Q 01/05

Which US airport became the world's busiest by passenger numbers in 1998?

A) Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

B) Chicago O'Hare

C) Dallas/Fort Worth

D) Los Angeles International

Answer · why

A) Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson, Delta's main hub, took the top spot from Chicago O'Hare in 1998 and became the first airport to pass 100 million passenger...

Q 02/05

Which national park, with about 12 million visitors in 2024, is America's most visited?

A) Grand Canyon

B) Great Smoky Mountains

C) Sequoia and Kings Canyon

D) Zion

Answer · why

B) Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles Tennessee and North Carolina, charges no entrance fee, and drew 12.2 million visitors in 2024, more than...

Q 03/05

Which 1872 park was the first US national park and widely considered the first in the world?

A) Yosemite

B) Sequoia

C) Yellowstone

D) Grand Canyon

Answer · why

C) Yellowstone

Yellowstone was established on 1 March 1872, mainly in northwest Wyoming with slivers in Montana and Idaho, and is home to the Old Faithful geyser.

Q 04/05

Amtrak's Texas Eagle joins which train at San Antonio to form America's longest passenger rail route?

A) Southwest Chief

B) California Zephyr

C) Coast Starlight

D) Sunset Limited

Answer · why

D) Sunset Limited

The Sunset Limited carries the Texas Eagle's through cars from San Antonio to Los Angeles, making the Chicago–Los Angeles run 2,728 miles, Amtrak's lo...

Q 05/05

In what year was Amtrak founded to take over most US intercity passenger rail?

A) 1971

B) 1975

C) 1980

D) 1988

Answer · why

A) 1971

Amtrak began operating on 1 May 1971 under the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, taking over most intercity passenger trains from the private railro...