Video Quiz - The London Tube

Please watch this news story about the London Tube - then answer the questions:

 

National Geographic

  1. How many journeys do the passengers of The Tube make each year? 
    • 1 million.
    • 10 million.
    • 1 billion.
  2. Is The Tube mostly above ground or below ground?
    • Mostly above ground.
    • Mostly below ground.
    • Equal.
  3. What has made The Tube famous?
    • Being just below street level.
    • The tube shaped tunnels.
    • The old underground station.
  4. What is normally used to train new underground Tube drivers?
    • A state of the art simulator.
    • A million pound train.
    • The next big train.
  5. What is special about the steering wheel on the train?
    • It moves forwards and backwards.
    • It's bright red.
    • It isn't a wheel.
  6. How do the train drivers know they have to slow down?
    • A red hand on the screen.
    • The yellow bar stops.
    • The speed is on the screen.
  7. Once you're up and running on the track, how difficult is the train to drive?
    • It depends on the weather.
    • It's very tough.
    • It's a doddle.
  8. What shouldn't you mention to the train drivers?
    • The wrong type of trees.
    • The wrong type of leaves.
    • The trees on the track.
  9. Why does every station have a green board?
    • To make the train reverse.
    • To tell the passengers to get off the train.
    • To help the driver stop.
  10. The announcer at the end of the video tells the drivers to mind the what?
    • nap
    • trap
    • gap

 

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Comment by English Teacher Jamie on August 12, 2012 at 13:06

This was the first episode I've seen. I'll use it again. Very interesting. 

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