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of Luck
Quiz number 11................Answers
| 1 |
Over which part of Paris was the
first successful balloon flight?
Boise de Bologne, Folie Fiton. |
6 |
Why were Britain's first traffic
lights built? To give access to the
palace of Westminster. |
11 |
How many passengers did the
first hovercraft carry? Three. |
| 2 |
What was Boeing's first seaplane
made from? Spruce.
(wood accepted) |
7 |
Who produced the first mass produced four
wheel drive saloon car? Audi. |
12 |
Where was the Volkswagen factory
before WW11? Wolfsburg. |
| 3 |
Who built the tanker Jahre
Viking? Japan.
(company name accepted) |
8 |
The world's highest railway line
runs between which countries? Peru
and Bolivia. (depends on the source of info) |
13 |
How many capital cities do you
pass through on the Pan-American highway?
17. |
| 4 |
The space probe Magellan went
into orbit where in 1990? Venus. |
9 |
What are the two termini of the Volga-Baltic
waterway? Astrakhan to St
Petersburg. |
14 |
What was the name of the first
balloon to cross the Atlantic?
Double Eagle II. |
| 5 |
What are the terminal cities of
Japans Hikari train? Tokyo and
Osaka. |
10 |
What was the first ocean-going oil tanker
called? Gluckauf. |
15 |
What was the name of the first
ship launched by Queen Elizabeth II?
Britannia. |
