Trains, planes and cars quiz
Checked on 4 November 2026
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In which year did the Wright Flyer make the first sustained, controlled powered aeroplane flight?
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The answer is 1903.
On December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, the Wright Flyer made the first sustained flight by a manned, powered and controlled heavier-than-air aircraft.
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In English, Japan's Shinkansen trains are commonly known by which nickname?
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The answer is Bullet train.
The name is a literal translation of the Japanese nickname "dangan ressha", and English speakers usually call the Shinkansen the bullet train.
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Which company produced the Model T car from 1908 to 1927?
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The answer is Ford.
The Model T was built by the Ford Motor Company from October 1908 to May 1927.
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The Channel Tunnel links Folkestone in England with Coquelles in which country?
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The answer is France.
The 50 km railway tunnel under the English Channel connects Folkestone with Coquelles in northern France.
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Stephenson's Rocket locomotive was built for, and won, which 1829 competition?
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The answer is The Rainhill Trials.
Rocket was built for the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829, and it won them.
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France's TGV high-speed train opened to the public in 1981 between Paris and which city?
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The answer is Lyon.
The first TGV service opened between Paris and Lyon on 27 September 1981.
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Concorde made its first flight on 2 March 1969 from which city?
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The answer is Toulouse.
The first Concorde prototype, built by Aérospatiale, took off from Toulouse on 2 March 1969.
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The Montgolfier brothers, hot-air balloon pioneers from Annonay, were born into a family that manufactured what?
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The answer is Paper.
Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier came from a family of paper manufacturers in Annonay, France.
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Which line, officially opened in 1825, was the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives?
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The answer is Stockton and Darlington Railway.
The Stockton and Darlington Railway opened on 27 September 1825 as the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, with Locomotion No. 1.
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How many wheels did Carl Benz's Patent-Motorwagen, widely regarded as the first practical automobile, have?
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The answer is Three.
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen, patented in 1886, had three wheels, a single-cylinder four-stroke engine and belt drive.