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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