How Well Do You Know The Port Of Pittsburgh ?
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We want to find out how much you know about the Port of Pittsbugh. All answers can be found on our website: http://www. Port. Pittsburgh. Pa. Us/home/index. Asp? Page=127Good Luck !
Questions and Answers
- 1.The Pittsburgh Port District encompasses how many county areas ?
- A.
25
- B.
4
- C.
12
- D.
16
- E.
20
- 2.The Port of Pittsburgh essentially covers how many miles of commercially navigable waterways in southwestern Pennsylvania ?
- A.
25
- B.
50
- C.
100
- D.
200
- E.
250
- 3.This waterway is made navigable by a system of how many locks and dams ?
- A.
Three locks and dams.
- B.
Ten locks and dams.
- C.
Twenty-one locks and dams.
- D.
Seven locks and dams.
- E.
Seventeen locks and dams.
- 4.The Port of Pittsburgh supports over how many river terminals and barge industry service suppliers, including privately owned public river terminals?
- A.
5
- B.
25
- C.
100
- D.
200
- E.
300
- 5.Based on 2007 data from the US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh is the _______ busiest inland port in the nation and the 19th busiest port, of any kind, in the nation.
- A.
First
- B.
Second
- C.
Third
- D.
Fourth
- E.
Fifth
- 6.Pittsburgh is larger in tonnage than Philadelphia and ________ ?
- A.
New York
- B.
Washington
- C.
New Orleans
- D.
St. Louis
- E.
California
- 7.More than 38 million tons of cargo the Port of Pittsburgh ships and receives each year equates to an annual benefit to the region of more than $_____ million.
- A.
500
- B.
600
- C.
700
- D.
800
- E.
900
- 8.How many jobs in southwestern Pennsylvania are dependent upon the waterway transportation system?
- A.
35,000
- B.
45,000
- C.
55,000
- D.
65,000
- E.
75,000
- 9.Inland waterway transportation is generally the least costly transportation mode.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The Port of Pittsburgh has entered into two international sister port agreements with the cities of Duisburg, Germany and ______________ ?
- A.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
- B.
Monterrey, Mexico
- C.
Washington, DC
- D.
Ko Tong, Hong Kong
- E.
Cashero, Aruba
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