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Transport 116376 is a selection of 10 questions. Transport 116376 is the filename to differentiate it from other Transport quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 When the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, which company operated it?
A White Star Line
2 Which famous train used to run between Paris and Istanbul?
A The Orient Express – service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL)
3 In which year did hundreds people die in the horrific Tenerife airport disaster?
A 1977 (on 27 March 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway)
4 The Schneider Trophy was awarded to what type of aeroplane?
A Sea planes (no longer awarded, the Schneider Trophy is now on display at the Science Museum, South Kensington, London)
5 In which year did railways suffer the closure of 2,128 stations due to Dr Richard Beeching slashing rail routes by a quarter?
A 1963
6 Where was the bomb that Richard Reid planned to use to blow up a plane on December 22nd, 2001?
A In his shoes (During the flight, Reid tried to detonate his shoes, but he struggled to light the fuse)
7 Which company produced the wartime plane, the Mosquito?
A De Havilland – It was known for its innovative wooden construction, which was a strategic advantage given potential shortages of metal materials.
8 Which company manufactured the WW2 plane, the B17, known as the Flying Fortress?
A Boeing.
9 What word describes the protective transparent bulge housing the pilot on an fighter plane?
A Canopy (blister)
10 What was the name of the Wright brothers’ first aeroplane?
A Wright Flyer (also known as the Flyer 1 or the 1903 Flyer).