Transportation Study Guide

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Must-Know (35)

Toyota 20x 10.0% stumper $445 avg J:18 DJ:2

J $100 1995 This company has a new ragtop Celica

J $500 1992 The world's 3 largest transportation manufacturers are GM, Ford & this Japanese firm

J $1,000 2022 The family that started this car company has a D in its name; but in katakana, that name has 10strokes& with a T, lucky 8

Honda 18x 11.8% stumper $388 avg J:15 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $100 2000 Of its own accord, in 1976 this motorcycle manufacturer introduced the Accord to the U.S.

J $800 2018 Need some insight on its Insight? OK--the car gets 44 MPG

J $1,000 2023 The Fit from this Japanese automaker wasn't fit to survive in the U.S. past 2020

Henry Ford 18x 11.1% stumper $417 avg J:14 DJ:4

J $100 1998 In the 1930s he moved the Wright Bros.' home & bicycle workshop to Dearborn, Michigan

J $500 1990 Surprisingly, the Cadillac Motor Car Co. was founded by & originally named for this man

J $1,000 2017 This company's Edge model is an SUV with built-in BLIS--Blind Spot Information System, that is

the bicycle 17x $294 avg J:14 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $100 1998 Mode of transport stabilized by training wheels

J $500 DD 1984 Vehicle Butch Cassidy rode during this song:"Raindrops keep falling on my head /And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed..."

DJ $1,200 2005 Transporting name of the world's bestselling playing card brand for over a century

Volkswagen 16x 12.5% stumper $556 avg J:13 DJ:3

J $100 1998 (Small "V" on top of a large "W", enclosed in a circle)

J $600 2023 In the 2010s it decided its electrified future wouldn't include the Jetta Hybrid

J $1,000 2011 The Golf--try not to hit 18 potholes in one

Amtrak 13x $369 avg J:10 DJ:3

J $200 2022 Alan S. Boyd, the first Secretary of Transportation, went on to head this railway corporation

J $600 2003 Its lines include the Sunset Limited & the California Zephyr

DJ $1,000 1993 In 1971 20 passenger railroads joined this corporation

Jaguar 12x 16.7% stumper $550 avg J:11 DJ:1

J $200 2023 With a turbocharged V6, the XJ220 from this company was quick as a cat, topping out at 217 miles per hour

J $600 2021 The 2021 XF is quick as a cat... starting at 44 grand

DJ $1,400 DD 2010 William Lyons named this luxury car for its speed, sleekness & power

London 11x $436 avg J:9 DJ:2

J $100 2000 Heathrow Airport

J $500 2001 Same city:LHR or LGW

DJ $1,200 2007 Cabbies in this Eur. city spend 2 years gaining "the knowledge", mental maps needed to get a license

the Orient Express 11x $827 avg J:5 DJ:6

DJ $200 1992 When it began in 1883, it was Europe's first transcontinental express

DJ $800 2023 For decades this famous Paris-Istanbul train route passed though the Simplon Tunnel in the Alps

DJ $1,600 2025 The company relaunching this train describes it as a "dream on wheels"; it first puffed east from Paris in 1883

the Lusitania 11x $664 avg J:5 DJ:6

J $200 2000 128 Americans died when this British liner was torpedoed by a German submarine on May 7, 1915

J $600 2012 It was sunk by the Germans off the Irish coast on May 7, 1915

DJ $1,200 2019 This British luxury liner made its maiden voyage in September 1907; 8 years later it was torpedoed & sank

the Mustang 11x $1,255 avg J:8 DJ:3

J $200 1998 As a Ford exec., Lee Iacocca sired this sporty car introduced in April 1964

J $600 2017 This car introduced by Ford in 1964 was conceived as a "working man's Thunderbird"

DJ $1,200 2009 On the 2008 "Knight Rider", the car was changed from a Pontiac to a Shelby Cobra model of this Ford

Japan 10x $450 avg J:6 DJ:4

J $100 1993 This country's Tokaido "Bullet Train" has been in operation since 1964

J $500 1995 At 33.5 miles, this country's Seikan Tunnel is the world's longest railroad tunnel

DJ $1,000 1987 By 1971, this country ranked 2nd to the U.S. in buses & trucks on the road

Boeing 10x $540 avg J:4 DJ:6

J $100 1996 In May 1995 this company delivered its first 777

DJ $800 2023 This company's 707 flew in commercial service from 1958 to the 2010s & the Air Force still flies planes based on its design

DJ $1,200 2020 In 2007 this company unveiled its Dreamliner, a commercial jet made of 50% carbon-composite materials

the Titanic 10x 10.0% stumper $250 avg J:6 DJ:4

J $100 2000 On April 15, 1912 the Carpathia picked up its SOS & radioed back, "Coming hard"

DJ $800 2019 "They say I got away in a boat / and humbled me at the inquiry", begins Derek Mahon's "After" this, about a haunted survivor

J $100 1995 Though it was called unsinkable, it went down in under 3 hours April 14-15, 1912

the Monorail 10x 10.0% stumper $930 avg J:6 DJ:4

J $100 1985 Disneyland's train of the future but Houston had one first

J $500 DD 1995 Built in 1962 for the Seattle World's Fair, it's still in operation as public transportation

J $1,000 DD 2001 One of these in Wuppertal, Germany has been operating since 1901, the year Walt Disney was born

Chrysler 9x 22.2% stumper $478 avg J:7 DJ:2

J $100 1988 As the ad says, it's "The 1st & only American car company to make air bags standard equipment"

J $500 1995 This company's Cirrus was Motor Trend's Car of the Year for 1995

DJ $1,200 2018 The LeBaron & the Sebring

Chevrolet 9x $344 avg J:8 DJ:1

J $200 2021 Appropriate for this American brand:CHEER VOLT

J $600 2017 4G Wi-Fi is available in the Impala from this brand

J $200 2009 The brand whose emblem is seen here

Cadillac 9x $744 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $200 1988 In 1930 Herbert Hoover acquired a 16-cylinder limousine made by this company

DJ $600 1998 In 1988 Natalie Cole covered the Bruce Springsteen song about this pink luxury auto

J $1,000 2022 The take-off ready tail fins of a 1959 classic from this maker are seen here

bicycles 9x 11.1% stumper $1,200 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $100 1988 In 1891, during a 750-mile race of these 2-wheelers, assistants ringing bells kept the winner awake

DJ $600 1986 In early 1970s, this popular form of transportation outsold cars in the U.S.

DJ $8,000 DD 1988 In Beijing nearly everyone commutes to work on these vehicles

Atlanta 9x $425 avg J:4 DJ:4 FJ:1

DJ $200 2000 ATL

J $600 2012 Carl knows cures are found at the HQ of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in this city

DJ $1,000 1989 This city recently opened a subway station at Hartsfield International Airport

a submarine 9x 22.2% stumper $611 avg J:6 DJ:3

J $200 1987 The 1st of these made in France was named the Nautilus

DJ $800 2004 Perhaps the greatest loss of life at sea, over 5,000, came in 1945 when this type of vessel sank the Wilhelm Gustloff

DJ $1,600 2019 During the Revolutionary War, a one-man craft called the Turtle was one of these used in naval warfare

the Pan-American Highway 8x 50.0% stumper $612 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $300 1995 The Inter-American Highway, a section of this longer roadway, runs from Laredo, Texas to Panama City

J $500 1996 This highway system extends from Alaska to the southern part of South America

DJ $1,000 1990 Except for the 250-mile Darien Gap, one can drive from the U.S.-Mexico border to Chile on this highway

Subaru 8x 25.0% stumper $662 avg J:6 DJ:2

DJ $400 2010 Baby, you can drive this company's Forester, which was Motor Trend's 2009 sport/utility of the year

J $500 2000 It split its most popular all-wheel-drive vehicles, the only type it sells, into 2 lines--Legacy & Outback

J $1,000 2021 Its Legacy is on the line every day

Saturn 8x $550 avg J:6 DJ:2

J $200 2016 The rings came off this "planetary" GM brand in 2009

J $600 2012 The Ion, L300 & Vue were popular models of this now-retired GM automobile

DJ $1,600 2009 Some models from this car manufacturer are Sky, Ion & Vue

San Francisco 8x $662 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $200 2018 This city isn't just about cable cars; its classic Muni streetcars run past the historic piers

J $500 1993 Collins Avenue runs thru Miami Beach's South Beach & the Embarcadero runs thru this city's North Beach

DJ $1,200 2023 (Amor Towles presents the clue.) Near the end of the book, Emmett & Billy finally set out for the Western Terminusof the highway, which is still at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in this city

Nissan 8x $388 avg J:8

J $100 1999 This company's '99 Quest minivan & Mercury's '99 Villager--same thing

J $600 2018 Sail on by in this brand's Armada

J $1,000 2006 A "Quest" for a new car from this brand can lead to a new "Frontier"

Heathrow 8x $462 avg J:8

J $200 2024 It's the main airport serving London, & also the busiest

J $600 2015 This international airport was named for an agricultural village near London inhabited in Neolithic times

J $200 2015 By the time it turned 60 in 2006, this London airport had handled around 1.4 billion passengers

France 8x $500 avg J:7 DJ:1

J $100 1992 Europe's fastest trains are the TGVs (or Trains a Grande Vitesse) of this country

J $500 1994 In 1942 a fire destroyed this country's ocean liner The Normandie as it lay in New York Harbor

J $200 2014 In 1917 Eugene Bullard became the first black combat pilot while flying for this country, receiving the Legion of Honor

Detroit 8x 12.5% stumper $725 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $100 1999 The Cadillac Automobile Company was founded in this city in 1902

J $1,000 2024 I need my daily look at Diego Rivera's industry murals in the DIA, this city's Institute of Arts, but it's closed Mondays--What now?

J $100 1997 The elevated tracks of the "People Mover" move people around this American "Motor City"

bridge 8x 12.5% stumper $888 avg J:6 DJ:2

J $100 1992 Whist was the forerunner of the auction & contract types of this game

DJ $800 1987 Among the different versions of this game for which Hoyle gives rules are cutthroat & honeymoon

J $1,000 2025 One golden rule of this: "On the opening lead never under-lead an ace against a suit contract"

Boston 8x $562 avg J:5 DJ:3

J $100 1995 In 1897 things really began moving when the nation's first subway opened in this Mass. city

J $500 1995 Richard Cushing was named archbishop of this U.S. city 14 years before becoming a cardinal

DJ $1,000 1997 This city's Logan International Airport is about 180 miles closer to Europe than New York City is

Audi 8x 28.6% stumper $686 avg J:7 FJ:1

J $300 2001 This automaker's TT Roadster goes from 0 to 60 in 6.7 seconds

J $500 1999 5000, A4, A8

J $1,000 2018 Get in the rings of things with its TT roadster

a chariot 8x $275 avg J:6 DJ:2

J $100 1995 These ancient 2-wheeled vehicles could be fitted with scythelike blades to injure enemy soldiers

J $500 DD 1994 Vehicle at the center of the "Quadriga of Victory", the statue atop Berlin's Brandenburg Gate

J $100 1986 As "Ben Hur", Charlton Heston was "on track" in one of these

the Jeep 8x 12.5% stumper $400 avg J:7 DJ:1

J $200 2021 Its Wrangler wrangled an award--2019 Motor Trend SUV of the Year

J $500 1997 This rugged vehicle may derive its name from the abbreviation for "general purpose"

J $200 1988 From 1941-45 Ford & Willys built over 1/2 million of these vehicles, model MB

Chuck Yeager 8x 14.3% stumper $800 avg J:5 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $400 2025 The Smithsonian houses Glamorous Glennis, the plane named for the wife of this aviator; he flew faster than sound in 1947

J $500 1991 He named the first Bell X-rocket plane for his wife, Glennis

DJ $3,000 DD 2017 The day before flying at Mach 1 in 1947, he broke 2 ribs when he fell off a horse

Should-Know (119)

Toronto 7x $486 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $200 2003 More than blue jays land at this city's Lester B. Pearson International Airport

J $500 2000 Lester B. Pearson International Airport

J $400 2020 The Maple Leaf starts in this city & passes by the Finger Lakes region on its way to New York

solitaire 7x 28.6% stumper $357 avg J:7

J $100 1991 This game is also known as patience; you may need a lot of it to play by yourself

J $1,000 2003 Term for the setting seenherethat fits the category

J $200 2021 Carpet is a version of this card game whose name implies that it is played by one person

Hyundai 7x $543 avg J:6 DJ:1

J $200 2012 This company's LPG-powered Elantra was introduced in Korea in 2009

J $600 2022 Korean for "modernity" gives us the name of this car company that makes the Elantra

J $1,000 2004 The Rio is from Kia, which is owned by this South Korean automaker

horses 7x 28.6% stumper $414 avg J:3 DJ:4

J $200 1986 They were 1st used for riding long after they were used to pull chariots

DJ $800 2004 The Champlain & St. Lawrence RR opened in 1836 powered by this, but soon became Canada's first powered by steam

J $200 1985 America's first railroad trains were pulled by these

Dodge 7x 14.3% stumper $700 avg J:7

J $400 2007 With a lighter body and large engine, this company's 1968 Dart offered superior handling

J $500 1998 Caravan, Viper, Dart

J $1,000 2010 The Aspen

Chicago 7x 28.6% stumper $357 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $100 1988 There are Midway Airports in Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi & New Mexico, as well as in this major city

J $500 2000 To gain better production values, "Soul Train" was moved from this city to Los Angeles

J $200 2015 O'Hare

California 7x 42.9% stumper $414 avg J:4 DJ:3

J $100 1988 Latest figures indicate this state has the most registered motorcycles

J $800 2017 Take the 395 in this state to Inyo National Forest and to Devils Postpilealong the middle fork of the San Joaquin River

J $200 2023 Ontario International, John Wayne Airport

= 7x 71.4% stumper $214 avg J:6 DJ:1

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Chicago O'Hare 7x 14.3% stumper $514 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $300 2001 Still one of the busiest:ORD

J $600 2017 Don't get confused by this airport's ORD abbreviation--it stands for the previous one, Orchard Field

DJ $1,000 1988 This major U.S. airport was built on an orchard, so it's abbreviated "ORD" on luggage tags

Volvo 6x 16.7% stumper $667 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $200 2000 This Swedish automaker's 40-Series has--Oh my!--curves instead of corners

DJ $2,400 DD 2007 Put it together: IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad drives a 240 GL from this European auto company

J $200 1989 This Swedish auto's name means "I roll" in Latin

the Wright Brothers 6x $250 avg J:2 DJ:4

J $100 1995 One of their early patents covered a method of warping wing tips to allow flight control

J $200 2007 A general aviation airport 12 miles south of Dayton, Ohio is named for these 2 men

DJ $200 1994 On Dec. 17, 1948, the 45th anniv. of their first flight, their "Flyer" went on display at the Smithsonian

the Mayflower 6x $400 avg J:3 DJ:3

DJ $200 1997 Due to stormy weather, this ship arrived at Cape Cod instead of Virginia November 21, 1620

DJ $800 1990 Oceanus Hopkins was born on this ship at sea, & Peregrine White was born after it dropped anchor

J $200 1984 Merchant ship that made the trip in 1620 from Plymouth to Cape Cod

the Concorde 6x $467 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $200 1990 The nose of this supersonic airliner can be moved down to give the pilot a better view of the runway

DJ $1,200 2020 Joan Collins & Christie Brinkley were on the last regular passenger flight of this supersonic transport

J $300 1997 In 1993 Barbara Harmer became the first woman to co-pilot this supersonic plane

the Bounty 6x $383 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 1998 In 1808 this ship's John Adams was found on Pitcairn Island; he was the only adult male still there

J $500 2000 In 1791 the HMS Pandora sailed into Tahiti to seize several of this ship's crew

J $200 1992 Upon reaching Pitcairn Island in 1790, it was stripped of everything usable & then burned

Oldsmobile 6x 16.7% stumper $450 avg J:6

J $100 1988 "Come away with me, Lucille, in my merry" one of these

J $600 2021 It made the Cutlass Ciera:LIMO BE SOLD

J $200 1989 In ads, celebrities & their children promote the "New Generation" of this company's cars

New York 6x $667 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 1997 This city's subway system, made up of the IRT, BMT & IND, has 238 route miles & 469 stations

J $600 2008 Beginning service in 1832, this city's first streetcar ran along Bowery Street

DJ $1,200 2018 In Oct. 2017 the 3-mile-long Tappan Zee Bridge was closed as a prelude to demolition on this state's thruway

Mercedes-Benz 6x 16.7% stumper $700 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $100 1986 This company now offers an option of fake leather on its $50,000-plus 560 SEL sedans

J $500 1988 A "Popemobile" is built into the converted chassis of one of this company's vehicles

J $1,000 2023 In 2020 Lewis Hamilton averaged 164 mph to win pole position at the Italian Grand Prix driving for this German company

electricity 6x $267 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $100 1993 In 1994 select customers will be able to test GM's new Impact, a car powered by this

J $200 2000 Reappearing in recent years, cars powered by this energy source reached their first production peak in 1912

J $200 1985 Subways & Els operate on this type of energy

Canasta 6x 66.7% stumper $583 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $400 DD 1986 About 30 years ago, this South American game created the biggest fad in card history

J $500 1996 Bolivia & samba are variations of this game that originated in South America

J $1,000 DD 2011 This game of Uruguayan origin uses 2 decks of cards & has a Spanish name that means "basket"

Buick 6x 33.3% stumper $550 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $100 1999 Regal, Riviera,LeSabre

J $600 2015 Apparently, people wouldn't really rather have its Skylark

J $400 2010 The Regal

BMW 6x 16.7% stumper $767 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 2001 With its 2.8-liter engine upgraded to a 3.0, this company's 328i became the 330i

J $800 2021 It's letter perfect with the i8, surprisingly not made by Apple

DJ $2,000 2009 Ernst Henne was "the fastest man on two wheels", hitting 173 mph in 1937 on a motorcycle from this company

a helicopter 6x $467 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 2006 The HU-1A "Huey" was the main Medevac one of these in the Vietnam War

DJ $1,600 2013 Sikorsky Aircraft, named for a pioneer in this type of aircraft, still makes them, including the Seahawk

J $200 2004 The twin rotor type of this has 2 main rotors going in opposite directions, so it doesn't need a tail rotor

the Thunderbird 6x 33.3% stumper $733 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $400 1987 This Ford model was once advertised as "A rare new species for bird watchers"

DJ $600 1995 This Ford classic was introduced in the form of a two-seat sports car in 1955

J $1,000 2019 1958:This sporty pre-Mustang Ford

the Model T 6x $300 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $200 2020 In 1913 this model from Ford became the first mass-produced car, reducing assembly time from 12 hours to less than 3 hours

J $200 2016 (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, OH.) The eventual decline of Cleveland's luxury automaking industry was influenced, in part, by the mass production of cheaper, simpler models, like this classic fro...

DJ $400 2024 Henry Ford was famous for saying customers could have this 1908 to 1927 car in any color, as long as it was black

Fiorello LaGuardia 6x 16.7% stumper $633 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $200 2018 LGA

J $600 2012 The smallest of the 3 major airports serving NYC, it's named for the mayor who oversaw its construction

DJ $1,000 DD 1999 New York:The man seen here:

a rickshaw 6x $550 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $100 1995 This vehicle once popular in the Orient was modeled on the horse-drawn carriage, but it was man-drawn

J $800 2012 Thisvehicle is seen in 19th-century Japan, the time & place it was invented

DJ $2,000 2020 First used in Japan around 1870, this 2-wheeled cart pulled by a runner often had a hood to protect the passengers

the Enterprise 6x $467 avg J:6

J $200 2011 Shades of "Star Trek": the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier CVN 65 is named this

J $800 2010 The first nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier

J $1,000 2022 The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it was launched in 1960 & was the 8th U.S. naval vessel to carry the name

John DeLorean 6x 33.3% stumper $683 avg J:4 DJ:2

DJ $200 1999 His stainless steel gull wing-doored cars were sharp, but his business tactics were not

J $800 2025 Ah, to go back in time & get a 1981 DMC-12 from this car company

J $1,000 2003 The chief designer of the Pontiac GTO, he later designed a sports car he named for himself

the Hindenburg 5x $650 avg J:2 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $200 1995 In 1937 36 lives were lost when this airship burst into flames over Lakehurst, New Jersey

J $600 2011 On March 31, 1936 it left Germany on its first transatlantic trip, arriving in Rio de Janeiro 4 days later

DJ $1,200 2013 The first aircraft to provide regular service between Europe & North America, it made 11 trips to Lakehurst, N.J.

the Corvette 5x 40.0% stumper $580 avg J:5

J $100 1994 In 1993 this Chevy sports car celebrated its 40th birthday

J $600 2019 1984:This Chevy sports car, about 30 years overdue

J $600 2004 Introduced in 1963, the Sting Ray was a version of this Chevrolet sports car

the Beagle 5x $440 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2004 Charles Darwin once wrote, "The voyage of" this ship "has been by far the most important event in my life"

J $1,000 2002 A book about this brig calls it "Survey Ship Extraordinary"; we're sure Charles Darwin would agree

DJ $200 1995 It's voyage was "naturally" chronicled in an 1839 book

steam 5x $180 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1990 In 1830 England's Manchester & Liverpool Railway became the 1st to have all trains powered by this

J $100 1986 In 1804, Oliver Evans built a passenger vehicle in the U.S. powered by this

J $200 2026 Taking 18 days in 1838, the ship Sirius was the first vessel entirely under this power to cross the Atlantic Ocean

Porsche 5x $620 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 2012 Look at that! The 4-door Panamerafrom this automaker still goes from zero to 60 in 6 seconds or less

J $500 1988 Headquartered in Stuttgart, this sports car company sells over half its output in the U.S.

DJ $1,600 2007 For Bill Gates, it computes to own 2 models, the 959 & the 911, from this manufacturer

Philadelphia 5x $540 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 2001 Let freedom ring:PHL

J $600 2018 If you are from west this city, born & raised, you've seen its restored SEPTA streetcar on Route 15

J $1,000 2007 The New Year's Day Mummers Parade travels north up Broad Street, ending at City Hall in this city

Old Maid 5x $540 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 1996 At the end of this classic children's game, whoever holds the odd queen loses

J $600 2018 In a kids' game an unpaired queen is this; if you're holding it as the last card, you lose

DJ $1,200 2024 The goal of this game with a not exactly PC name is to not be holding a queen at the end

nuclear power 5x $220 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $200 1994 In 1959 the N.S. Savannah became the first commercial ship powered by this

DJ $200 1990 In 1961, the USS Long Beach became the 1st naval surface ship using this type of power

J $200 1987 1st aircraft carrier powered by this, the U.S.S. Enterprise can travel over 400,000 miles w/out refueling

Mitsubishi 5x $560 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $300 2001 The Eclipse and Galant are 2 of the cars driving up business for this Japanese automaker

J $500 1998 (Three diamonds, which is also what the name translates to)

DJ $400 1985 Company that builds cars for Chrysler & sells under its own name, too

Miami 5x $440 avg J:3 DJ:2

DJ $200 1989 The shortest flight you can take on American Airlines goes from Ft. Lauderdale to this nearby city

J $600 2006 The Dade-Collier Training & Transition Airport, with the code TNT, is dynamite for this Southern city

J $400 2006 Hopefully its code isn't an omen for your checked bags:MIA

Mercedes 5x 20.0% stumper $540 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1984 Daimler & Benz borrowed this name from a friend's daughter

DJ $800 2022 The 300 SL model from this German automaker featured gull-wing doors

J $1,000 2020 The late 1960s SEL 300 6.3 model of this car had a limousine V-8 engine in a smaller sedan body, so it could go fast

Kia 5x $680 avg J:5

J $400 2024 Mr. & Mrs. Jones are nervous about the haggling coming up on Monday but look forward to getting a new SUV, a Sorento from this company

J $600 2021 Take a ride in this Asian automaker's Telluride, or in its sportier K5

J $1,000 2016 Based in Seoul, this company has soul--its Soul EV--which can go 93 miles on a one-hour charge

Florida 5x $680 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2024 Jimmy Buffett named an album for this state's A1A Highway; in June 2024, the state returned the favor, naming A1A for him

J $600 2023 Vero Beach Regional, Naples Airport

DJ $1,600 2006 The 42 bridges of the Overseas Highway link many of this state's islands to the mainland

Ferrari 5x $600 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 2025 Time reported 1980's Mondial 8 from this Italian car co. was "a big red disaster" with "more bugs than a Barstow motel rollaway"

J $600 2023 In 2010 an Enzo from this Italian company en-zoomed to 237 miles per hour

J $1,000 2021 Its 488 Pista Spider has 710 horses under your foot & no roof over your head

Cunard 5x 20.0% stumper $680 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $400 1994 In 1839 this steamship line was founded as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company

DJ $800 1994 In 1840 this company's first steamship, the Britannia, made its first transatlantic crossing

DJ $1,000 1987 Company which commissioned the Lusitania

Chevy 5x $680 avg J:5

J $200 2006 Leave "Suburban" sprawl! Be a "Trailblazer" & zip off to "Tahoe" in one of this company's vehicles

J $600 2018 Sail around in its Cruze

J $1,000 2009 We wonder if its Aveo comes in Cobalt

Charlotte 5x $620 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2013 This largest North Carolina city was named for the wife of England's King George III

DJ $600 1994 For the first half of the 19th C., most of the USA's gold was mined near this city, the largest in N.C.

J $900 DD 1996 Lord Cornwallis called this largest North Carolina city a "hornet's nest of rebellion"

chariots 5x $360 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 1995 In ancient Greece, these vehicles were used for Olympic racing

DJ $800 2014 In 1294 B.C. Egyptians & Hittites waged a battle involving the use of thousands of these 2-wheeled vehicles

J $100 1995 The wheels of these ancient Egyptian vehicles usually had 6 spokes

Amelia Earhart 5x $300 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $200 1997 1997 marks the 60th anniversary of her disappearance over the Pacific

DJ $600 1988 In February 1988 the FAA retired N16020, the registration number on the plane she flew in 1937

DJ $200 1993 After her solo flight across the Atlantic, she made the 1st solo flight from Hawaii to California

Airbus 5x 20.0% stumper $1,640 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $1,000 2015 This eurocompany, really big in passenger jets, also produces close to 1/3 of the world's helicopters

DJ $1,200 2021 Europe's top commercial aircraft manufacturer, its planes include the A220, A320 & the A350

DJ $2,000 2020 Let's go over some of the features of your A320 from this co.: in 2019 it became the bestselling single-aisle airliner

Air Force One 5x $200 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1991 George Bush has banned broccoli from this presidential jet

J $100 1987 Name of the plane on which Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office

J $200 1989 When a Bar Harbor Airlines plane came within 500 ft. of this plane in Oct. '88, the NTSB investigated

a train 5x $540 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1993 A whistle stop is a town so small these vehicles don't make regular stops there

J $600 2014 Maglev is technology that helped one of these achieve a record 361 mph in 2003

J $1,000 2021 Flying Scotsman

a moped 5x $500 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1992 This motorized bicycle has pedals in addition to a low-powered gas engine

DJ $1,600 2002 Pronounced as one syllable, it means "brooded"; pronounced this way as 2 syllables, it's a powered bike

J $200 1995 This type of motorbike that's started by pedaling can reach a speed of about 30 miles per hour

the Savannah 5x 60.0% stumper $620 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $400 1986 1st steamship to cross Atlantic & 1st nuc. powered merchant ship both bore name of this Georgia city

DJ $800 1992 In 1819 it became the 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic, though most of the trip was by sail

DJ $1,000 1988 Mamie Eisenhower christened this 1st nuclear powered merchant ship July 21, 1959

the gauge 5x 20.0% stumper $780 avg J:1 DJ:4

J $300 1991 Term for the uniform distance between the rails; each country has a standard one

DJ $1,600 2018 At first, this measure of the space between the 2 rails varied quite a bit & trains had trouble switching tracks

DJ $400 1988 It's the term for the distance or width between the 2 rails of a railroad track

the Edsel 5x $380 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $300 1989 The Ranger, Pacer, Corsair & Citation were the 4 models of this Ford failure

DJ $600 1987 Only 110,847 cars were ever made with this Ford nameplate, all during 1957-59

J $200 2013 This 1958 Ford model "was the first victim of Madison Avenue hyper-hype"

the caboose 5x $380 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1991 Usually the last car on a train, it serves as an office for the conductor

J $600 2013 This car once served as the conductor's office on a freight train but is now rarely seen

DJ $400 2024 Advances in braking technology have all but eliminated this traditional last car on a freight train

U.S.S. Arizona 5x $820 avg J:5

J $200 1992 A monument above the final resting place of this battleship was dedicated at Pearl Harbor in 1962

J $500 1988 In 1950, Admiral Radford directed that Old Glory be hoisted over remains of this ship each day

J $1,000 2011 A white concrete & steel structure spans the hull of this sunken battleship, a national memorial since 1962

the Maine 5x $825 avg J:2 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $300 1994 Interstate 95 runs through this state from the province of New Brunswick to New Hampshire

J $600 2011 A pro-war slogan of 1898 was "Remember" this ship, "to hell with Spain!"

DJ $1,200 2011 2,400-mile U.S. Highway 1 runs from Fort Kent in this state all the way down to Florida

an ace 5x 20.0% stumper $400 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 1996 Instead of pips, poker dice have 6 card values on them that run 9 through this

J $600 2007 In 2007 102-year-old Elsie McClean became the oldest person ever to achieve one of these on a golf course

DJ $200 1987 The high card in a royal flush poker hand

a parachute 5x $340 avg J:5

J $200 2014 In 1783 in France the hot air balloon & this air safety device both got their first successful demonstrations

J $300 1987 You're eligible to join the Caterpillar Club if you've used this safety device to save your life

J $400 2015 Members of the Caterpillar Club are those whose lives have been saved by using one of these to escape a disabled aircraft

United 4x $433 avg J:3 FJ:1

J $100 1986 Sure, this airline thinks they're "friendly skies"--they've got the most planes up there

J $1,000 DD 1992 The merger of 4 airlines in 1931 created this company, then the world's largest privately owned airline

FJ 1987 In its ads it claims to be the first airline to fly to all 50 states

the Queen Mary 4x 25.0% stumper $525 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $300 1992 The Queen Elizabeth was a few feet longer than this, her sister ship

J $1,000 2014 Today a 1,019' museum & hotel, this liner made 1,001 transatlantic trips

DJ $400 1988 In Sept. 1987 the Walt Disney Company announced plans to buy this Calif. tourist attraction

the Monitor 4x $400 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1992 The anchor of this Civil War ironclad was recovered off the N. Carolina coast in 1983

J $500 1989 This 19th century U.S. ironclad had history's 1st revolving gun turret

DJ $400 2019 "The clangor of that blacksmiths' fray" is a line by Herman Melville about this ironclad ship's battle with the Merrimack

the Golden Hind 4x 25.0% stumper $950 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 2000 Francis Drake's flagship the Pelican was renamed this, after passing through the Strait of Magellan

DJ $800 1990 Sir Francis Drake's 100-ton ship, the Pelican, was renamed this, from the crest of one of his backers

J $1,000 2008 Before its name was changed, this ship of Sir Francis Drake was known as the Pelican

the English Channel 4x $450 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2012 In 1909 Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly a plane across this body of water between the U.K. & France

J $600 DD 2004 In 1994 the trip across this body of water was cut from a little more than an hour to about 35 minutes

J $400 2023 Taking off from Dover, in 1912 Harriet Quimby became the first woman to pilot a plane across this body of water

the Clermont 4x 25.0% stumper $700 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 1992 This steamship provided passenger service along the Hudson River from 1807 to 1814

DJ $600 1990 Robert Fulton called it the North River's Steamboat; we refer to it by this name

J $1,000 2022 In 1807 Robert Fulton averaged about 5 mph on a 150-mile trip up the Hudson to Albany on this steamboat

the brakes 4x $525 avg J:4

J $100 1993 In bobsledding you're automatically disqualified if you apply these before the finish line

J $800 2012 (Jimmy of the Clue Crew drives a battery electric vehicle from Ford.) The engine isn't the only conservation-friendly component of Ford's BEV; these vital parts are regenerative, meaning when they are used, they convert friction energy back into elec...

J $1,000 2009 Inspect the master cylinder, part of the hydraulics sending fluid through the lines for this drum or disc system

the Bismarck 4x $1,175 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 1998 In 1960 Johnny Horton had a No. 3 hit with a song about the sinking of this German battleship

DJ $800 2012 This German battleship was launched on February 14, 1939 & sunk by the British 2 years later

DJ $1,600 2019 This ship "is unsinkable / that was Hitler's cry", ran a WWII-era Royal Navy poem titled "The Sinking of" it

the Appian Way 4x 25.0% stumper $1,025 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $300 1997 Begun in 312 B.C., it was known in Antiquity as the "Queen of Roads"

J $800 2011 This road was named for the Roman official who began its construction in 312 B.C.

J $1,000 2016 Called the "Queen of Roads" in antiquity, it stretched from Rome to Brindisi on the Adriatic

the Alps 4x $800 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2017 At Courchevel, you land downhill & take off uphill for your trip to ski the nearby French these mountains

DJ $800 2013 In 1910 Jorge Chavez became the first to fly over these mountains; he made it to the Italian side but fatally crashed

DJ $2,000 2018 In 1851 a contest was held to design a train to traverse the Semmering Pass in these European mountains

spark plugs 4x 25.0% stumper $675 avg J:4

J $300 1988 The Champion Company of Toledo, Ohio is the world's biggest maker of these

J $800 2025 Misfires, rough idling, poor acceleration... time to replace these ceramic & metal parts that screw into the cylinders

J $800 2014 Igniting the fuel mixture, these electrode-laden devices must be able to withstand very high temperatures

Seville 4x 25.0% stumper $825 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 2016 In 2004 Cadillac said adios to this model that shared its name with a Spanish city

J $500 2000 This Cadillac model shares its name with the Spanish city where Amerigo Vespucci died in 1512

DJ $2,000 2003 A port in southwestern Spain

Route 66 4x $375 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1984 Where Martin Milner & George Maharis got their "kicks"

J $600 2013 On its 2,500-mile course to the Pacific, this road passed through the state capitals of Springfield & Oklahoma City

J $300 1985 Interstate highways have now completely replaced this celebrated L.A. to Chicago U.S. route

red 4x $300 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2023 Enzo Ferrari is said to have quipped, "Ask a child to draw a car, & certainly he will draw it" in this color, a Ferrari favorite

DJ $200 1987 In "Jezebel", Bette Davis shocked New Orleans society by wearing this color to a ball

DJ $400 2016 It was the nickname-inducing color of Manfred von Richthofen's Fokker triplane

Pontiac 4x $575 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1984 GM car named for Indian chief who tried to take Ft. Detroit

DJ $800 2003 Chief of the Ottawa tribe, he was commander during the 1763-64 war named for him

J $1,000 2009 Itshares its name with an Indian chief

Plymouth 4x 50.0% stumper $800 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1986 A U.S. car was named this out of admiration for endurance & strength of the Pilgrims

J $600 2007 This car, seen here, shares its name with a seaport

DJ $1,600 2011 Follow the 240 miles of U.S. 44 to make the "pilgrimage" from Kerhonkson, N.Y. to this Mass. Bay city

pinochle 4x 25.0% stumper $1,225 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 1992 This game played with 48 cards is almost identical to the French game bezique

J $1,000 2011 The object of this card game that requires a special 48-card deck is to build high-scoring melds

DJ $1,600 2005 (Sarah of the Clue Crew tips her hand.) The two tens of clubs in my hand doesn't mean I'm cheating, but playing this trick-taking game that uses a special deck

Peugeot 4x 25.0% stumper $525 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 1986 French company that's the world's oldest continuous car manufacturer

DJ $600 1985 French automaker that owns Citroen & also makes bicycles

J $400 1989 This French automaker, not Mercedes, is Europe's largest builder of diesel engines

Pennsylvania Avenue 4x 50.0% stumper $250 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 2003 Since 1804 the presidential inaugural parade has traveled up this street from the Capitol to the White House

DJ $200 1996 When this D.C. street was permanently closed between 15th & 17th on May 20, 1995 it made headlines

DJ $200 1987 Washington, D.C. street that connects the Capitol & the White House

New York City 4x $400 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1987 A 1984 count reportedly indicated this city's streets contained 927,000 potholes

J $500 1995 The Boston Post Road was a mail route that began in Boston & terminated in this city

DJ $200 1986 It's said that by 1933, world's busiest airport was Newark air terminal serving this metropolis

Mazda 4x $400 avg J:4

J $200 2020 It makes the CX-3

J $600 2022 Its MX-5 Miata was named 2016 World Car of the Year

J $400 2006 It's a "Tribute" to the "RX-8" that this company is driven to succeed

Massachusetts 4x $200 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1999 Depictions of Pilgrim hats are featured on the signs for this Bay State's turnpike

J $100 1994 The signs for the turnpike in this state feature pilgrim hats

J $200 2011 In the 1950s Paul Revere's ride was depicted on signs for this state's I-90 turnpike

Madrid 4x $550 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1995 To use the vending machines in this Spanish capital's Barajas Airport, you'll need pesetas

J $800 2018 It makes me loco that this aeropuerto is MAD

J $400 1993 Barajas International Airport serves this European capital

Lufthansa 4x $850 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 2000 In April 1955 West Germany revived this name for its national airline

J $1,000 2023 Cologne, Germany is the headquarters for this airline whose roots go back to one founded in 1926

DJ $400 1990 In 1968 this German airline was the first to put the Boeing 737 into service

Lamborghini 4x $1,025 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $500 1993 In 1987 this Italian company's Countach sold for about $125,000

J $1,000 2021 Italian maker of the Countach

J $1,000 2020 A charging bull graces the hood of the Aventador, a model of this Italian sports car

JFK 4x 25.0% stumper $900 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1988 7 1/2 times larger than La Guardia, New York International is known by this name

J $600 2004 This U.S. airport uses the slogan "Where America greets the world'

DJ $2,000 DD 2020 Idlewild Wine Bar

Henry VIII 4x $525 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2015 In Portsmouth you can see the Mary Rose, a favorite of this king until it sank in 1545; it was raised in 1982

J $500 1992 The Mary Rose, a ship built for this king in 1510, sank in 1545 & was raised in 1982

J $600 2004 The Mary Rose, a warship built for this British king, sank in 1545 & was raised in 1982

hearts 4x $200 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1992 In other words, this game could be called "blood-pumping organs"

DJ $200 1987 "Anatomical" card game where it's tough to "shoot the moon"

DJ $200 1985 "Anatomical" card game where it's tough to "shoot the moon"

Grand Central Station 4x $550 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2007 This New York City place is commonly called a station. It's actually a terminal as train lines begin and end there

DJ $800 2025 In 1975 Jackie Kennedy Onassis stepped in to save this Beaux-Arts New York City landmark

J $400 1993 The world's largest railway station, this U.S. landmark covers some 48 acres

Goodyear 4x $450 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 2012 This company's Wingfoot Lake airship base near Akron is sometimes called "the Kitty Hawk of lighter-than-air"

DJ $600 1994 In 1931 Mrs. Herbert Hoover christened the USS Akron, a giant dirigible built for the Navy by this company

J $400 2011 In 2011 this firm announced it was phasing out its blimps in favor of rigid airships with aluminum & carbon skeletons

gin 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2011 The juniper alcohol of the same name is not necessarily involved in the card game called this rummy

J $800 2003 Beefeater or Tanqueray, for instance

J $200 1992 Dating back to the turn of the century, it's the most popular 2-person card game of all time

Germany 4x $550 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1993 In 1896 the first motor truck was built by Gottlieb Daimler in this country

DJ $1,500 DD 1989 U.S. News & World Report says Japan imports more cars from this country than any other

DJ $200 1991 In the 1930s this country introduced the Flying Hamburger, a high-speed railcar

George Pullman 4x 25.0% stumper $625 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1987 By improving the railroad sleeping car, he managed to get it named after him

J $500 1993 Built in the 1860s, the Pioneer was the first of this man's railroad sleeping cars

DJ $1,600 2020 In 1868 this man's company launched the Delmonico, a dining car named for the swanky Manhattan restaurant

General Motors 4x $300 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2010 Because of slow sales, this company shut down plants that made the Denali & Trailblazer SUVs

J $500 1993 In the 1930s this automaker became the largest company in America

DJ $200 1985 Big 3 automaker that makes Delco parts

Denver 4x $500 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2019 Green Ride Boulder will shuttle you to this international airport

J $800 2015 The surrounding terrain is reflected in the design of the international airport seenherethat serves this U.S. state capital

J $200 2006 Get a real Rocky Mountain high here:DEN

Cuba 4x $575 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $300 1988 Pan Am was begun to carry mail between Key West & this country with which our communications are now strained

J $800 2024 In 2016 President Obama traveled to this Caribbean nation, the first visit by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years

J $400 2025 On April 17, 1961 1,500 CIA-trained exiles landed on the southern coast of this country; 1,100 were captured by April 19

Charles de Gaulle 4x $575 avg J:4

J $100 1986 Paris is served by both Orly and an airport named for him

J $800 2007 CDG, the international code for this Paris airport, stands for the name of a former French president

J $1,000 2016 You can still see one of Air France's Concorde jets outside the Paris airport named for him

Cessna 4x $1,225 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $500 2000 In May 1987 a plane built by this Wichita, Kansas company landed in Red Square

DJ $1,600 2022 A subsidiary of Textron, its planes include turboprops & the Citation fleet, which seats a maximum of 12 passengers

J $800 2011 Among its single-engine planes are the Skycatcher, Skyhawk & Skylane

Casey Jones 4x $700 avg J:4

J $200 1985 His own negligence may have caused 1900 collision which killed this legendary engineer

J $1,000 2020 Trouble ahead, trouble behind, this Cannonball Express engineer & folk hero sacrificed himself in a crash in 1900 to save many lives

J $400 1994 In the late 19th century, the Cannonball Express was this engineer's regular train on the Ill. Central

Carrie Fisher 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2019 "Star Wars" fans were crushed by her 2016 passing, followed a day later by her mother's

DJ $600 1997 She wrote her & her mother's speeches for the American Comedy Awards & was on the 1997 Oscar writing staff

J $400 2013 Debbie Reynolds is the mom of this actress & writer

carbon 4x 50.0% stumper $1,350 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $800 2011 (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, IL.) The Argonne National Laboratorydynamometercan measure both a car's particulate production & its fuel efficiency--the latter by simulating road stresses & measuring ...

DJ $1,600 2004 The U.S. company Trek makes Lance Armstrong's bikes from a composite of this often-compounded element

J $800 2011 It's No. 6 on the periodic table

Alfa Romeo 4x 25.0% stumper $525 avg J:4

J $400 2019 2018:This maker's Giulia was the alfa dog

J $500 1986 Anonima Lombardo Fabbrica Automobili Co., begun in 1910, is this firm today

J $400 2012 Be an Alfa dog & hop in its 2-seat 8c Spider

Acura 4x 25.0% stumper $575 avg J:3 DJ:1

DJ $400 2012 Honda introduced this luxury division in the 1980s

J $500 1995 Its Integra LS is Consumer Reports' top recommended small car

J $1,000 2015 Its TSX is an ex-model; the TLX is the next thing

a tugboat 4x $150 avg J:4

J $100 1993 One of these boats designed to push & pull larger craft can move 10 to 20 barges at a single time

J $100 1990 Type of boat designed to push barges or large ships

J $200 2022 After decades of pushing other boats, the W.O. Decker, New York City's last wooden this, now hauls tourists around the harbor

a clipper ship 4x $325 avg J:4

J $100 1989 Flying Cloud, Cutty Sark & Sea Witch are all examples of this mid 19th c. speedy merchant ship

J $500 1993 Among the more famous of these swift sailing ships were the Flying Cloud & the Cutty Sark

J $300 1994 Launched in 1853, the Great Republic, one of these speedy ships, was the largest sailing ship of its time

a canoe 4x 25.0% stumper $1,300 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1994 The Carib Indians developed a dugout type of this craft called a pirogue

DJ $800 2009 Thoreau wrote, "Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for" this narrow boat

DJ $4,000 DD 2025 On July 24, 1857 Henry David Thoreau & others set off on Moosehead Lake in an 18-foot one of these

a balloon 4x $400 avg J:3 DJ:1

DJ $200 1992 In 1797 Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the 1st parachute jump from one of these

J $600 2005 In 1783 Pilatre de Rozier became the first to fly in one of these

J $400 2006 The Montgolfier brothers were papermakers by profession & used paper in their early ones of these

4 4x 50.0% stumper $250 avg J:4

J $100 1986 Number of potential royal flushes in a standard deck

J $200 1987 Though up to 6 can play, canasta is best with this number

J $300 1986 Number of cylinders in the engine of a Ford Model A

"Silent Night" 4x $225 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1994 Joseph Mohr, a priest of Oberndorf, Austria, wrote the German words of this "quiet" carol

J $200 2015 The second verse of this "quiet" tune rhymingly says, "Shepherds quake at the sight"

J $200 2003 "Round yon virgin mother and child, holy infant so tender and mild"

"O Little Town of Bethlehem" 4x 25.0% stumper $1,425 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 1989 (audio clue)

DJ $600 1987 Written by 2 Pennsylvanians, it could be about a city in Pennsylvania or the Holy Land

DJ $4,000 DD 2012 The view of a certain Middle Eastern city inspired Pastor Phillips Brooks to write this carol in 1868

the Yugo 4x $525 avg J:4

J $300 1986 New on U.S. import market is this Fiat-like car made in Yugoslavia

J $800 2006 This import had its U.S. debut in 1985 at $3,990, but its home country got split up later, so I'll let it go for a cool grand

J $400 2011 Time said this 1980s Slavic import "had the distinct feeling of something assembled at gunpoint"

the United States 4x 25.0% stumper $650 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1987 Country whose people own about 35% of the world's cars

J $500 1985 This country leads the world in track miles, but isn't even in the top ten in passenger miles

DJ $1,600 2019 A biplane called the Vin Fiz left Long Island in 1911 & 16 crashes later, completed the first crossing by plane of this

the Interstate Commerce Commission 4x 25.0% stumper $275 avg J:4

J $300 1996 Trucking companies called common carriers have operating certificates from this federal commission

J $300 1993 This federal agency deals with transportation between the states

J $200 1997 A 1935 act of Congress gave this agency, the ICC, authority over motor carriers & drivers

the Enola Gay 4x $825 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $500 1992 The National Air & Space Museum is restoring this plane that dropped an atomic bomb August 6, 1945

DJ $1,000 1994 During WWII the 2 B-29s used by the U.S. to drop atomic bombs were Bock's Car & this one

DJ $800 2008 Col. Paul Tibbets commanded the bomber nicknamed this over Japan in August 1945

the carburetor 4x 100.0% stumper $700 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $500 1988 What a hot rodder was referring to when he talked about his "pots" & "jugs"

J $1,000 2014 Inthisdevice that sits above the engine's combustion chambers, fuel is vaporized and mixed with air

DJ $600 DD 1987 Legend says that in the U.S. the 1st of these engine parts was Charles Duryea's wife's perfume atomizer

Igor Sikorsky 4x $625 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2004 In 1913 this Russian Helicopter pioneer built "Le Grand", the first 4-engined airplane

J $500 1997 Bridgeport, Conn.'s airport is named for this helicopter pioneer whose aircraft plant was in the city

DJ $1,000 1992 Though better known for his work with helicopters, he also built & flew the 1st 4-engine plane

Charles Lindbergh 4x $250 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2005 Admiral Byrd gave navigational training to him prior to his historic 1927 transatlantic solo flight

DJ $600 1988 Arriving in his famous plane, he dedicated Kansas City's new airport in 1927

J $100 1997 On May 20, 1927 while taking off from Roosevelt Field for Paris, he barely cleared the telephone lines

Lincoln Continental 4x 25.0% stumper $525 avg J:4

J $400 1988 Edsel Ford conceived this luxury car model, introduced in 1939 & revised in the '50s

J $500 1986 At $500,000, most expensive custom car was this make & model, made in 1968 for Secret Service

J $600 2021 A classic Lincoln:relating to U.S. states or Euro cuisine

Abraham Lincoln 4x 50.0% stumper $475 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2004 The Continental & the Town Car are models from this Ford division

J $500 1994 Now called U.S. Highway 30, the first coast-to-coast road for automobiles was named for this U.S. president

DJ $400 1987 Only currently marketed U.S. car named for a president

hot air balloons 4x 25.0% stumper $800 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1994 The 2 main types of these are hot air & gas

J $600 2008 During the Cold War, 2 different families escaped over the Berlin Wall using these lighter-than-air vehicles

DJ $2,000 DD 1988 In 1861, Lincoln appointed Thaddeus Lowe to head an Army Corps set up to use these

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