Transportation and Public Transit | the Car Era Online Quiz

Car Era Quiz
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1. In 1876, Nikolaus Otto invented a new engine that could be made smaller and lighter than a steam engine. This engine was called the:

	locomotive engine	internal combustion engine
	combusted internal engine	new and improved engine

2. Otto's new engine could be made smaller because it didn't burn fuel in a separate boiler. Instead it burned fuel:

	before the engine started	outdoors
	inside the engine itself	somewhere kids can't go

3. Who built the first car?

	TransitPeople	Richard Trevithick
	Karl Benz	No one knows

4. In 1908, Henry Ford built a new car that was cheaper and more reliable than older cars. He called his car the:

	Model T	cheap, reliable car
	Volkswagen	Yukon

5. What did some drivers ignore?

	class rules	line order
	TransitPeople	traffic lights

6. In the 1930s, the government began building special roads for cars. These were called:

	"car only" roads	freeways
	speedways	race tracks

7. As cars became more popular, fewer people used:

	sidewalks	steam
	soap and water	public transit

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