Highway Systems of the World
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Which U.S. president signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, creating the Interstate Highway System?
About Highway Systems of the World
Highway Systems of the World is a free general knowledge quiz with 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 6 easy, 6 medium, 3 hard questions. Hit the road and test your knowledge of the world's great highway systems! A typical run takes about 7 minutes, hints are always one tap away, and your streak ticks up the first time you finish a game on a given day.
A few sample questions
1. Which U.S. president signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, creating the Interstate Highway System?
Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, which authorized the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways. His experience with poor roads during a 1919 military convoy inspired the project.
2. The Autobahn highway system, famous for having sections with no speed limit, is located in which country?
Answer: Germany
Germany's Autobahn is famous for its unrestricted speed sections (Richtgeschwindigkeit), where the advisory speed is 130 km/h but no legal limit is enforced. About 70% of the Autobahn has no permanent speed limit.
3. Historic Route 66 in the United States ran from Chicago to which city?
Answer: Santa Monica
Route 66, established in 1926, ran from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, covering approximately 2,448 miles through eight states. It was decommissioned in 1985 but remains a cultural icon.
4. What does the 'Pan-American Highway' connect?
Answer: Alaska to Argentina
The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads stretching from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina, approximately 30,000 km. It is interrupted only by the Darién Gap between Panama and Colombia.
5. In the U.S. Interstate Highway numbering system, odd-numbered interstates generally run in which direction?
Answer: North-South
In the U.S. Interstate numbering system, odd-numbered routes (I-5, I-95, etc.) run north-south, while even-numbered routes (I-10, I-90, etc.) run east-west. Numbers increase from west to east and south to north.
Things you'll learn along the way
- The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, covering approximately 193 miles. The first section opened in 1959, and it was the first full-length motorway built in the United Kingdom.
- The Darién Gap is a break of approximately 100 miles in the Pan-American Highway between Panama and Colombia. Dense jungle, swamps, and environmental concerns have prevented road construction through this area.
- China has the world's longest expressway network, exceeding 160,000 km. It surpassed the U.S. Interstate Highway System in total length around 2011 and continues to expand rapidly.
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Highway Systems of the World has 15 multiple-choice questions. Each one has four answer options and an explanation that appears after you answer, so you learn something even when you miss.
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