Quiz: Highway to History

January 7, 2010

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After which president is the Interstate Highway System named?
1. Franklin Roosevelt
2. Harry Truman
3. Dwight Eisenhower
4. John F. Kennedy
What is the longest interstate highway in the United States?
1. I-10
2. I-40
3. I-80
4. I-90
Which president signed into law a national maximum speed limit of 55 mph?
1. Lyndon Johnson
2. Richard Nixon
3. Gerald Ford
4. Jimmy Carter
Which of these states is home to the oldest still-operational turnpike?
1. Massachusetts
2. New Jersey
3. Ohio
4. Pennsylvania
True or false: A predecessor of the Federal Highway Administration was run by the Department of Agriculture.
1. True
2. False
To whom do Blue Star Memorial Highways pay tribute?
1. Police officers
2. U.S. presidents
3. Members of the armed forces
4. Firefighters
True or false: Individual states set speed limits on interstates.
1. True
2. False
Which highway crosses 15 states and D.C., the most of any interstate?
1. I-80
2. I-90
3. I-95
4. I-70
Where is there a gap in I-95?
1. Florida-Georgia
2. Georgia-South Carolina
3. Virginia-Maryland
4. New Jersey-Pennsylvania
What was the name of the first road that traversed the United States, from Times Square in New York to Lincoln Park, Calif.?
1. Washington Highway
2. Jefferson Highway
3. Jackson Highway
4. Lincoln Highway

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According to the FHWA, the answer is correct: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/blue01.cfm

Scarlet of PA 4:12PM January 07, 2010

One question, the one about Blue Star Highway, showed no correct answer. The Blue Star being honored was for the BLUE STAR MOTHERS. Mothers of living active duty servce personnel. Your selection was the nearest answer to correct.

Gerald Eberwein of AZ 1:32PM January 07, 2010