Transport 1
1. Name the shipping line that owned the Titanic?
White star line
2. KITT was the name of the car in Knight rider but what does the acronym KITT stand for? (In the original programme)?
Knight Industries Two Thousand
3. On which motorway would you find Newport Pagnell services?
M1
4. On what kind of vehicles would you find “Battenburg markings”?
Emergency vehicles
5. The 'Taurus' is a car model for which manufacturer?
Ford
6. Explorer, Street Triple, Rocket and Thunderbird are motorbikes of which manufacturer?
Triumph
7. Which New York airport was re-named after President John F Kennedy?
Idlewilde
8. After cars, what are the most commonly used four wheeled devices by the public?
Supermarket trolley
9. What is the name given to the amber coloured globe on top of a striped pole that marks a pedestrian crossing in the UK?
Belisha Beacon
10. What road improvements were introduced in the sides of the roads in the UK in 1925 to help reduce road accidents?
The painting of white lines
Transport 2
1. What is the correct name of the cable car that runs from Greenwich peninsula to the docklands?
Emirates air way
2. What do the French call the English channel?
La Manche
3. Which company made the much-loved Chopper bicycle?
Raleigh
4. The isolated Dalton Highway is in which American state?
Alaska
5. What is the name of the controversial boss of Ryanair?
Michael O’Leary
6. If your luggage label is tagged with the airport label CDG, which city are you flying into?
Paris
7. On film, how do we better know the racing car “Paragon Panther”?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
8. What word means the deliberate sinking of a ship?
Scuttling/ Scuttle
9. What is the nickname given to the exam that London black cab drivers have to pass?
The knowledge
10. How fast is a car towing a caravan allowed to travel on a motorway in mph?
60
Transport 3
1. Which US highway is known as the Main street of America?
Route 66
2. Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of which Motor manufacturer?
Toyota
3. The Sikorsky R-4 was the first massed produced helicopter but in which decade was it introduced?
The 1940’s
4. The hawse is a hole in the side of a ship for what?
The anchor cable
5. Ben Gurion International airport serves which city?
Tel Aviv
6. The Leyland Titan and Leyland Olympian were models of what type of transport?
Double Decker buses
7. What is the name of the US electric car manufacturer, founded in 2003, whose cars include the Model S and the Model X?
Tesla motors
8. The Hindhead tunnel is in which English county?
Surrey
9. Other than the UK and Ireland, 2 other EU countries drive on the left. Name one of them.
Cyprus and Malta
10. The Mitsubishi Pajero is known by different names in Spanish speaking countries because the word Pajero means what in Spanish?
Wanker
Transport 4
1. The B52 bomber first flew 1952 but which company made it?
Boeing
2. At what age is an average car required to take its first MOT test?
3
3. John Wayne Airport is in which US state?
California
4. Which ship began its epic voyage on the 6th September 1620?
Mayflower
5. Popular in Egypt, what type of transport is a Felucca?
A boat
6. In 2017 Venice announced a ban on what transport?
Cruise ships
7. Which car company makes the “Sorrento”?
Kia
8. What number was on the first ever number plate issued in 1903?
A1
9. Which A road connects London and Edinburgh?
A1
10. In which decade was the first UK motorway, the Preston bypass opened?
1950’s (1958)
Transport 5
1. Heathrow Airport is on which London underground line?
Piccadilly
2. In which decade did the jumbo jet first take to the skies?
1969 (1960’s)
3. VW has four cars named after winds, Scirocco is one, name two of the other three?
Passat, Jetta & Bora
4. Sabena airlines was the national airline of which country from 1923 to 2001?
Belgium
5. Diablo, Jalpa, and Islero are all models made by which car manufacturer?
Lamborghini
6. Which French president officially opened the Channel Tunnel with the Queen?
Mitterand
7. According to the Guinness book of records, the Pan American highway is the longest road in the world but which US state does it start in and which Country does it end in?
Alaska and Argentina
8. In terms of transport, a zodiac is what?
An inflatable boat
9. The president of the USA’s private jumbo is called air force 1 – what is the name of his helicopter?
Marine 1
10. What is the name of the optical instrument used by navigators to measure the angular distance between 2 objects?
Sextant
Transport 6
1. The Defender is a longstanding model of which automotive company?
Land rover
2. The Up!, Eos and CC are models of which car brand?
Volkswagen
3. The deadliest aviation disaster in history took place in 1977 with a collision between 2 planes on what holiday island?
Tenerife
4. In what decade was the breathalyser introduced?
1960’s (1967)
5. What precisely does a road sign showing a steam train in a red triangle mean?
Level crossing without a barrier
6. From which Scottish town does a passenger ferry service to Belfast operate?
Stranraer
7. In terms of transport, what is a twin otter?
A plane
8. The Watford Gap service station is on which motorway?
M1
9. What was a bicycle first called, a combination of the Latin words for 'speed' and 'foot'?
Velocipede
10. What letter does the DVLA give to number plates that belong to vehicles whose age or identity is in doubt?
Q
Transport 7
1. What do the initials MG stand for in the name of the classic car manufacturer?
Morris Garages
2. Which is the longest of the London Underground lines?
Central line
3. Gravelly Hill interchange is one of the biggest motorway interchanges in Europe. But how do we know it?
Spaghetti Junction
4. Which Indian car company makes the Scorpio and the Bolero?
Mahindra
5. Willys-Overland were an American automotive company, best known for introducing which vehicle in the 1940's?
Jeep
6. The first aerial photograph was taken from what kind of craft?
Hot air balloon
7. FlyNiki is an airline started by which ex-sportsman?
Niki Lauder
8. The Lincoln futura, a 1955 concept car is best known for appearing in which 1960’s TV programme?
Batman
9. The longest A road in England runs from Bodmin in Cornwall to Mansfield in Nottingham. Which road is it?
A38
10. What two countries did the Titanic visit after leaving Southampton on its doomed maiden voyage?
France & Ireland
Transport 8
1. Which Victorian railway station in London reopened in 2007 after a £800 million restoration?
St Pancras
2. Which car maker makes the Adam?
Vauxhall
3. Which motorway links Birmingham and Exeter?
M5
4. Which manufacturing transport company did Joseph Cyril Bamford found in 1945?
JCB
5. In transport terms, what is a contrail?
The trail left in the sky by a jet plane
6. What name was shared by Andy Green and Peter Noble’s world land speed record breaking cars?
Thrust
7. What is the name given to a cable railway that goes up and down a steep slope?
Funicular
8. What is kept in a ship's binnacle?
Compass
9. Sold in the US as the Volkswagen rabbit, how do we know the car in the UK?
The Golf
10. Which motorcycle company introduced the jet ski in 1972?
Kawasaki
Transport 9
1. Who is the patron saint of travellers?
St Christopher
2. What make of car was James Dean driving when he had his fatal accident?
Porsche
3. What is the national airline of Spain?
Iberia
4. Who, in 1995 became the first person to fly across the Pacific in a balloon?
Steve Fossett
5. Which airliner featured a "droop snoot"?
Concorde
6. Ermine Street is a Roman road that links which 2 cities?
London and York
7. Which safety conscious car manufacturer was the first to introduce seat belts back in 1948?
Volvo
8. What make of car did Roger Moore drive in the original series of The Saint?
Volvo
9. Which motorcycle manufacturer is known for its "Gold Wing" model?
Honda
10. Which car manufacturer's name derives from the Korean for ‘Great House’ or 'Great Universe’?
Daewoo
Transport 10
1. Which country did the Skoda originate in?
Czechoslovakia
2. A drogue is used to slow down what type of transport?
A boat
3. Which line is coloured silver grey on the London underground map?
Jubilee line
4. Which company makes the Sea king helicopter as used by the RAF for their search and rescue operations?
Westland
5. What is the most Northerly International airport in Scotland?
Aberdeen
6. King Fahd International airport, the largest in the world is in which country?
Saudi Arabia
7. Which famous vehicle has used licence plates SCV 00919 and SCV 1?
The Popemobile
8. The M5 motorway runs from West Bromwich to which UK city?
Exeter
9. Which motor company is based in Malvern in Worcestershire?
Morgan
10. In which decade was Ferrari’s first model released?
1930’s (1937)
Transport 11
1. Gary Burrell and Min Kao founded which US-based navigation systems company in 1989?
Garmin
2. Which London tube station was called Gillespie Road before adopting the name of a nearby football club in 1932?
Arsenal
3. What does the Q in Qantas stand for?
Queensland
4. What motor company's badge contains a red cross and a green snake?
Alfa Romeo
5. Wetherspoons opened their first motorway pub in 2013 on which motorway?
M40
6. What was the name of the rival company to Harley-Davidson, whose models included the Chief and Scout?
Indian
7. The name of which vehicle means Wasp in Italian?
Vespa
8. Which waterway is known by the nickname "the highway to India"?
Suez
9. What was its nickname given to the 1969 Dodge Charger in the TV programme "Dukes of Hazzard"?
The General Lee
10. What sort of Transport Company did the Wright brothers run whilst they were experimenting with flight?
A bicycle company
Transport 12
1. What word describes parts of a ship or its cargo deliberately thrown overboard to lighten the load?
Jetsam
2. Which motorway links Glasgow and Edinburgh?
M8
3. In transport terms, what does AAIB stand for?
Air accidents Investigation branch
4. Which car manufacturer makes the Jazz model?
Honda
5. Hyundai and Kia motor manufacturers are both based in which country?
South Korea
6. If you fly into Logan airport, which US city are you flying into?
Boston
7. In 1869 in Dumbarton, the only surviving clipper was launched. What is its name?
The cutty sark
8. The 'C-MAX' is a car model for which manufacturer?
Ford
9. Drop, Aero and Moustache are types of bicycle what?
Handlebars
10. The turtle, built in 1775, is acknowledged as the very first of what form of transport?
Submarine
Transport 13
1. The Ambassador, whose production ceased in 2014 after 56 years, is an iconic car of which country?
India
2. In March 1978, a tanker ran aground off the Brittany coast causing serious pollution; what was the name of the ship?
Amoco Cadiz
3. Who made the 1st Atlantic crossing in a hot air balloon in 1987?
Richard Branson
4. What's the name of the famous Rolls-Royce mascot?
Spirit of ecstasy
5. What is the newest line on the London Underground?
Jubilee
6. Which car company makes the QashQai?
Nissan
7. Which British airport is the headquarters to Easy-jet?
Luton
8. The St Petersburg Metro claims to have the longest of what form of transport?
Escalator
9. Where is the company Daewoo based?
South Korea
10. In which country is the Airbus airplane builder based? France
France
Transport 14
1. Which car company made the Marina car?
Morris
2. The white helmets are an army display team who do displays on what kind of vehicle?
Motorbikes
3. In which English city is The National Railway Museum?
York
4. What type of plane do the red arrows fly?
The hawk (t1 trainer)
5. Which car company has the slogan “the power to surprise”?
Kia
6. Which Ford Model was introduced in 1982 as a replacement for the Cortina?
Sierra
7. Which 2 companies teamed up in 1994 to make the SMART car?
Swatch and Mercedes
8. A statue of which poet and ex-poet laureate stands in St. Pancras Station on the Eurostar platform?
Sir John Betjemen
9. In New York transport terms, where do Sandhogs work?
On the underground
10. A 3-seater bicycle is called a what?
Tandem
Transport 15
1. HMS Holland 1, launched in 1901 was the first commercial what type of vehicle?
Submarine
2. What is the name of the Transport technology company, started in 2007 by Travis Kalanick and Garret Camp in San Francisco?
Uber
3. On a London Underground map, which line is pink?
Hammersmith and Piccadilly
4. In which decade did the first ever Zeppelin flight take place?
1900 (1900’s)
5. Felix Wankel is famous for the invention of what transport wise?
A type of internal combustion engine
6. Which was the first car manufacturer to offer a 7 year warranty on all cars sold in Europe?
Kia
7. In 1887, which city became the first to have licenced taxis?
London
8. From where would somebody driving a car with the international registration code GBA come?
Alderney
9. Holden is a carmaker founded and based in which country?
Australia
10. Which company manufactures the S4 Avant?
Audi
Transport 16
1. What is the name of the famous train built by Robert Stephenson and Company in 1829?
Rocket
2. The car maker Dacia originated in which country?
Romania
3. Which company manufactured the B29 Super fortress used in the 2nd world war?
Boeing
4. Which Indian motor company bought Jaguar Land Rover in 2008?
Tata motors
5. Where is the world’s largest underground system?
London
6. What is the longest motorway in the UK?
M6
7. The International car registration code GBM belongs to where?
Isle of Man
8. What was the name of Captain Nemo’s submarine?
Nautilus
9. Which car manufacturer has the slogan “Vorsprung durch technik”?
Audi
10. The term GT in terms of cars comes from which Italian phrase?
Gran Turismo
Transport 17
1. Which car manufacturer is named after the founder of Detroit?
Cadillac
2. In which British city is Ninian Park railway station?
Cardiff
3. What car make and model is associated with the 'Va Va Voom' advertising slogan?
Renault Clio
4. By passengers per year, name one of the two metros that are the busiest in the world?
Tokyo and Moscow
5. What new road feature made its first appearance ever outside the houses of Parliament in 1868?
Traffic lights
6. Manganese bronze holdings are manufacturers of which famous vehicles?
Black cabs
7. Which motorway is Manchester’s equivalent to London’s M25?
M60
8. Which expensive and iconic car company bought Lagonda in 1947 and still owns the brand?
Aston Martin
9. Which car company made the Minx, the Imp and the Husky?
Hillman
10. The Star ferry is a famous passenger ferry where?
Hong Kong
Transport 18
1. Built by prisoners of war as a means of escape in 1945, what type of vehicle was the Colditz Cock?
A glider
2. A catamaran is a yacht with 2 hulls - what is the name for one with three hulls?
Trimaran
3. The Karoq & Kamiq are both SUV’s built by which car maker?
Skoda
4. Which model of Ford car made between 1950 & 1972 is named after the Greek God of the west wind?
Zephyr
5. The Cresta & the Wyvern were old models by which car manufacturer?
Vauxhall
6. In railway transport, what does a fishplate hold together?
The rails
7. Which car company makes the Twingo?
Renault
8. The Gran Turismo & the GranCabrio are luxury cars made by which Italian car maker?
Maserati
9. Ian Fleming International Airport is on which island where Ian Fleming lived for a great deal of his adult life?
Jamaica
10. The ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsized moments after leaving which Belgian port in 1987?
Zeebrugge
Transport 19
1. ‘Motion and Emotion’ is the advertising slogan for which car manufacturer?
Peugeot
2. Which city's underground system has stations named Hillhead, Kelvinbridge and Cowcaddens?
Glasgow
3. What country has the international car registration letter ‘A’?
Austria
4. What type of car features in The Beach Boys song, 'Fun, Fun, Fun'?
Ford Thunderbird (T-bird)
5. Which London tube line runs from Epping to West Ruislip?
Central
6. In motoring, what does ABS stand for?
Anti-lock Braking System
7. Which car company produced the model the Dolomite?
Triumph
8. In which Italian city are the headquarters for Fiat Automobiles?
Turin
9. What were Alcock and Crown the first to do in 1919?
Fly non-stop across the Atlantic
10. What abbreviated company name stands for, translated: Spanish Touring Car Company?
SEAT
Transport 20
1. Which company sponsors the bike sharing scheme in London, popularly known as Boris bikes?
Santander
2. Which two Volkswagen models are named after sports?
Golf and polo
3. In which decade was the M25 completed?
1980's (1986)
4. What model of Land River shares its name with one of NASA's space shuttles?
Discovery
5. What is the longest motorway in Northern Ireland?
M1
6. In terms of cars, what does SUV stand for?
Sports utility vehicle
7. Which weekly car magazine, first published in 1895 refers to itself as 'The World's oldest car magazine'?
Autocar
8. The "Give peas a chance" viaduct is a bridge, famous for its graffiti, on which motorway?
M25
9. How many rings are there on the Audi logo?
4
20. What is the name given to the water buses on Venetian canals?
Vaporetti
Transport 21
1. The name of which car brand starts with the first letter of the Greek alphabet?
Alfa Romeo
2. What type of boat has twin hulls?
Catamaran
3. The 'Leaf' was Europe's best selling all-electric car in 2018. Which company makes it?
Nissan
4. What nickname is an auto rickshaw called in Thailand?
Tuk-Tuk
5. SS as in SS Great Britain stands for what?
Steam ship
6. Which millionaire built The Spruce Goose flying boat?
Howard Hughes
7. Which car brand's logo depicts a form of Viking longship?
Lada
8. What do the initials HGV stand for?
Heavy goods vehicle
9. What does RMS, as in the RMS Titanic stand for?
Royal Mail Ship
10. Which Ford car model was named after the site of the 1956 winter Olympics?
Cortina (after Cortina d’Ampezzo)
Transport 22
1. Volvo cars are from which country?
Sweden
2. Which form of personal transport was launched by inventor Dean Kamen in 2001?
Segway
3. A sloop, a brig and a yawl are all propelled by what?
Wind
4. The M11 motorway is a 52-mile motorway that links which city with northeast London?
Cambridge
5 In nautical terms, what is the opposite of port?
Starboard.
6. What bridge, according to tradition, takes four years to paint from end to end?
Forth rail bridge
7. Which company owns Bugatti, Lamborghini. Audi, Porsche, and Ducati?
Volkswagen
8. The UK's longest direct rail service runs between which two locations?
Aberdeen and Penzance
9. The RIAT is held at Fairford in Gloucestershire every year in July but what does RIAT stand for?
Royal International air tattoo
10. In which city would you find the Gare du Nord station?
Paris
Transport 23
1. Which motor company makes the Mokka?
Vauxhall
2. Jones the steam was the driver of which fictional train?
Ivor the engine
3. Which country did the commercial vehicle company Scania originate in?
Sweden
4. In which city was the Titanic built?
Belfast
5. Rugby services were named the best motorway services 2022 and 2023 but which motorway would you find them on?
M6
6. How old does a road vehicle need to be to be described as a classic?
25
7. In which decade did cats' eyes appear as a safety feature on our roads?
1930's
8. What is the name of the largest coach station in London which serves as a terminus for many medium and long distance UK coach services?
Victoria
9. In Peter Pan, what is the name of Captain Hook's ship?
The Jolly Roger
10. The Electric ID Buzz won car of the year 2023 but who makes it?
Volkswagen
Ships and boats
1. Which famous luxury yacht manufacturer is based in Poole harbour in Dorset?
Sunseeker
2. What is the name of the first armour plated, iron hulled ship that is now on display at Portsmouth?
HMS Warrior
3. Whilst at sea, boats can encounter growlers. But what are growlers?
Little ice bergs
4. What is the name given to a fast 19th Century ship with multiple masts and a square rig?
Clipper
5. When the Titanic sank in 1912, what was the name of the ship that rescued the survivors?
RMS Carpathia
6. What is the name of the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, which shared its name with a space shuttle and a fictional space ship?
USS Enterprise
7. What type of boat has underwater wings that develop lift in the water?
Hydrofoil
8. There is a regular hovercraft service between Southsea and which seaside town?
Ryde on the Isle of Wight
9. What is secured on a ship's cathead?
Anchor
10. What is the name of the water that collects in the bottom of a boat?
Bilge
Flight 1
1. Cathay Pacific is the international airline of which country?
Hong Kong
2. What was the first passenger jet larger than a Jumbo Jet?
Airbus 380
3. Ireland has 3 international airports. Dublin is one, Name one of the other two?
Shannon and Cork
4. In which decade did the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first functional helicopter fly?
1930’s (1936)
5. What flammable gas filled the Hindenburg that was destroyed by fire in 1937?
Hydrogen
6. In March 1999 Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones became the first people to circumnavigate the world in what type of transport?
Hot air balloon
7. Which county is Gatwick airport in?
West Sussex
8. What is the world’s largest airline in terms of freight carried?
FedEx
9. Which airline owned the jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988?
Pan AM
10. What is the National airline of Italy?
Alitalia
Flight 2
1. Oliver Tambo airport serves which city?
Johannesburg
2. Which company made the aircraft Viscount, Valiant and Vulcan?
Vickers
3. What type of aircraft was the real star of Top Gun?
F14 Tomcat
4. Which aircraft manufacturer makes the Black Hawk helicopter?
Sikorsky
5. Which artist is the main airport at Malaga named after?
Pablo Picasso
6. What is the name of the main international airport in the Netherlands?
Schiphol
7. What is the National airline of Italy?
Alitalia
8. The airport on the Portuguese Island of Madeira was renamed in 2017 after which footballer?
Cristiano Ronaldo
9. What colour is the black box flight recorder in a plane?
Orange
10. In 1952 The world's first ever jet airliner, makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg. What was the plane?
The De Havilland Comet 1
Railways and trains 1
1. Who was the first monarch to travel by train?
Queen Victoria
2. Which train is famous for breaking the world speed record for a locomotive in 1938 – a record that it still holds?
The Mallard
3. Harrow and Wealsdon and Queens Park are the 2 termini on which London underground Line?
Bakerloo
4. In song, on what train will you leave Pennsylvania station at about a quarter to four?
Chattanooga choo choo
5. What is the name of the main railway station in Edinburgh?
Waverley
6. Which London railway station close to Trafalgar square is traditionally considered the centre of London, from which distances to London are measured?
Charing Cross
7. Amtrak provides intercity rail transport in which country?
America
8. What is the name of the railway that travels from Moscow to Vladivostok?
The Trans Siberian
9. In which city do you find Lime Street and Cressington railway stations?
Liverpool
10. Who created the Great Western Railway?
IK Brunel
Railways and trains 2
1. What name is given to a small unmanned train station that stops only by customer request?
Halt
2. Between which two cities did the train, ‘The Flying Scotsman’ operate?
Edinburgh and London
3. What is the first name of fictional ‘Jones the Steam’, the driver of Ivor the Engine?
Edwin
4. Which city has an underground system nicknamed “The clockwork orange”?
Glasgow
5. Maglev is a form of high speed rail transport but what does Maglev stand for?
Magnetic levitation
6. SNCF is the state run railway of which country?
France
7. The Shinkansen is the railway system in which country?
Japan
8. Which railway station has a record 67 platforms?
Grand central, New York
9. From which London railway station do you catch the Heathrow express?
Paddington
10. Track 61 is a private railway platform underneath which New York hotel, linking it to Grand Central Station?
The Waldorf Astoria