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Memorize these and you could recognize 9.1% of all Transportation clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota | 20 | Planning to market the Lexus, this Japanese company was taken to court by a co. using the name Lexis |
| 2 | Honda | 18 | World's number 1 motorcycle maker, it's also a major producer of cars |
| 3 | Henry Ford | 18 | With Orville's help, he moved the Wright home & bike shop to his Michigan museum |
| 4 | the bicycle | 17 | Its precursors were the curricle, the draisine, & the velocipede |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 16 | A 1962 ad for this car showed a little picture of it with the slogan "Think Small" |
| 6 | Amtrak | 13 | With about 240 trains a day, it provides nearly all U.S. intercity passenger rail service |
| 7 | Jaguar | 12 | Its new XJ6 sedan has a base price of $53,450; its XJ12, $77,250 |
| 8 | London | 11 | Opened in 1863, the world's first subway system was in this European city where it's called "the Tube" today |
| 9 | Japan | 10 | "Business Week" predicted in '68, this country's auto industry wouldn't "carve out a big slice" of U.S. market |
| 10 | Boeing | 10 | For about $60 million you can buy one of their 767 jetliners |
| 11 | the Titanic | 10 | Ironically, few people even lost their footing when this ship hit the iceberg |
| 12 | the Monorail | 10 | Built in 1962 for the Seattle World's Fair, it's still in operation as public transportation |
| 13 | the Orient Express | 9 | In spring '88 "Good Morning America" sent Ron Reagan on this European train, while "TODAY" sent its whole crew |
| 14 | the Lusitania | 9 | The U.S. entered WWI some 2 years after this British liner was sunk by a German U-boat |
| 15 | Chrysler | 9 | In 1963, this U.S. auto maker experimented with a turbine car with no radiator & 1 spark plug |
| 16 | Chevrolet | 9 | GM division named for the son of a Swiss clockmaker |
| 17 | Cadillac | 9 | In 1930 Herbert Hoover acquired a 16-cylinder limousine made by this company |
| 18 | bicycles | 9 | In early 1970s, this popular form of transportation outsold cars in the U.S. |
| 19 | Atlanta | 9 | Southerners say no matter where you go after death, you'll go through this city's Hartsfield Airport |
| 20 | a submarine | 9 | Reynolds Metals donated the Aluminaut, the 1st all-aluminum one of these, to the Science Museum of Virginia |
| 21 | the Mustang | 9 | Despite the logo, this Ford model is named for a WWII fighter plane |
| 22 | the Pan-American Highway | 8 | Southernmost & northernmost points of this highway system are Puerto Montt, Chile & the U.S.-Mexican border |
| 23 | Subaru | 8 | If your pickup truck is a "brat", it's made by this company |
| 24 | Saturn | 8 | In 1979, Pioneer II revealed its rings to be composed of ice-covered rocks |
| 25 | San Francisco | 8 | SFO |
| 26 | Nissan | 8 | This auto company advertises that its cars are "built for the human race" |
| 27 | Heathrow | 8 | In terms of total passengers, this London airport is the world's busiest outside the U.S. |
| 28 | France | 8 | The first balloon flight took place in the 1780s in this country |
| 29 | Detroit | 8 | Despite its name, Ford & GM cars can also use this "Motor City"s Chrysler Freeway |
| 30 | bridge | 8 | This part of a large ship functions as its command center (& hopefully it's not over troubled water) |
| 31 | Boston | 8 | In 1897 things really began moving when the nation's first subway opened in this Mass. city |
| 32 | Audi | 8 | August Horch named this car by translating his last name, which means "listen", to a Latin equivalent |
| 33 | a chariot | 8 | As "Ben Hur", Charlton Heston was "on track" in one of these |
| 34 | the Jeep | 8 | This sturdy, all-purpose automobile was first mass-produced for U.S. Armed Forces in 1940 |
| 35 | Chuck Yeager | 8 | He named the first Bell X-rocket plane for his wife, Glennis |
| 36 | Toronto | 7 | In 1954 the 1st Canadian subway opened in this city |
| 37 | solitaire | 7 | In a piece of jewelry, it's asingle gemsitting all by its lonely, sparkly self |
| 38 | Hyundai | 7 | This Korean car was fastest selling 1st year import ever in U.S. automotive history |
| 39 | horses | 7 | They were 1st used for riding long after they were used to pull chariots |
| 40 | Dodge | 7 | Caravan, Viper, Dart |
| 41 | Chicago | 7 | This city recently reconstructed its Dan Ryan Expressway at a cost of $250 million |
| 42 | California | 7 | Latest figures indicate this state has the most registered motorcycles |
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| 44 | Volvo | 6 | This Swedish auto's name means "I roll" in Latin |
| 45 | the Wright Brothers | 6 | The magazine “Gleanings in Bee Culture” published the 1st complete account of their early flights |
| 46 | the Mayflower | 6 | A British crew sailed a replica of this ship from Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Mass. in 1957 |
| 47 | the Concorde | 6 | It's the only SST currently operating commercially in USA |
| 48 | the Bounty | 6 | You can sail to Tahiti on the replica of this ship used in the Anthony Hopkins/Mel Gibson film |
| 49 | Oldsmobile | 6 | "Come away with me, Lucille, in my merry" one of these |
| 50 | New York | 6 | This city's subway system, made up of the IRT, BMT & IND, has 238 route miles & 469 stations |