Trivia: What did railway worker John Henry race?
An ox
A train
A steam drill
A mining cart
The correct answer is A steam drill
So why is this answer correct? : A statue of the mythical railway worker John Henry still stands at the entrance of the Great Bend Tunnel in West Virginia as a lasting symbol of African American pride and a tribute to their work on the American railways. A fictional tale of superhuman strength emerged during the building of these railways, and the star of the story was John Henry. One day, a steam drill — said to be faster than any man — was brought to work on the railway. Henry challenged the drill using two 10-pound hammers — one in each hand. He drilled a 14-foot hole in the rock, beating the 9-foot hole made by the drill.