Quiz Jr.: Railroad Questions and Answers

Name/Title

Quiz Jr.: Railroad Questions and Answers

Entry/Object ID

2021.1183.01

Description

Quiz booklet published by the Association of American Railroads. The booklet gives the reader 100 trivia questions as well as their answers in order to better educate the public on: the ways in which trains work, train safety, crossings, communication, signs, starting a train, stopping a train, types of train cars and their usage, technical term definitions, parts of a train, and train history. Distinguishing Features: none

Context

The quiz book likely would have been given to passengers on board passenger trains as a means to entertain them. Likely it would have been given out on American Lines.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

Railway History, General, American

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Eileen Thompson

Notes

Date Acquired: September 20th, 2021 Method of Acquisition: Donation

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Quiz book

Class

Entertainment

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Association of American Railroads

Place Published

City

Washington, D. C.

District

District of Columbia, USA

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink, staples Date: unknown

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"#1" written on front cover

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32925

Dimensions

Height

6-5/16 in

Width

4 in

Depth

3-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

6.3/4" x 3.1/4"

Parts

Count: none

Location

Location

Location

American Area

Wall

Railway History, General Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Good condition

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 22, 2022