Transport 131008

Transport 131008 is a selection of 10 questions. Transport 131008 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   What was the name of Apollo 11’s lunar landing module?
A   Eagle. It was named after the bald eagle, which was featured prominently on the mission insignia.

2   Who in 1975 sang about his Funky Moped?
A   Jasper Carrot, he rose to fame in 1975 with a novelty hit single, Funky Moped, though it was the risqué B-side – Magic Roundabout – which was the real reason for shifting so many copies. Banned by the BBC, the track gathered momentum once nightclub DJs began selling the record privately.

3   Who set out on a sea voyage in a pea-green boat?
A   The Owl and the Pussycat. They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound-note.

4   What railway runs between Moscow and Vladivostok?
A   Trans-Siberian railway (for 5722 miles)

5   How many engines power a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jet airliner?
A   Three (one engine under each wing and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer)

6   Which bus model did London Transport use from 1956 until replaced by bendy buses in 2005?
A   Routemaster

7   During the First World War, what form of transport did 6,000 French troops use to travel to the First Battle of the Mame?
A   Taxicabs

8   Which global transport conglomerate has as its logo a seven-pointed white star on a blue background?
A   Maersk (A.P. Moller Mærsk Group, it’s Danish and is the largest container shipping company in the world)

9   What was the world’s first production passenger jetliner?
A   The de Havilland ‘Comet’ (it suffered from catastrophic metal fatigue not understood before, because of its large square windows; three of them broke up during mid-flight)

10   In which year did Clive Sinclair launch his C5 electric vehicle?
A   1985 (10th January)