Other Facts to Know

Question 1

Year of Erie Canal completion

Answer 1

1825

Question 2

Significance of Promontory Point, UT

Answer 2

Union Pacific and Central Pacific joined for Transcontinental Railroad in 1869

Question 3

First US City with a Subway

Answer 3

Boston in 1897

Question 4

McMillan Plan

Answer 4

1901 Plan for Washington DC, part of City Beautiful Movement

Question 5

First Historic Preservation Commission

Answer 5

Vieux Carre Commission in New Orleans in 1921

Question 6

First off-street Parking Regulations

Answer 6

Columbus, Ohio in 1923

Question 7

First Historic Preservation Ordinance

Answer 7

Charleston, SC in 1931 for Downtown Charleston

Question 8

First Urban Growth Boundary

Answer 8

Lexington, KY in 1958

Question 9

First Statewide Zoning

Answer 9

Hawaii in 1961

Question 10

ACIP and ASPO joined to become APA

Answer 10

1978

Question 11

Large Concrete Structure in the US

Answer 11

Grand Coulee Dam, completed in 1941

Question 12

What ZIP Code stands for

Answer 12

Zone Improvement Plan Code

Question 13

Square Feet in an acre

Answer 13

34,560

Question 14

Linear Fee in a mile

Answer 14

5,280

Question 15

Acres in a hectare

Answer 15

2.47

Question 16

Acres in a square mile

Answer 16

640

Question 17

Map Scale 1:24,000

Answer 17

1 inch = 2,000 linear feet

Question 18

Map Scale 1:62,500

Answer 18

1 inch = 0.98 miles

Question 19

Map Scale 1:500,000

Answer 19

1 inch = 7.89 miles

Question 20

Map Scale 1:2,000,000

Answer 20

1 inch = 31.57 miles