Welcome to Transportation Trivia 2016! Thank you to our generous - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to Transportation Trivia 2016!

Thank you to our generous Transportation Trivia sponsor!

SPECIAL THANKS TO Radio room for hosting Grab a pint of Hopworks’ “Holden Caulfield” – light rye beer.

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ROUND ONE

Q 1.1: In what year did electric streetcars start service in Portland, replacing steam, cable, and horse-drawn service? A. 1856 B. 1870 C. 1889 D. 1905

Q 1.2: Which Brexit agitator has a bike share system unofficially named after him?

Q 1.3: As of April 2016, how many trips have been made on publicly-owned bike sharing bikes since 2008 in the US? A. Over 4.3 million B. Over 6.3 million C. Over 32 million D. Over 71 million

Q 1.4: What is the name of the program that started in the late 1990s and provided free bicycles for the Portland community to share?

Q 1.5: In 2015, which country added 59 new bike share systems? A. UK B. China C. Sweden D. Japan

Q 1.6: The German Baron Karl von Drais invented what is commonly considered the predecessor of the bicycle in the early 1800s. Called the Laufmaschine , it was two wheels connected by a wooden frame; it had no drive train or pedals and was essentially a strider bike for adults. What other names refer to this contraption? (See photo – next slide)

Q 1.7: In which year did Bogota, Colombia begin hosting the now-famous weekly ciclovía event? A. 1962 B. 1974 C. 1980 D. 1986

Q 1.8: In which city and which year was the first on-street bike lane installed in the US? A. Cleveland, OH, 1953 B. Seattle, WA, 1959 C. Davis, CA, 1967 D. Denver, CO, 1973

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ROUND TWO

Q 2.1: In which year did the League of American Wheelmen (the predecessor to the League of American Bicyclists) institute a ban on non-white members? A. 1875 B. 1894 C. 1912 D. 1923 BONUS Q: In which year was the “color ban” revoked?

Q 2.2: What is the longest highway in the United States?

Q 2.3: The term “bikeway” was invented by cycling enthusiasts in which US city, leading to a system of blue-and-white signs funded in part by the Chamber of Commerce? A. Homestead, FL B. Austin, TX C. San Jose, CA D. Portland, OR

Q 2.4: In 1897, the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, a highly-trained group of 8 African-American army officers, rode their specially-equipped military bicycles from where to where? A. Nashville, TN to Cincinnati, OH B. San Antonio, TX to Fort Worth, TX C. Greenville, SC to Raleigh, NC D. Fort Missoula, MT to St. Louis, MO

Q 2.5: Purportedly in response to a bet that no woman could cycle around the world, in 1895 this Jewish immigrant mother of three set off to circumnavigate the globe by bicycle. She carried only a change of clothes and a pearl-handled revolver. Upon her successful return, she earned $5,000. What was her name?

Q 2.6: What is the name of the smallest city in the world with a subway system?

Q 2.7: When and where was the term "jaywalker" introduced in the US? A. Bellington, WA, 1891 B. Grants Pass, OR, 1913 C. Portland, ME, 1926 D. Syracuse, NY, 1941

Q 2.8: Which city was designed so that the entire community was a "woonerf"? (A woonerf is a “living street” where all users intermingle; it is intended to be a place for people where cars are tolerated.)

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Second round prizes

FINAL ROUND

Q 3.1: Where was the first parking meter in the United States installed? A. Oklahoma City B. Minneapolis C. Saint Augustine D. Pittsburgh

Q 3.2: Which Asian city tore down an elevated freeway in 2011 and replaced it with a green space and daylighted river?

Q 3.3: In 2015, how many repairs were made at New Columbia's Bike Repair Hub? A. 324 B. 457 C. 693 D. 809

Q 3.4: This term refers to quick, temporary, inexpensive, unofficial installations in public space, such as guerilla gardening or pop-up bike lanes.

Q 3.5: What was the name given to the organized coast-to-coast bike ride commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence?

Q 3.6: Which Dutch city has the highest bicycle mode share in the world, reported at over 50%?

Q 3.7: What was the official name of the bridge that collapsed four months after its opening in 1940 due to "aeroelastic flutter"? Bonus point: what was its nickname?

Q 3.8: In what year did Portland issue the original RFP for a bike share operator?

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Round 3 prizes:

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