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History Quiz: Transport - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Prior to the 16th century, goods were transported along the Swahili coast in East Africa primarily using which type of ship?	Dhow	67%
The current water speed record, at 318 mph, was achieved during which year?	1978	50%
The giant Nemi ships were built for which Roman emperor?	Caligula	50%
What was the first armed petrol engine powered vehicle called?	Motor Scout	50%
When were the oldest parts of the Grand Canal in China built?	6-5th century BC	33%
The rickshaw was invented independently in France and in which modern Asian country?	Japan	33%
Which of these riding animals was domesticated most recently?	Yak	33%
Roughly how long was the road system of the Inca Empire?	25,000 miles	17%
The earliest working example of which of these was not created by a French inventor?	All-metal aircraft	17%
Most Viking longships were constructed using which method of boat building?	Clinker built	17%
What was the main purpose of the Achaemenid Empire's Royal Road?	Communication	17%
Which of these trade routes did not go through or past Africa?	Grand Trunk Road	17%
The first railway in the United States designed to be powered by a locomotive engine was constructed in which state?	New York	17%
How did the Ancient Greeks get boats across the Isthmus of Corinth?	They moved them using a paved trackway	17%
When was the Panama Canal opened?	1914	0%

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