2015 APTA Multimodal Operations Conference
Multimodal
Transit Trivia
Multimodal Transit Trivia
Jeopardy!
Instructions and Rules
1) Separate into teams and sit together – this is your “team”
3)
Pick a team name from the list – or make one up – and write
it on your score sheets
3)
Pick a speaker to report the scores to scorekeeper
4)
NO use of cell phones, other electronic media, or any other
method to research answers to the questions
(research during Transit Trivia Jeopardy will be cause for disqualification - )
6)
Write answers (ink preferred) on the answer sheet
7) As new people want to join, they will be added to teams
8)
The team with the most points at the end is the winner!
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Team Names (Pick one – or come up with your own)
The Traffic Stoppers
The Freeway Flyers
The Congestionbusters
Team PCC
The Trolley Nerds
The Service Planning Lions
The Fare Inspectors
The Express
Those Other Guys
Team Rapid Bus
The Zephyrs
The Over the Hill Gang
Buses R’ Us
Heavy Rail
The Hybrids
The Winning Team
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OK – here we go – no turning back !
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1) 100 points
We hear a lot about how slow buses are, but what about
the other end of the scale?
Select the speed range of the world’s fastest bus?
A)
Up to 150 mph B) 151 mph – 200 mph
C) 201 mph – 250 mph
D) 251 mph - 300 mph
E) 301 mph – 350 mph
F)
351 mph +
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How fast is this bus ?
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Q1 Answer is – What is F
In 2010 – in Indianapolis, IN - Paul Stender (and crew) built
a jet powered bus that has a recorded speed of 367 mph.
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2) 200 points
On the next page multiple logos will appear. Name the
transit related companies (don’t shout it out)
represented by the logos. They all provide something
important to the transit industry.
(You must get all correct to earn points)
Bonus 50 points
Which company headquarters is the closest to Houston?
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Name the companies that uses these logos?
Bonus Points – Which headquarters is closest to Houston?
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Q2 Answer – Who are
1) Trapeze – supplier of bus and
rail scheduling software
2) Alcoa – supplier of bus wheels
3) New Flyer – supplier of buses
Bonus Points:
New Flyer – 1,536 miles – Winnipeg, MN to Houston, TX
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3) 200 points
Your agency has a bus route with the following elements:
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12” service during the peak HOUR
40’ buses (32 seats / 64 passengers preferred load standard)
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At peak load point all seats are filled and total load is 64.
Operator costs are 67% of total revenue hour costs.
You can also use 60’ buses with 46 seats / 92 total
passengers in your fleet on this route.
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A new office park = 50% ridership increase at peak load pt..
Determine the best bus size and service
frequency to prevent overcrowding, keep
costs under control and keep
passengers happy?
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12 minute
service
32 seats / full
load of 64
passengers
Operator costs
= 67%
of revenue hour
costs
or
46 seats / full
load of 92
passengers
New Office Park
= 50% increase
in ridership at
peak load pt.
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Bonus 50 points
Which option will be the favorite option of Finance?
A) Use 60’ buses @ 12” service headway
B) Use 40’ buses @ 10” service headway
C) Use 60’ buses @ 10” service headway
D) Use 40’ buses @ 7.5” service headway
E) Use 60’ buses @ 7.5” service headway
F) Use 40’ buses @ 5” service headway
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Existing = 40’ bus @ 12” - w/ 32 seats = 160 seats / 315 total
Plus 50% ======================== 240 seats / 473 total
Q3 Answer is -- What is #C
A) 60’ bus @ 12” w/ 46 seats = 230 seats / 460 total
B) 40’ bus @ 10” w/ 32 seats = 192 seats / 384 total
C) 60’ bus @ 10” w/ 46 seats = 276 seats / 552 total
D) 40’ bus @ 7.5” w/ 32 seats = 256 seats / 512 total
E) 60’ bus @ 7.5” w/ 46 seats = 368 seats / 736 total
F) 40’ bus @ 5”
w/ 32 seats = 384 seats / 768 total
Bonus Points Answer is #A
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4) 200 points
Name the city that was the location of the last U.S.
horsecar that operated in regular transit service ?
Bonus 50 points
Name the place / city that was the location of the first
re-creation of historic horsecar service in North America?
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Where was this last horsecar
in regular service located?
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Q4 answer: What is Pittsburgh, PA (Sarah St. line – 1923)
Bonus Points:
What is Disneyland (Anaheim, CA – 1955)
This photo shows a
Disneyland employee
offering the reins to an LA
MTA streetcar operator in
the late 1950s. The
streetcar operator would be
out of a job in LA after 1963.
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5) 300 points
What was the name of the transit service that preceded
Houston Metro?
Bonus 50 points
Name the year Metro began service?
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Before passengers started going places
on Houston Metro, they rode . . . . . . ?
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Q5 Answer: What is Houtran
HouTran had a history that reached back to 1870 and was both privately owned and municipally owned
before it sunset and was replaced by Metro.
Bonus Question Answer.
HouTran was replaced by Metro in 1979.
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6) 300 points
Which question on Multimodal Trivia had an incorrect
answer last year --- and no one saw the error and spoke
up about it to offer the correct answer?
Bonus 50 points
What was the correct answer?
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2014 Multimodal Transit Trivia
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Which trivia question last year had the wrong answer
– and no one caught the error ?
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Q6 Answer: What was the Trolley Bus question
Name the 6 North America cities that have trolley
coaches, trolley buses, or trackless trolleys in service?
(All correct or no points)
The answer given listed:
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Philadelphia, PA
Vancouver, BC
Dayton, OH
Boston, MA
The correct answer is 8 North America cities have
trolleybuses in service. Accidentally left out were:
Mexico City, Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico
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7) 400 points
Name the group that sang the 1966
rock ‘n roll song “Bus Stop” ?
Bonus 100 points
What was the item shared in the song?
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Name the musical
group that sang on
this record ?
Bonus Points:
What was shared
at the bus stop ?
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Q7 Answer: Who are The Hollies
The Hollies sang “Bus Stop” in 1966.
It reached
#5 in the U.K.,
#5 in the United States, and
#1 in Canada.
Bonus Points:
What is an umbrella
An umbrella was shared at the bus stop.
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8) 400 points
How large was the U.S. Dept. of Transportation budget
request for 2016? (within 5% margin of error)
Bonus 100 points
In the budget, how much (by percentage) was allocated for
highways, and how much was allocated for transit
(not counting Federal Railroad Administration funds) ?
To get the bonus you must get both % figures correct.
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Q8 Answer: What is $77 billion dollars
The 2016 budget request was $77 Billion dollars (+/- 5%)
= $73 - $81 Billion Dollars (acceptable answer)
The highway budget
The transit budget
= 63% (60%-65% acceptable answer)
= 22% (20%-25% acceptable answer)
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9) 400 points
Name the top 7 transit metro areas in transit ridership in
North America.
Not the top 7 transit operators,
but -- the top 7 metro / geographical areas ?
(All 7 geographical areas must be correct to get points).
Bonus 100 points
Which metro area records the most rail based daily trips?
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Where are the top 7 transit
ridership metropolitan areas ?
Bonus Points:
Which metro area records the
most rail based daily trips?
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Q9 Answer: What are the metro areas below
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New York City Metro Area
Mexico City
Toronto Metro Area
Montreal Metro Area
Los Angeles Metro Area
Chicago Metro Area
(tie) Washington D.C. Metro Area
(tie) San Francisco / San Jose Bay Area
Bonus Points:
1. New York MTA – 11 million trips
2. Mexico City Metro – 8 million trips
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Bet as many points as you want – or need to win . . .
Write down how many points you want to bet – NOW!!
But be careful – the team in last place in 2014 wound up
winning because of their smart bet on Final Jeopardy. . .
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What is the branded name or the official agency name
of the of the southernmost transit
system in the United States?
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A hint – Hawaii is the
southernmost state
(geographically) in the
U.S.A. – or is it?
Don’t forget the Florida
Keys reach over 120
miles (200 kilometers)
south of Miami?
Is it Florida or Hawaii,
and which agency
is the furthest south?
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Final Jeopardy Answer:
What is‘Hele-on-Bus’
‘Hele-on-Bus’ is the branded
service name. Service is
provided by the Hawai’i County
Mass Transit Agency.
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