Q 01/05

Which everyday system, standardized by railroads in 1883, does the Department of Transportation now oversee?

A) Time zones

B) ZIP codes

C) Area codes

D) Street addresses

Answer · why

A) Time zones

Time zones became the Department of Transportation's job when Congress handed it authority over the nation's clocks. It also regulates when daylight s...

Q 02/05

Which armed service sat within the Department of Transportation from 1967 until 2003?

A) Naval Reserve

B) National Guard

C) Coast Guard

D) Air Force

Answer · why

C) Coast Guard

The Coast Guard left for Homeland Security after 36 years; it had begun life in the Treasury Department, collecting customs duties at American seaport...

Q 03/05

Which agency was created inside the Department of Transportation after 9/11, then moved to Homeland Security?

A) FEMA

B) TSA

C) ICE

D) CBP

Answer · why

B) TSA

The TSA, short for Transportation Security Administration, took over airport screening and switched departments in March 2003, less than two years aft...

Q 04/05

Which future North Carolina senator became the first female Secretary of Transportation in 1983?

A) Mary Peters

B) Jeane Kirkpatrick

C) Elizabeth Dole

D) Margaret Heckler

Answer · why

C) Elizabeth Dole

Elizabeth Dole ran the department for Ronald Reagan until 1987, then joined a second Cabinet as Labor Secretary under George H. W. Bush.

Q 05/05

Vince and Larry, who fronted federal road safety ads from the 1980s, were what kind of characters?

A) Talking orange cones

B) Crash test dummies

C) Cartoon highway patrolmen

D) Animated stoplights

Answer · why

B) Crash test dummies

Crash test dummies Vince and Larry survived slapstick wrecks in magazines and on television to show why buckling up matters. NHTSA kept the campaign r...