US History MCQs

US Interstate Highway System MCQs with Answer

What year was the US Interstate Highway System officially established?
a) 1956
b) 1965
c) 1972
d) 1980
Answer: a) 1956

Which president signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, leading to the creation of the Interstate Highway System?
a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
b) Dwight D. Eisenhower
c) John F. Kennedy
d) Harry S. Truman
Answer: b) Dwight D. Eisenhower

The longest interstate highway in the US is:
a) I-90
b) I-80
c) I-95
d) I-10
Answer: b) I-80

Which interstate highway runs from Boston, Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington?
a) I-95
b) I-90
c) I-70
d) I-40
Answer: b) I-90

Which interstate highway is known as the “Main Street of America” and runs from Chicago to Los Angeles?
a) I-40
b) I-55
c) I-70
d) I-44
Answer: d) I-44

The interstate highway system is designed primarily for:
a) Local traffic
b) Commercial trucks
c) Military vehicles
d) Long-distance travel
Answer: d) Long-distance travel

Which interstate highway connects Miami, Florida to Seattle, Washington?
a) I-5
b) I-10
c) I-20
d) I-90
Answer: b) I-10

Which two-digit interstate highway runs from Jacksonville, Florida to Los Angeles, California?
a) I-10
b) I-20
c) I-40
d) I-90
Answer: a) I-10

The interstate highway with the highest number is:
a) I-485
b) I-990
c) I-805
d) I-695
Answer: b) I-990

Which interstate highway runs along the East Coast, connecting Miami to Houlton, Maine?
a) I-95
b) I-75
c) I-85
d) I-65
Answer: a) I-95

The famous “Spaghetti Junction” interchange in Atlanta, Georgia, involves which interstate highways?
a) I-285 and I-85
b) I-75 and I-85
c) I-20 and I-285
d) I-95 and I-395
Answer: b) I-75 and I-85

Which interstate highway runs from Barstow, California to Wilmington, North Carolina?
a) I-20
b) I-40
c) I-50
d) I-60
Answer: b) I-40

The “Beltway” that encircles Washington, D.C. is primarily designated as:
a) I-95
b) I-495
c) I-395
d) I-295
Answer: b) I-495

Which interstate highway runs from Santa Monica, California to Jacksonville, Florida?
a) I-10
b) I-20
c) I-30
d) I-40
Answer: a) I-10

The famous “Big Dig” project in Boston, Massachusetts, involved rerouting a section of which interstate highway?
a) I-90
b) I-93
c) I-95
d) I-70
Answer: b) I-93

Which interstate highway connects San Diego, California to Jacksonville, Florida?
a) I-5
b) I-10
c) I-20
d) I-40
Answer: b) I-10

The famous “Mile-High City” of Denver, Colorado, is served by which interstate highway?
a) I-70
b) I-25
c) I-80
d) I-40
Answer: a) I-70

Which interstate highway connects Buffalo, New York to San Francisco, California?
a) I-70
b) I-80
c) I-90
d) I-95
Answer: c) I-90

The “Columbia River Crossing” involves which two interstate highways?
a) I-5 and I-205
b) I-10 and I-20
c) I-70 and I-80
d) I-90 and I-95
Answer: a) I-5 and I-205

Which interstate highway connects Washington, D.C. to Seattle, Washington?
a) I-95
b) I-90
c) I-70
d) I-80
Answer: b) I-90

The “Cross-Bronx Expressway” is part of which interstate highway?
a) I-95
b) I-80
c) I-87
d) I-495
Answer: a) I-95

Which interstate highway connects Jacksonville, Florida to Los Angeles, California?
a) I-10
b) I-20
c) I-40
d) I-50
Answer: a) I-10

The “Sunshine Skyway Bridge” is part of which interstate highway?
a) I-75
b) I-85
c) I-275
d) I-375
Answer: c) I-275

Which interstate highway runs from Miami, Florida to Houlton, Maine?
a) I-95
b) I-75
c) I-85
d) I-65
Answer: a) I-95

The “Central Artery” in Boston, Massachusetts, is part of which interstate highway?
a) I-90
b) I-93
c) I-95
d) I-495
Answer: b) I-93

Which interstate highway connects Los Angeles, California to Jacksonville, Florida?
a) I-5
b) I-10
c) I-20
d) I-40
Answer: b) I-10

The “Blue Water Bridge” connects Port Huron, Michigan, to which Canadian city?
a) Montreal
b) Toronto
c) Windsor
d) Ottawa
Answer: c) Windsor

Which interstate highway runs from Boston, Massachusetts to Miami, Florida?
a) I-95
b) I-75
c) I-85
d) I-65
Answer: a) I-95

The “Golden Gate Bridge” in San Francisco, California, is part of which interstate highway?
a) I-5
b) I-80
c) I-280
d) I-580
Answer: c) I-280

Which interstate highway connects Baltimore, Maryland to Sacramento, California?
a) I-70
b) I-80
c) I-90
d) I-95
Answer: a) I-70

The “Big I” interchange in Albuquerque, New Mexico, involves which two interstate highways?
a) I-25 and I-40
b) I-10 and I-20
c) I-70 and I-80
d) I-90 and I-95
Answer: a) I-25 and I-40

Which interstate highway connects San Diego, California to Jacksonville, Florida?
a) I-5
b) I-10
c) I-20
d) I-40
Answer: b) I-10

The “Woodrow Wilson Bridge” connects Alexandria, Virginia, to which Maryland city?
a) Annapolis
b) Baltimore
c) Silver Spring
d) Oxon Hill
Answer: d) Oxon Hill

Which interstate highway connects Miami, Florida to Seattle, Washington?
a) I-5
b) I-10
c) I-20
d) I-90
Answer: b) I-10

The “I-35W Mississippi River Bridge” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed in which year?
a) 2005
b) 2007
c) 2008
d) 2010
Answer: b) 2007

Which interstate highway runs from Seattle, Washington to Miami, Florida?
a) I-5
b) I-10
c) I-20
d) I-90
Answer: d) I-90

The “Triborough Bridge” in New York City connects the boroughs of:
a) Manhattan, Bronx, and Queens
b) Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn
c) Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island
d) Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens
Answer: b) Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn

Which interstate highway connects San Diego, California to Jacksonville, Florida?
a) I-5
b) I-10
c) I-20
d) I-40
Answer: b) I-10

The “Inner Loop” in Rochester, New York, is part of which interstate highway?
a) I-390
b) I-490
c) I-590
d) I-690
Answer: b) I-490

Which interstate highway runs from San Francisco, California to Ocean City, Maryland?
a) I-40
b) I-70
c) I-80
d) I-90
Answer: c) I-80

The “Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange” in Los Angeles, California, involves which two interstate highways?
a) I-5 and I-10
b) I-10 and I-110
c) I-405 and I-710
d) I-110 and I-710
Answer: a) I-5 and I-10

Which interstate highway connects Jacksonville, Florida to San Diego, California?
a) I-5
b) I-10
c) I-20
d) I-40
Answer: b) I-10

The “Brent Spence Bridge” connects Cincinnati, Ohio, to which Kentucky city?
a) Covington
b) Louisville
c) Lexington
d) Newport
Answer: a) Covington

Which interstate highway connects Miami, Florida to Portland, Maine?
a) I-95
b) I-75
c) I-85
d) I-65
Answer: a) I-95

The “Natcher Parkway” in Kentucky is designated as an extension of which interstate highway?
a) I-65
b) I-75
c) I-24
d) I-64
Answer: a) I-65

Which interstate highway connects San Diego, California to Jacksonville, Florida?
a) I-5
b) I-10
c) I-20
d) I-40
Answer: b) I-10

The “Carquinez Bridge” in California connects Vallejo to which city?
a) San Francisco
b) Oakland
c) Sacramento
d) Napa
Answer: b) Oakland

Which interstate highway runs from Seattle, Washington to Miami, Florida?
a) I-5
b) I-10
c) I-20
d) I-90
Answer: d) I-90

The “Lincoln Tunnel” connects Manhattan in New York City to which city in New Jersey?
a) Newark
b) Hoboken
c) Jersey City
d) Weehawken
Answer: d) Weehawken

Which interstate highway connects Boston, Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington?
a) I-95
b) I-90
c) I-70
d) I-80
Answer: b) I-90

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