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The ULTIMATE roller coaster quiz (tricky)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which defunct coaster was designed to simulate the g-forces trained astronauts feel during launch?

a)

Zaturn

(Space world)

b)

Top Thrill Dragster

(cedar point)

c)

Moonsault Scramble

(Fuji-Q Highland)

d)

Space mountain

(Disney's Magic Kingdom)

2.

How many defunct coasters does Alton towers have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

11

d)

3

3.

What does SBNO stand for?

a)

Standing and not operating

b)

Structure built no operations

c)

Scary Banana roll

d)

Standing but not operating

4.

What is a block zone?

a)

The braking system on a roller coaster.

b)

What order the pieces of track are put together.

c)

Where manufacturers test new coaster parts.

d)

The amount of space one coaster takes up.

5.

What is a Wacky worm?

a)

A popular roller coaster model for children.

b)

Multiple back to back airtime hills.

c)

Me after eating the Kings island blue ice cream.

d)

An intense loop with a very tight radius.

6.

What was the world's tallest roller coaster as of 1996?

a)

Hurler

(Carowinds)

b)

Apollo's Chariot

(Busch Gardens Williamsburg)

c)

Mantis

(now Rougarou)

(Cedar Point)

d)

Kingda ka

(Six Flags Great Adventure)

7.

What Roller coaster was originally advertised as "The biggest, baddest, meanest coaster on the east coast."?

a)

Millennium force

(Cedar Point)

b)

Fury 325

(Carowinds)

c)

The Beast

(Kings Island)

d)

Intimidator 305

(Kings Dominion)

8.

Which "Cyclone" roller coaster was featured in the musical "Ride the Cyclone"?

a)

Cyclone

(Luna park)

b)

Cyclone

(Lakeside Amusement Park)

c)

Cyclone

(Six Flags New England)

d)

Cyclone

(Cedar Point)

9.

Who was the original founder of RMC (Rocky Mountain Construction)?

a)

Alan Schilke

b)

Fred Grubb

c)

Richard Zimmerman

d)

Dolly Parton

10.

What is an RMC t-rex?

a)

A new RMC hybrid coaster model with the first set to open at Hershypark.

b)

A single rail RMC at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

c)

A project to build a 500+ foot RMC hybrid.

d)

A hypothetical 300+ foot single rail RMC

11.

What do you call a coaster that has a half pipe style track where the trains freewheel through the course?

a)

Blitz coaster

b)

Bobsled coaster

c)

Flying coaster

d)

Pipe coaster

12.

Expedition Everest is the most expensive roller coaster ever built, how much did it cost?

a)

63.9 million USD

b)

5 million USD

c)

100 million USD

d)

50 million USD

13.

How many wooden roller coasters has intamin built?

a)

16

b)

7

c)

11

d)

24

14.

What company owns the Busch Gardens parks?

a)

Cedar fair

b)

Seaworld parks and entertainment

c)

Intamin amusement rides

d)

Palace entertainment

15.

What was the first roller coaster to use a launch mechanism?

a)

Demon

(Kings Island)

b)

Xcelerator

(Knott's berry farm)

c)

King Kobra

(Kings Dominion)

d)

Red Force

(Ferrari world Spain)

16.

What is the highest amount of g-forces pulled on a coaster that still operates today?

a)

kingda ka

(Six Flags Great Adventure)

b)

Intimidator 305

(Kings Dominion)

c)

Tower of terror

(Gold Reef City)

d)

Eejanaika

(Fuji-Q Highland)

17.

What roller coaster unofficially ended the coaster wars?

a)

Wild Eagle

(Dollywood)

b)

Kingda ka

(Six Flags Great Adventure)

c)

X2

(Six Flags Magic Mountain)

d)

Maverick

(Cedar Point)

18.

What real life amusement park do the Griswolds travel to in "National Lampoon's Vacation" that is named "Walley World" in the movie?

a)

Six flags Magic Mountain

b)

Disney's California Adventure

c)

Walt Disney World

d)

Castles N' Coasters

19.

What roller coaster won the golden ticket awards in 2010?

a)

Intimidator 305

(Kings Dominion)

b)

The Tickler

(Luna Park)

c)

Harry Potter: escape from gringotts

(Universal's Islands of Adventure)

d)

Intimidator

(Carowinds)

20.

What species of bird hit Fabio Lanzoni in the face while hosting a media event for Apollo's Chariot?

a)

City Pidgeon

b)

Canadian goose

c)

American Pekin Duck

d)

American Robin

21.

What species of bird hit a front seat rider on the media day for Red force ?

a)

Eurasian Hoopoe

b)

City Pidgeon

c)

Close Sparrow

d)

White headed duck

22.

Why are hydraulic launch systems no longer built on roller coasters?

a)

Repairing the systems was costly.

b)

The systems were unreliable and often broke down.

c)

Maintaining the systems required extensive maintenance.

d)

The fluid that leaked was causing health concerns.

23.

How many roller coasters does Six Flags Magic Mountain have as of 2023?

a)

13

b)

28

c)

6

d)

20

24.

What roller coaster made the manufacturer Arrow Dynamics go out of business for good?

a)

Hypersonic XLC

(Kings Dominion)

b)

X2

(Six Flags Magic Mountain)

c)

Magnum XL 200

(Cedar Point)

d)

Loch Ness monster

(Busch Gardens Williamsburg)

25.

What was the first RMC hybrid built in Europe?

a)

Wildfire

(Kolmården)

b)

Iron Gwazi

(Busch Gardens Tampa Bay)

c)

Wicker man

(Alton Towers)

d)

Zadra

(Energylandia)