Transbay Tube Trivia

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  How many tracks are in the Transbay Tube?

  • A.
    1
  • B.
    2
  • C.
    3
  • D.
    4
• 2.
  When was the first day of Transbay BART service?

  • A.
    September 16, 1974
  • B.
    September 1, 1974
  • C.
    September 16, 1972
  • D.
    September 11, 1972
• 3.
  The Transbay Tube is between which two BART stations?

  • A.
    West Oakland and Montgomery St
  • B.
    Embarcadero and Lake Merritt
  • C.
    West Oakland and Embarcadero
  • D.
    Montgomery St and Embarcadero
• 4.
  Which BART line doesn’t run through the Transbay Tube?

  • A.
    Red
  • B.
    Orange
  • C.
    Green
  • D.
    Blue
• 5.
  How long is the Transbay Tube?

  • A.
    About 4 miles
  • B.
    About 10 miles
  • C.
    About 1 mile
  • D.
    About 8 miles
• 6.
  How deep is the deepest part of the Tube?

  • A.
    75 feet below sea level
  • B.
    25 feet above sea level
  • C.
    135 feet below sea level
  • D.
    25 feet below sea level
• 7.
  Which famous film director filmed inside the Transbay Tube before it opened?

  • A.
    Wes Anderson (for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou)
  • B.
    Robert Zemeckis (for Back to the Future Part 2)
  • C.
    George Lucas (for THX 1138)
  • D.
    Stephen Spielberg (for Indiana Jones and the Transbay Tube)
• 8.
  How fast do trains run in the Transbay Tube?

  • A.
    Around 30 miles per hour
  • B.
    Around 70 miles per hour
  • C.
    Around 100 miles per hour
  • D.
    Around 125 miles per hour
• 9.
  How many sections was the Tube built in?

  • A.
    1 (it was very big)
  • B.
    18
  • C.
    43
  • D.
    57
• 10.
  Where were the Tube sections built?

  • A.
    Pier 70 Shipyards in San Francisco
  • B.
    Pacific Pipe Company in Oakland
  • C.
    Marinship in Sausalito
  • D.
    Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond

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