A quick Transport theme quiz for the holiday season. Just for fun. Feel free to Google, call a friend or say "I knew that" when you see the answer.
All questions have a transport theme and lean towards popular culture ... if any disputes over answers remember Santa only treats those who have been good and nice.
How many railway stations on a classic UK monopoly board?
Four railway stations (King's Cross, Marylebone, Fenchurch Street, Liverpool Street)
Which city has the largest metro system in the world by route length?
The Beijing Subway is both the world's longest metro network at 879 kilometres (546 mi) and the busiest with the highest annual ridership reaching approximately 2.83 billion passenger trips.
How much has Timothée Chalamet claimed that he was fined for parking a Lime bike at A Complete Unknown premiere?
A) £65
B) £75
C) £85
D) £95
£65
It was really sad to hear of Chris Rea passing on the 22 December 2025. We played his music at home yesterday and several of his interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwLt_nR3KjQ What year was his song "Driving Home for Christmas" first released?
1986
What connects Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Charing Cross in London, Attaba Square Post Office in Cairo and the top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome?
These locations, including Santiago's Plaza de Armas, London's Charing Cross, Cairo's Attaba Square, and Rome's Capitoline Hill, all serve as Kilometre Zero (Km 0) points, marking the official origin for measuring distances and roads within their respective countries or regions, acting as central reference points for national travel and geography.
Who wrote the 2015 novel The Girl on the Train?
Paula Hawkins
Which place is not mentioned in Billy Bragg’s song, A13, Trunk Road To The Sea
• Leigh-On-Sea
• Tilbury
• Pitsea
• Hadleigh
Tilbury is the place not mentioned in Billy Bragg's song "A13, Trunk Road To The Sea"
What is the name of the 2024 documentary about staging a Shakespeare play inside the world of Grand Theft Auto?
A) Grand Theft Hamlet
B) Grand Theft Othello
C) Grand Theft Tempest
D) Grand Theft Macbeth
Grand Theft Hamlet
What connects Mark Ronson (2010), Queen (1978) and Katie Melua (2005)?
Released songs "about" bicycles
In which airport will Wetherspoons open its first pub outside the UK and Ireland?
Alicante Airport, Spain
In which Olympics did Chris Boardman CBE, Commissioner of Active Travel England, win the Gold for the individual pursuit?
A) 1988
B) 1992
C) 1996
D) 2000
1992
What is the name of the bridge in the 2011 tv series The Bridge starring Sofia Helin?
Øresund Bridge
Who is the UK Secretary of State for Transport in 2025?
Heidi Alexander MP
Which UK Metro system has an iconic yellow and black logo featuring a bold "M", designed by the pioneering British graphic designer Margaret Calvert?
A) Tyne and Wear Metro
B) Glasgow
C) Merseyrail
D) Leeds Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro
TECHNICALLY A THANKSGIVING QUESTION: In the 1987 film Planes, Trains and Automobiles which city are the characters Neal Page and Del Griffith trying to get to?
Chicago
