Question
This politician’s book At Ease recorded his experiences travelling the Lincoln Highway in the 1919 Transcontinental Convoy. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this politician who saw German autobahns as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II. The Interstate Highway System was created under his administration.
ANSWER: Dwight D. Eisenhower [or Dwight David Eisenhower]
[10h] The idea of a highway network was popularized earlier by this exhibition, created by Norman Bel Geddes for General Motors at the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
ANSWER: Futurama
[10m] The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 was based not on Eisenhower’s plan but on one put forward by this politician. His son of the same name popularized the term “information superhighway.”
ANSWER: Albert Gore Sr.
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, American History>
Summary
| 2024 Penn Bowl CWRU | 11/02/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 Penn Bowl Chicago | 11/02/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 Penn Bowl Texas | 11/02/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Carnegie Mellon | Michigan A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |