Railroad Quiz

1.  What was the earliest type of guided rail transport?

• Wagonway
• Cartway
• Carriageway
• Hundway

1.  How does friction help railroad success?

• It helps with braking
• It allows grater loads to be moved with less energy
• It helps move liquid goods easier and more efficiently
• A and B

1.  Who is credited creating the first successful steam locomotive and building the first railways in England?

• James Clifford 
• George Clifford
• George Stephenson
• James Stephenson

1.  How long did it take to build the Transcontinental Railroad?

• 9 years
• 10 years
• 5 years
• 7 years

1.  Where were the two railroads that made up the transcontinental railroads joined?

• Kansas
• Utah
• Texas
• Nebraska

1.  Effects of the Transcontinental Railroad included:

• Opened east coast markets to the west coast
• Opened the mid-portion of US to settlement
• Improved postal services
• All of the above

1.  What world event brought the highest ridership on railroads in the US?

• World War I
• CIvil War
• World War II
• Korean War

1.  What percentage of freight transport in the US is by rail?

• 30
• 40 
• 35
• 45

When was the Golden Age of Rail in the US?

• 1776-1841
• 1878-1945
• 1873-1930
• 1900-1960

1.  Why is the future of rail in the US bright?

• Rail is more efficient for shipping goods
• Rail goes where trucks can't go
• Rail has a monopoly on freight
• Rail uses electricity instead of fossil fuel