Things that Have Changed Our Life

1. What does the acronym TGV, referring to France's high-speed rail service, stand for?

• A) Train Grande Velocity
• B) Trans Global Vehicle
• C) Turbine Gas Vehicle
• D) Train à Grande Vitesse

2. Who were the first people known to have used wheels?

• A) The Egyptians
• B) The Greeks
• C) The Romans
• D) The Mesopotamians

3. Which train holds the world record for the fastest *conventional* wheeled train based on a test run?

• A) The Bullet Train
• B) The Harmony Express
• C) The TGV
• D) The Concorde

4. What was the initial purpose for the development of the Falcon HTV-2 aircraft?

• A) For commercial passenger flights from London to Sydney.
• B) As a joint project between France and Britain.
• C) To test the melting point of steel at high temperatures.
• D) As part of a US military project to reach any part of the world in less than an hour.

5. Who made the first successful experiment of flying in a plane on December 17, 1903?

• A) The US Defense Agency
• B) The Wright brothers
• C) Boeing and Airbus
• D) The French Government

6. What was the normal operational speed of the Concorde, the world's fastest supersonic passenger aircraft?

• A) 950 km/h
• B) 574.8 km/h
• C) 2,170 km/h
• D) 945 km/h

7. How did the power source of the TGV train change from its original design to its 1973 version?

• A) It changed from electric to gas turbines.
• B) It changed from gas turbines to electric trains.
• C) It changed from steam power to electric.
• D) It changed from magnetic to conventional wheels.