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Quiz: Freight—what, how, and how much do we ship?

• 1.

  How many tons of freight does the US transportation system move each day?

   

  Correct Answer:

  53 Million

   

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    7.8 Million
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    32 Million
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    53 Million
• 2.

  What percent of usable iron ore produced in the United States is mined in Minnesota?

   

  Correct Answer:

  76 percent

   

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    37 percent
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    76 percent
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    88 percent
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    99 percent
• 3.

  How many miles can one gallon of fuel move one ton of freight by rail on average?

   

  Correct Answer:

  436

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    17
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    96
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    210
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    436
• 4.

  How many freight railroads operate in Minnesota?

   

  Correct Answer:

  18

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    4
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    18
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    22
• 5.

  What is the value of freight that moved through Minnesota in 2007?

   

  Correct Answer:

  $1 trillion

   

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    $320 million
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    $513 million
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    $870 million
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    $1 trillion
• 6.

  One barge can handle the equivalent of how many truck trailers?

   

  Correct Answer:

  58

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    18
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    26
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    40
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    58
• 7.

  What percent of the world’s cargo moves by container?

   

  Correct Answer:

  90 percent

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    40 percent
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    55 percent
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    70 percent
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    90 percent
• 8.

  Where is the largest container hub in the world located?

   

  Correct Answer:

  Singapore

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    Singapore
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    Hong Kong
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    Los Angeles
• 9.

  Who is the number one importer of containers in the U.S.?

   

  Correct Answer:

  Walmart

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    Dole Foods
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    Walmart
• 10.

  How many tons of freight moved to, from and through Minnesota in 2007?

   

  Correct Answer:

  360 million

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    100 million
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    270 million
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    360 million
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    580 million
• 11.

  Minnesota exports _________ more than it imports.

   

  Correct Answer:

  50 percent

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    10 percent
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    25 percent
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    40 percent
• 12.

  What is the value of all products that Minnesota exports to other countries each year?

   

  Correct Answer:

  $3 billion

   

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    $680 million
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    $810 million
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    $1.9 billion
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    $3 billion
• 13.

  How many permits to move oversized wind equipment (i.e. windmill tower sections or blades) were issued on Minnesota's roads in 2008?

   

  Correct Answer:

  5,198

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    768
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    1,987
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    5,198
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    9,184
• 14.

  Which industry does Minnesota lead the country in production?

   

  Correct Answer:

  Turkeys

   

  How Other People Answered:

  

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    Turkeys
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    Corn
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    Sugar Beets