Trivia at ITE Monthly Meeting

Today’s ITE meeting was transportation trivia. Similar to the format seen when students attend trivia with Dr. Meyer at Ray’s Pizza, our chapter pitted itself against one another. Congratulations to the team “enhancements.org” for winning it all by a tiny margin (Margaret Carragher, Aaron Gooze, Landon Reed, and Rich Wilson).

See how you would do! Here are today’s questions (with answers below):

1. Our Congress is still debating the next transportation bill. What is the current transportation legislation we are currently operating under, passed in 2005?
2. When flying into DC for TRB, you have a choice of three airports. Which of the three is directly connected to the WMATA rail system?
3. In 2005, U.S. highway fatalities hit its peak, and have since dropped to 32,700 in 2010. What level was the peak in 2005 (within 3000)?
4. Under MUTCD guidelines, what color should the signage be for recreation destinations?
5. True or false? Texting while driving is banned in Georgia.
6. Built between 1974 and 1977, at a cost of over 8 billion dollars, an oil pipeline was built in this U.S. state?
7. Who is our chapter’s faculty adviser?
8. What’s the second busiest airport by number of passengers in Canada? (Toronto is #1 at 31 million)
9. Because this state does not have county-maintained roadways, this state’s DOT controls the largest state maintained highway network.
10. What is the current federal fuel tax per gallon of gasoline?

Bonus Round 1: Everyone in Atlanta knows about I-20, 75, and 85. What are the other four 2-digit interstates in Georgia?

11. In the previous MUTCD manual, there were 8 traffic signal warrants. How many warrants has this been increased to in the latest edition?
12. Our chapter is part of the Georgia Section of ITE. What district are we a part of?
13. Which U.S. city’s airport has the code MSP?
14. In container shipping, what does the acronym TEU stand for?
15. Recently surpassing the London Underground in track length, which city now holds the title for world’s largest heavy rail transit system?
16. Which MARTA rail line stop will the new Atlanta Streetcar system directly connect at?
17. Adopted by Texas in June of 2011, this is now the highest allowable posted speed limit in the United States?
18. Which interstate travels from Los Angeles to Jacksonville Florida? It also passes through El Paso, where Georgia Tech will be playing in the Sun Bowl.
19. In 1966, the FHWA was created, and absorbed the duties of the former Bureau of Public Roads. Under which President did this important change occur?
20. On the London Underground, travel becomes free for a short period starting at 11:45pm on this day. What is this day?

Bonus Round 2: What are the four primary freight rail carriers in the United States?

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1. SAFETEA-LU
2. Reagan National (DCA)
3. 43,510
4. Brown
5. True (fine is $150)
6. Alaska
7. Dr. Meyer
8. Vancouver (17 million)
9. North Carolina (over 80,000 miles)
10. 18.4 cents

Bonus 1: 16, 24, 59, 95

11. 9 (added Intersection Near a Grade Crossing)
12. Southern District
13. Minneapolis
14. Twenty-foot equivalent unit
15. Shanghai
16. Peachtree Center
17. 85 mph
18. I-10
19. Lyndon B. Johnson
20. New Year’s Eve

Bonus 2: Norfolk Southern, CSX, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific