purpose, and not for transportation. The first wooden wheel in the
world was found in Slovenia. According to Austrian experts, it is more than 5000 years old, thus making it
the oldest wooden wheel.
5.

Who were the first travelers in a hot-air balloon?

American scientists

French scientists

farm animals

On the 19th September 1783 Pilatre De Rozier, a scientist, launched the first hot air balloon called
'Aerostat Reveillon'. The passengers were a sheep, a duck and a rooster and the balloon stayed in the air
for a grand total of 15 minutes before crashing back to the ground.
6.

Where can you ride the worlds fastest train?

France

Japan

China

Shanghai Maglev tops the list with its maximum operational speed of 430km/h and average speed of
251kmph. The Maglev started commercial operations in April 2004.
It runs on the 30.5km Shanghai Maglev Line, which is the first commercially operated high-speed
magnetic levitation line, extending from Longyang Road Station of Metro Line 2 and ending at Shanghai
Pudong International Airport.
Shanghai Maglev is owned and operated by Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co.
(SMTDC). The train was constructed by a joint venture of Siemens and ThyssenKrupp.
7.

Which city had the worlds first subway system?

Paris

Tokyo

London

The earliest metro system, the London Underground, first opened as an "underground railway" in 1863; [2]
its first electrified underground line opened in 1890, [2] making the London Underground the world's first
metro system

8.

In which countries must you drive on the left?

Australia

Japan

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Thailand