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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. Prizes for the evening donated
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SPECIAL THANKS TO Radio room for hosting
Grab a pint of Hopworks’ “Holden Caulfield” – light rye beer.
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Prizes for the evening donated by:
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ROUND ONE
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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
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Q 1.2:
Which Brexit agitator has a bike share system unofficially named after him?
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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
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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?
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Q 1.5:
In 2015, which country added 59 new bike share systems?
- A. UK B. China
- C. Sweden D. Japan
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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)
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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
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Q 1.8:
In which city and which year was the first
- n-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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FIRST ROUND PRIZE DONATED BY
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ROUND TWO
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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?
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Q 2.2:
What is the longest highway in the United States?
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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
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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
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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?
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Q 2.6:
What is the name of the smallest city in the world with a subway system?
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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
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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
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FINAL ROUND
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Q 3.1:
Where was the first parking meter in the United States installed?
- A. Oklahoma City B. Minneapolis
- C. Saint Augustine D. Pittsburgh
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Q 3.2:
Which Asian city tore down an elevated freeway in 2011 and replaced it with a green space and daylighted river?
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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
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Q 3.4:
This term refers to quick, temporary, inexpensive, unofficial installations in public space, such as guerilla gardening or pop-up bike lanes.
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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?
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Q 3.6:
Which Dutch city has the highest bicycle mode share in the world, reported at over 50%?
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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?
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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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BEST TEAM NAME PRIZE DONATED BY
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AND THE WINNER IS…
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