In 1783 in France the hot air balloon & this air safety device both got their first successful demonstrations |
parachute |
200 |
April 18, 2014 |
In 1783 in France the hot air balloon & this air safety device both got their first successful demonstrations |
parachute |
200 |
April 18, 2014 |
According to the Natl. Insurance Crime Bureau, this Honda model was the most stolen car in the U.S. in 2012 |
Accord |
400 |
April 18, 2014 |
According to the Natl. Insurance Crime Bureau, this Honda model was the most stolen car in the U.S. in 2012 |
Accord |
400 |
April 18, 2014 |
Maglev is technology that helped one of these achieve a record 361 mph in 2003 |
a train |
600 |
April 18, 2014 |
Maglev is technology that helped one of these achieve a record 361 mph in 2003 |
a train |
600 |
April 18, 2014 |
Last name of the automating twin bros. famous for their "Steamers", one of which broke a speed record in 1906 at 127.7 mph |
Stanley |
800 |
April 18, 2014 |
Last name of the automating twin bros. famous for their "Steamers", one of which broke a speed record in 1906 at 127.7 mph |
Stanley |
800 |
April 18, 2014 |
Today a 1,019' museum & hotel, this liner made 1,001 transatlantic trips |
the Queen Mary |
1000 |
April 18, 2014 |
Today a 1,019' museum & hotel, this liner made 1,001 transatlantic trips |
the Queen Mary |
1000 |
April 18, 2014 |
Bmws also come in 2-wheeled versions, like the 130hp HP2 sport one of these |
a motorcycle |
200 |
April 30, 2012 |
BMWs also come in 2-wheeled versions, like the 130hp HP2 sport one of these |
a motorcycle |
200 |
April 30, 2012 |
In "over the river and through the woods", "the horse knows the way to carry" this "through the white and drifted snow" |
the sleigh |
400 |
April 30, 2012 |
In "over the river and through the woods", "the horse knows the way to carry" this "through the white and drifted snow" |
the sleigh |
400 |
April 30, 2012 |
It's a rotary-winged aircraft having one or more power-driven rotors on vertical axes |
a helicopter |
600 |
April 30, 2012 |
It's a rotary-winged aircraft having one or more power-driven rotors on vertical axes |
a helicopter |
600 |
April 30, 2012 |
This term for a train freight car with fixed sides but no roof can also refer to a canal boat of Venice |
a gondola |
800 |
April 30, 2012 |
This term for a train freight car with fixed sides but no roof can also refer to a canal boat of Venice |
a gondola |
800 |
April 30, 2012 |
These Spanish treasure ships of the conquistador days were heavy, square-rigged warships with multiple decks |
galleons |
1000 |
April 30, 2012 |
These Spanish treasure ships of the conquistador days were heavy, square-rigged warships with multiple decks |
galleons |
1000 |
April 30, 2012 |
By passenger traffic, this London airport is Europe's busiest |
Heathrow |
200 |
April 9, 2012 |
By passenger traffic, this London airport is Europe's busiest |
Heathrow |
200 |
April 9, 2012 |
This mode of transportation can be traced back to a motorized toboggan built by Carl Eliason in 1924 |
a snowmobile |
400 |
April 9, 2012 |
This mode of transportation can be traced back to a motorized toboggan built by Carl Eliason in 1924 |
a snowmobile |
400 |
April 9, 2012 |
The Ion, L300 & Vue were popular models of this now-retired GM automobile |
Saturn |
600 |
April 9, 2012 |
The Ion, L300 & Vue were popular models of this now-retired GM automobile |
Saturn |
600 |
April 9, 2012 |
This vehicle is seen in 19th-century Japan, the time & place it was invented |
a rickshaw |
800 |
April 9, 2012 |
This vehicle is seen in 19th-century Japan, the time & place it was invented |
a rickshaw |
800 |
April 9, 2012 |
This doorless 4-wheeled buggy had a variety of tops including parasol, extension &, of course, fringed |
a surrey |
1000 |
April 9, 2012 |
This doorless 4-wheeled buggy had a variety of tops including parasol, extension &, of course, fringed |
a surrey |
1000 |
April 9, 2012 |
Locomotives built for the Panama Canal were called these; they took jobs from hybrid animals that towed barges elsewhere |
mules |
200 |
January 13, 2011 |
In 1922 Warren Harding said that this "gauges the speed of our present-day life. It long ago ran down simple living" |
the automobile |
400 |
January 13, 2011 |
(Cheryl of the clue crew gives the clue from a raft in Galapagos Islands, Ecuador) Am in the Galapagos coming to the shore in a Zodiac raft; the Zodiac gained popularity when this French oceanographer used it to go where the Calypso couldn't |
(Jacques) Cousteau |
600 |
January 13, 2011 |
The Precedent is a model of this small sporting vehicle that also moves people around retirement villages |
a golf cart |
800 |
January 13, 2011 |
The Taiping, one of these fast 19th century ships, is seen here |
a clipper |
1000 |
January 13, 2011 |
The Michauxes added pedals to the front wheel of a velocipede & became the "fathers of" this vehicle |
the bicycle |
200 |
November 13, 2008 |
One line of the Montreal Metro, this type of transportation, passes beneath the St. Lawrence River |
a subway |
400 |
November 13, 2008 |
The Pan-American Highway's southernmost point is Puerto Montt, 560 miles south of Santiago in this country |
Chile |
600 |
November 13, 2008 |
First used in Japan in the 1870s, this 2-wheeled cart is pulled by a runner who may pull up to 30 miles a day |
a rickshaw |
800 |
November 13, 2008 |
This light Russian sleigh, whose name means "a group of 3", is pulled by 3 horses |
a troika |
1000 |
November 13, 2008 |
Roofed cars on a freight train, or a roll of 12 in a dice game |
boxcars |
200 |
January 21, 2008 |
The name of this vehicle used on grave occasions comes from the Old French for "long rake" |
a hearse |
400 |
January 21, 2008 |
During the Cold War, 2 different families escaped over the Berlin Wall using these lighter-than-air vehicles |
hot air balloons |
600 |
January 21, 2008 |
From 1985 to 2003, Milwaukee hosted a parade featuring dozens of these wagons from Baraboo |
circus wagons |
800 |
January 21, 2008 |
If you're walking your baby back home in London, it won't be in a stroller but in this 4-letter synonym |
a pram |
1000 |
January 21, 2008 |
The FJ Cruiser is from Toyota; the PT Cruiser, from this automaker |
Chrysler |
200 |
September 20, 2006 |
(Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from behind a motorcycle.) In 2001, this then-98-year-old company didn't act its age when it introduced the new V-Rod street bike |
Harley-Davidson |
400 |
September 20, 2006 |
"The relentless pursuit of perfection" is the goal of this luxury automaker |
Lexus |
600 |
September 20, 2006 |
The first logo of this sporty Italian carmaker included the Visconti serpent, a Milanese symbol |
Alfa Romeo |
800 |
September 20, 2006 |
The name of this car line means "a descendant" |
the Scion |
1000 |
September 20, 2006 |
The HU-1A "Huey" was the main Medevac one of these in the Vietnam War |
a helicopter |
200 |
March 6, 2006 |
The Montgolfier brothers were papermakers by profession & used paper in their early ones of these |
a balloon |
400 |
March 6, 2006 |
It's a device used to connect railroad cars; today's automatic knuckle one was patented by Eli Janney in 1873 |
a coupler |
600 |
March 6, 2006 |
Introduced in Britain in 1948, this brand soon became the standard for rugged 4-wheel drive vehicles |
the Land Rover |
800 |
March 6, 2006 |
In 1987 Greyhound Lines bought this Dallas-based competitor |
Trailways |
1000 |
March 6, 2006 |
Karl Probst designed an army recon vehicle in 2 days in 1940; we know it better as this |
the Jeep |
200 |
September 22, 2005 |
France II, at 419 feet the largest merchant sailing ship ever built, also had 2 of these to back up the sails |
engines |
400 |
September 22, 2005 |
"Flight attendants prepare doors for departure and" do this means make sure your door & the one opposite yours are armed |
cross-check |
600 |
September 22, 2005 |
In 1783 Benjamin Franklin saw the first piloted flight of this type of transport while in Paris |
a hot air balloon |
200 |
December 27, 2004 |
If you're wearing silks, you're on a horse; if you "hit the silk", you're strapped into one of these |
a parachute |
400 |
December 27, 2004 |
The name of this New York-Boston train combines "acceleration" & "excellence" |
the <i>Acela</i> |
600 |
December 27, 2004 |
In railroading, maglev is short for this |
magnetic levitation |
1000 |
December 27, 2004 |
The 3 broad classes of operational aviation are general, military, & this type of civil aviation |
commercial |
|
December 27, 2004 |
The twin rotor type of this has 2 main rotors going in opposite directions, so it doesn't need a tail rotor |
a helicopter |
200 |
July 23, 2004 |
There are no knife or spoon varieties of these vehicles used in warehouses to raise & carry merchandise |
forklifts |
400 |
July 23, 2004 |
The U.S. U-2, first built in the 1950s, was an airplane; the German U-1, first built in the 1910s, was one of these |
a submarine |
600 |
July 23, 2004 |
The Kearsarge was the only one of these not named for a U.S. state |
a battleship |
1000 |
July 23, 2004 |
In 1994 the trip across this body of water was cut from a little more than an hour to about 35 minutes |
the English Channel |
|
July 23, 2004 |
These transports, first sent up in 1981, lift off like a rocket & land like a plane |
space shuttles |
200 |
March 2, 2004 |
These have largely replaced dogsleds as the Eskimos' main mode of winter transportation |
snowmobiles |
400 |
March 2, 2004 |
In Edward Lear's poem, "The Owl and the Pussycat" head to sea in this colorful transport |
a pea-green boat |
600 |
March 2, 2004 |
These trains were introduced in October 1964 to celebrate the first Olympic Games held in Asia |
bullet trains |
800 |
March 2, 2004 |
Suspended from an overhead wire, it transports passengers up steep hills or across valleys |
cable car |
1000 |
March 2, 2004 |
In trucking a triple-sized one of these, pulled by a tractor, can be as long as a 10-story building |
trailer |
200 |
July 18, 2003 |
(Sophia of the Clue Crew standing in front of the Goodyear blimp facility) 2 major types of airships are non-rigid, or blimps, & rigid, also called by this name of a German count |
Zeppelin |
400 |
July 18, 2003 |
In the 1940s Robert Edison Fulton Jr. designed the Airphibian, a car that was also one of these |
plane |
600 |
July 18, 2003 |
Offered since 1959, it gives you travel for a fixed time period on train systems in 17 European countries |
Eurailpass |
800 |
July 18, 2003 |
Scheduled to set sail in 2004, its logo is seen here(QM2) |
Queen Mary 2 |
1000 |
July 18, 2003 |
Reptoid, seen here, is this type of vehicle; the fangs might be a clue |
monster truck |
200 |
November 18, 2002 |
As a Red Cross volunteer in Italy during WWI Ernest Hemingway drove one of these vehicles |
ambulance |
400 |
November 18, 2002 |
Most commercial freight on the Mississippi travels in barges pushed by this type of boat |
tugboat |
600 |
November 18, 2002 |
This space shuttle that made its maiden voyage in 1992 was built to replace Challenger |
Endeavour |
800 |
November 18, 2002 |
The railroad known by this hyphenated name runs over 5,000 miles from Moscow to Vladivostok |
Trans-Siberian Railroad |
1000 |
November 18, 2002 |
Opened in 2000, the world's longest higway tunnel at 15.2 miles links Oslo and Bergen in this country |
Norway |
100 |
July 16, 2001 |
In 1785 Congress began mail service using this horse-drawn carriage |
stagecoach |
200 |
July 16, 2001 |
The Eclipse and Galant are 2 of the cars driving up business for this Japanese automaker |
Mitsubishi |
300 |
July 16, 2001 |
An SST can travel at over 1,300 mph; SS stands for this |
supersonic |
400 |
July 16, 2001 |
One of these in Wuppertal, Germany has been operating since 1901, the year Walt Disney was born |
monorail |
|
July 16, 2001 |
On May 10, 1869 it became the first continent to have a rail line running from its east coast to its west coast |
North America |
100 |
May 30, 2000 |
In the early 1990s the Ford Taurus overtook this model of Honda as No. 1 in U.S. auto sales |
Accord |
200 |
May 30, 2000 |
This wheeled war vehicle was introduced to the Egyptians around 1600 B.C. by an invading people called the Hyksos |
Chariot |
300 |
May 30, 2000 |
The SR.N4 MK III, one of the largest of these, crosses the English Channel on a cushion of air |
Hovercraft |
400 |
May 30, 2000 |
In 1993 this former Denver mayor became the first Hispanic-American Secretary of Transportation |
Federico Pena |
500 |
May 30, 2000 |
This alliterative term for a car with low fuel efficiency became common in the 1970s |
a gas guzzler |
100 |
June 12, 1998 |
Found on many sport utility vehicles, it's a system where both axles provide propulsion |
4-wheel drive (or all-wheel drive) |
200 |
June 12, 1998 |
Transport that helped the Finns in the 1939-40 winter war & helped Finn Matti Nykaenen finnish with Olympic gold |
skis |
300 |
June 12, 1998 |
This device increases a jet plane's thrust by burning exhaust gases |
afterburners |
400 |
June 12, 1998 |
It's the high-speed train that runs between NYC & Washington, D.C. |
the Metroliner |
500 |
June 12, 1998 |
This travel organization responds to almost 30 million emergency road service calls a year |
AAA |
100 |
January 14, 1998 |
Dedicated in 1962, the Thatcher Ferry Bridge spans the Pacific entrance to this canal |
Panama Canal |
200 |
January 14, 1998 |
In 1995 this agency, the ICC, issued Santa a permit to operate "as a common carrier by 2-runner sleigh" |
Interstate Commerce Commission |
300 |
January 14, 1998 |
Features on this luxury liner include the Grand Lounge & the Queens Grill, one of 5 gourmet restaurants |
QE2 |
400 |
January 14, 1998 |
In 1887 Canada's Transcontinental Railroad reached from Montreal to this west coast city |
Vancouver |
500 |
January 14, 1998 |
The Sikorsky Skycrane, this type of aircraft, can lift 10 tons while hovering |
helicopter |
100 |
December 30, 1997 |
This city's subway system, made up of the IRT, BMT & IND, has 238 route miles & 469 stations |
New York |
200 |
December 30, 1997 |
In 1996 this company began leasing electric-powered EV1s through its Saturn dealerships |
General Motors |
300 |
December 30, 1997 |
The British SRN 4 type of this machine was designed to ferry people & cars across the English Channel |
hovercraft |
400 |
December 30, 1997 |
This type of fishing boat drags a large conical net behind it |
trawler |
500 |
December 30, 1997 |
Nonrigid airships, like the ones used for advertising, are more commonly called this |
blimps |
100 |
December 22, 1997 |
Russia's Lunokhod I was the first wheeled vehicle used here |
the Moon |
200 |
December 22, 1997 |
In 1993 Barbara Harmer became the first woman to co-pilot this supersonic plane |
the Concorde |
300 |
December 22, 1997 |
The "Baltimore" type of this sailing ship originated in the Chesapeake Bay region in the 1800s |
a clipper ship |
400 |
December 22, 1997 |
This rugged vehicle may derive its name from the abbreviation for "general purpose" |
Jeep |
500 |
December 22, 1997 |
French authorities may build another airport for this city already served by Orly & De Gaulle |
Paris |
100 |
September 22, 1997 |
The icebreaker "Nathaniel B. Palmer" has carried scientists to study the Ross Sea off this continent |
Antarctica |
200 |
September 22, 1997 |
A new research submarine, Deep Flight I, includes these airplane features turned upside down |
Wings |
300 |
September 22, 1997 |
Before the 1960s these vehicles that carry the injured were rarely stocked with medical equipment |
Ambulances |
400 |
September 22, 1997 |
Fleetwood Enterprises makes these vehicles under the names Jamboree, Pace Arrow & Tioga |
Motor Homes/RV\'s |
500 |
September 22, 1997 |
It's a luxurious chaffeur-driven auto, whether regular or "stretch" |
Limousine |
100 |
June 27, 1997 |
Built in 1802, the Charlotte Dundas was the first of these small harbor ships used to maneuver larger ships |
a tugboat |
200 |
June 27, 1997 |
One of America's busiest airports, its 3-letter designation is ORD |
O\'Hare Airport (Chicago) |
300 |
June 27, 1997 |
This 2-wheeled, 2-passenger 19th century London cab had an elevated driver's seat in the rear |
Hansom cab |
400 |
June 27, 1997 |
Bridgeport, Conn.'s airport is named for this helicopter pioneer whose aircraft plant was in the city |
Igor Sikorsky |
500 |
June 27, 1997 |
The elevated tracks of the "People Mover" move people around this American "Motor City" |
Detroit |
100 |
May 9, 1997 |
Kanmon Tunnel, the world's first under an ocean, connects the island of Kyushu with this island |
Honshu |
200 |
May 9, 1997 |
An "underground city" connects the subway with downtown offices & shopping in this largest Quebec city |
Montreal |
300 |
May 9, 1997 |
It's a chair carried on poles by porters, or a car with 4 doors |
sedan |
400 |
May 9, 1997 |
This consortium of European aircraft makers is headquartered near Toulouse, France |
Airbus |
|
May 9, 1997 |
Asia's first subway opened in this Japanese capital in 1927 |
Tokyo |
100 |
February 19, 1997 |
The Sebring & LHS have replaced the Le Baron & New Yorker in this auto company's line |
Chrysler |
200 |
February 19, 1997 |
The dandy horse was a forerunner of this vehicle, but without the pedals |
bicycle |
300 |
February 19, 1997 |
These canal boats of Venice are traditionally painted black because of a 1562 ordinance |
gondolas |
400 |
February 19, 1997 |
A hovercraft is also called an ACV, which stands for this type of vehicle |
air-cushion vehicle |
500 |
February 19, 1997 |
According to census data, the average time for this trip in metropolitan areas is 23.2 minutes |
Trip to work/commute |
100 |
February 14, 1997 |
The basket beneath a balloon is called this, like a Venetian boat |
Gondola |
200 |
February 14, 1997 |
Term for a bus, elevator or NYC subway train that makes few stops |
Express |
300 |
February 14, 1997 |
In the 19th century Gustavus Swift developed this type of railway car to preserve his packed meat |
Refrigerator Car |
400 |
February 14, 1997 |
Some surfing techniques were adapted to concrete by devotees of this device |
skateboard |
500 |
February 14, 1997 |
This 2-wheeled east Asian cart is pulled by a runner called a shafu |
Rickshaw |
100 |
January 31, 1997 |
A 1935 act of Congress gave this agency, the ICC, authority over motor carriers & drivers |
Interstate Commerce Commission |
200 |
January 31, 1997 |
In terms of total passengers, this London airport is the world's busiest outside the U.S. |
Heathrow |
300 |
January 31, 1997 |
In 1840 this line sent its first ship, the Britannia, across the Atlantic |
Cunard Line |
400 |
January 31, 1997 |
In 1954 this city opened Canada's first subway |
Toronto |
500 |
January 31, 1997 |
These engineless aircraft have longer & narrower wings than powered aircraft |
gliders |
100 |
January 30, 1997 |
Formerly, team members on these vehicles would lean back & snap forward in unison, "bobbing" |
bobsled |
200 |
January 30, 1997 |
Term for the one-wheeled passenger carrier attached to a motorcycle |
sidecar |
300 |
January 30, 1997 |
This, the most prestigious bicycle race, takes 25-30 days to complete |
Tour de France |
400 |
January 30, 1997 |
These vehicles named for a Pennsylvania region had a freight capacity of about 6 metric tons |
Conestoga wagons |
500 |
January 30, 1997 |
The Metro Red Line, which began service in L.A. in 1993, is this form of transportation |
Subway |
100 |
January 9, 1997 |
It's the auto company that makes the Maxima & the Altima |
Nissan |
200 |
January 9, 1997 |
France's high-speed trains are known by this 3-letter abbreviation |
TGV (Trains Grande Vitesse) |
300 |
January 9, 1997 |
It was the nickname of the Curtiss JN4, once used to carry air mail |
"Jenny" |
400 |
January 9, 1997 |
They were the 2 largest passenger ships afloat when they were retired in 1967 & 1968 |
Queen Elizabeth & Queen Mary |
500 |
January 9, 1997 |
It's sometimes called the tube or underground |
the (London) subway |
100 |
October 11, 1996 |
The largest airport in this state is Logan International Airport in Billings |
Montana |
200 |
October 11, 1996 |
About 80% of the motorcycles bought in the U.S. are produced by this country |
Japan |
300 |
October 11, 1996 |
It's a system in which a vehicle runs along a single, elevated beam; Expo 67 had 3 |
a monorail |
400 |
October 11, 1996 |
This highway system extends from Alaska to the southern part of South America |
the Pan-American HIghway |
500 |
October 11, 1996 |
In May 1995 this company delivered its first 777 |
Boeing |
100 |
January 31, 1996 |
In 1979 Israel sent its first cargo ship through this waterway |
Suez Canal |
200 |
January 31, 1996 |
This runnerless sled was first used by North American Indians to haul supplies & game over the snow |
Toboggan |
300 |
January 31, 1996 |
This type of aircraft is sometimes called a sailplane |
Glider |
400 |
January 31, 1996 |
It's the name shared by an early warship propelled by oars & the kitchen of a boat or ship |
Galley |
500 |
January 31, 1996 |
The wheels of these ancient Egyptian vehicles usually had 6 spokes |
chariots |
100 |
July 4, 1995 |
Fire departments have 3 main types of truck: pumper, rescue & this kind |
ladder |
200 |
July 4, 1995 |
Marked out in 1775, it was Kentucky's first road |
the Wilderness Road |
300 |
July 4, 1995 |
New Mexico's first railroad, it began operation in the state in 1878 |
the (Atchison, Topeka and) Santa Fe Railway |
400 |
July 4, 1995 |
The Oregon, California & Mormon trails followed this east-west River in Nebraska |
the Platte |
|
July 4, 1995 |
The first mile of concrete paving was laid in 1909 along this "Motor City"'s Woodward Avenue |
Detroit |
100 |
November 22, 1993 |
He's in the record books for making the shortest manned space flight |
Alan Shepard |
200 |
November 22, 1993 |
The battle in which this ship was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" lasted just 25 minutes |
The Constitution |
300 |
November 22, 1993 |
The penny-farthing was an old-fashioned one of these |
Bicycle |
400 |
November 22, 1993 |
It can be a bus for tourists or a private carriage for state occasions |
Coach |
500 |
November 22, 1993 |
Daisy could tell you that a tandem is one of these "built for two" |
a bicycle |
100 |
November 10, 1993 |
Mode of transportation in "Jingle Bells" |
a one-horse open sleigh |
200 |
November 10, 1993 |
The U.S. Space Station contract was awarded to this Seattle plane company |
Boeing |
300 |
November 10, 1993 |
An ad for this Winter Olympic sport said, "$30,000. And you still have to push the thing to start it" |
a bobsled |
400 |
November 10, 1993 |
On a 1992 kids' record, last year's Celeb. Jeopardy champ Cheech Marin is the driver of one of these |
a school bus |
500 |
November 10, 1993 |
Like a rickshaw, a brouette was pulled by one of these |
human |
100 |
July 9, 1993 |
The name of this Chinese sailing ship is derived from Portuguese & Javanese, not Chinese |
a junk |
200 |
July 9, 1993 |
This wheeled seat attached to a motorcycle debuted circa 1903; the cocktail came later |
a sidecar |
300 |
July 9, 1993 |
The world's largest railway station, this U.S. landmark covers some 48 acres |
Grand Central Station |
400 |
July 9, 1993 |
Reynolds Metals donated the Aluminaut, the 1st all-aluminum one of these, to the Science Museum of Virginia |
a submarine |
500 |
July 9, 1993 |
Some of these vehicles survived a 1906 earthquake & are still in use on the Powell Street line today |
(San Francisco) cable cars |
100 |
January 23, 1992 |
Charioteers sometimes tied these around their waists to leave their hands free to hurl weapons |
the reins |
200 |
January 23, 1992 |
The Geoffreymobile was built to carry this toy company's trademark giraffes in parades |
Toys R Us |
300 |
January 23, 1992 |
The slanted front frames on old trains weren't called "bovine apprehenders" but these |
cow catchers |
400 |
January 23, 1992 |
A wheeless vehicle that's carried; it's name is a synonym for trash |
litter |
500 |
January 23, 1992 |
Since 1931 this airline's 4-engined planes have been known as Clippers |
Pan Am |
100 |
April 9, 1990 |
"Bus" is short for this Latin word used in 19th C. France to describe a vehicle "for all" |
omnibus |
200 |
April 9, 1990 |
A one horse open sleigh, or a small, lightly armed motorboat used by the Coast Guard |
cutter |
300 |
April 9, 1990 |
Chrysler says these safety devices are standard on all its U.S.-built cars beginning with 1990 models |
air bags |
400 |
April 9, 1990 |
When completed in 1916, this railroad was the world's longest -- & still is |
Trans-Siberian |
500 |
April 9, 1990 |
In 1830 England's Manchester & Liverpool Railway became the 1st to have all trains powered by this |
Steam |
100 |
March 1, 1990 |
This light Russian sleigh is pulled by 3 horses |
Troika |
200 |
March 1, 1990 |
The 1st of these high-speed German highways was opened between Cologne & Bonn in 1932 |
Autobahn |
300 |
March 1, 1990 |
Smaller than a junk, this Oriental boat usually has a cabin with a roof made of mats |
Sampan |
400 |
March 1, 1990 |
Surprisingly, the Cadillac Motor Car Co. was founded by & originally named for this man |
Henry Ford |
500 |
March 1, 1990 |
During the winter of 1980, 3 men drove a snowmobile 5,876 miles from this state to Mich. in 39 days |
Alaska |
100 |
January 11, 1990 |
In its commercials this company says, "We love to fly and it shows" |
Delta Airlines |
200 |
January 11, 1990 |
1 of 2 animals you could be riding if you were sitting on a "howdah" |
Camel or Elephant |
300 |
January 11, 1990 |
World's longest ocean liner, the France was renamed this after Knut Kloste bought her in 1979 |
The Norway |
500 |
January 11, 1990 |
(AUDIO Daily Double):Mode of transportation mentioned in the following folk song:"Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name, Lord, I can't go home this way..." |
Train/Railroad |
|
January 11, 1990 |
In Manhattan, most of these outdoor train lines have been torn down to eliminate noise & dirt |
EL |
100 |
September 28, 1989 |
Chrysler executive who developed the Ford Mustang |
Lee Iacocca |
200 |
September 28, 1989 |
The 1st type of this railroad car was the "Delmonico" built by Pullman in 1868 |
Restaurant/Dining Car |
300 |
September 28, 1989 |
Directional axis of odd-numbered interstate highways |
North-South |
400 |
September 28, 1989 |
Term for the detachable engine that's mounted on the stern of a boat |
an outboard motor |
100 |
January 3, 1989 |
The longest of the 4 canals in the New York State Barge Canal System |
the Erie Canal |
200 |
January 3, 1989 |
The Kelly Act of 1925 allowed the Post Office to contract companies to transport mail using these |
airplanes |
300 |
January 3, 1989 |
Standard color of a radio flyer |
red |
400 |
January 3, 1989 |
The national championships in this sport were held in August 1988 at a pad in Huntsville, Ala. |
model rocketry |
500 |
January 3, 1989 |
According to the kids' riddle, it has 4 wheels & flies |
garbage truck |
100 |
November 2, 1987 |
It's estimated that nearly 1/2 of the 85,000 of these in Paraguay were stolen from Brazil |
automobiles |
200 |
November 2, 1987 |
A "Mother Goose & Grimm" comic had the Lone Ranger giving this to Tonto for their 25th anniversary |
Silver |
400 |
November 2, 1987 |
On a 3-masted schooner, the masts fore to aft are the foremast, the mainmast, & this |
mizzenmast |
500 |
November 2, 1987 |
[Video Daily Double] City in which you'd see the following transportation sign: Oxford Circus Station Subway |
London |
|
November 2, 1987 |
A 1984 count reportedly indicated this city's streets contained 927,000 potholes |
New York City |
100 |
April 27, 1987 |
While in office, he became 1st president to ride in a car & submerge in a submarine |
Theodore Roosevelt |
200 |
April 27, 1987 |
Guiness says on a calm night in 1966 one of these became largest object ever stolen by one man |
a freighter (ship) |
300 |
April 27, 1987 |
In production from 1897 to 1924, this car was nicknamed "The Tea Kettle" |
the Stanley Steamer |
500 |
April 27, 1987 |
Group which topped the country charts with the following song about a truck driver:[Truck noises]"Roll on, highway /Roll on along /Roll on, Daddy, 'til you get back home /Roll on family /Roll on crew /Roll on, Mama, like I asked you to do /And roll on eighteen wheeler, roll on /(Roll on!)..." |
Alabama |
|
April 27, 1987 |
For about $60 billion you can buy one of their 767 jetliners |
Boeing |
100 |
November 4, 1986 |
In World War II, U.S. troops called these vehicles "meat wagons" |
ambulances |
200 |
November 4, 1986 |
From the French for "to carry" it's what Lewis & Clark had to do a lot of with their canoes |
portage |
300 |
November 4, 1986 |
Up to 40 times cheaper than air, it's the least expensive way to ship bulk cargo |
ship |
400 |
November 4, 1986 |
Major world power that averages 1 car per 3,853 people |
China |
|
November 4, 1986 |
This company is #1 in bus transportation & bus manufacturing |
Greyhound |
100 |
February 5, 1986 |
W. & O. Wright felt passengers wouldn't mind flying in this position they 1st flew in themselves |
on their stomachs |
200 |
February 5, 1986 |
This form of transport still carries the most freight in the U.S. |
a railroad |
300 |
February 5, 1986 |
It could be paddle wheel, cargo or tramp |
a steamer |
100 |
September 13, 1984 |
Charlton Heston was "on track" with it in "Ben Hur" |
a chariot |
200 |
September 13, 1984 |
Vehicle Butch Cassidy rode during this song: |
a bicycle |
|
September 13, 1984 |
Type of auto engine, or a tomato cocktail |
V8 |
100 |
September 11, 1984 |
Lindbergh was not first to fly the Atlantic, but first to do it this way |
solo |
200 |
September 11, 1984 |
Derived from words "American", "travel", & "track", it provides most U.S. passenger rail service |
Amtrak |
300 |
September 11, 1984 |
London's, not New York's, was the first ever built |
subway (underground, metro) |
400 |
September 11, 1984 |
Changing lines, you could have at one time ridden these from Freeport, IL to Utica, NY |
streetcars |
500 |
September 11, 1984 |