Tunnel Teasers

Test your knowledge on the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. All questions are based on information found on this website.

1. When was the railway tunnel between Windsor and Detroit first started?
   • 1871
   • 1887
   • 1910
   • 1919
2. What was "Uncle Luther's Mole"?
   • A large digging machine
   • An underground burrow
   • The railway tunnel
   • Luther Beecher's company
3. Why did Edward Winter want to construct a tunnel?
   • As a World War I memorial
   • As a connection between countries
   • Neither of the above
   • Both of the above
4. Who ran the Detroit River Subway Project?
   • Fred Martin
   • Luther Beecher
   • Edward Blake Winter
   • James Couzens
5. When was construction on the tunnel started?
   • 1926
   • 1928
   • 1930
   • 1910
6. What type of construction method was used?
   • Cut and Cover
   • Shield
   • Trench and Tube
   • All of the above
7. How many granite blocks made up the original tunnel roadway?
   • 200 million
   • 20 million
   • 2 million
   • 1 million
8. When were the granite blocks removed?
   • 1976
   • 1984
   • 1993
   • 1995
9. What is a sand hog?
   • A pig who enjoys wallowing in clay
   • A worker who cuts away the clay
   • A knife used to cut clay
   • The shield wall
10. How many hydraulic jacks were around the shield?
    • 32
    • 25
    • 466
    • 31
11. How many tubes were there?
    • Three
    • Nine
    • 12
    • 31
12. Where was the first tube sunk?
    • On the American side
    • On the Canadian side
    • In the middle of the river
13. What did the divers do?
    • Guide the tubes to the trench
    • Dig the trench
    • Secure the tubes together
    • Set the tubes in concrete
14. How many fans are in each ventilation tower?
    • 6
    • 12
    • 18
    • 24