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TPEC TRIVIA THYME 2

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was the first "Dark Ride" as categorized by a modern perspective. (Hint: It was an Old Mill)

a)

1927

b)

1835

c)

1900

d)

1886

2.
  1. What does IAAPA stand for?

a)

International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions

b)

Insight into Amusement Attractions People’s Association

c)

International Association for All People in Amusements

d)

It is not an acronym

3.

What purpose did the now-famed "Stretching Room" serve in the original design for Disney's Haunted Mansion?

a)

A secret teleporter to another location

b)

A show scene designed to secretly move a door into position leading to the real ride

c)

A secret elevator to an underground tunnel

d)

A secret carousel rotates the room to face another direction

4.
  1. What roller coaster is geographically closest to us right now?

a)

Silver Comet - Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World

b)

Ride of Steel - Six Flags Darien Lake

c)

Frank' N Coaster - House of Frankenstein

d)

Dragon Mountain - Marineland

5.

The Dragon Challenge within The Wizarding World of Harry Potter featured elemental-themed dragon coasters over unique dueling layouts. What color were these 2 dragons?

a)

Red & Green

b)

Black & White

c)

Yellow & Blue

d)

Red & Blue

6.
  1. Rocky Mountain Construction is a roller coaster manufacturer famous for converting old wooden coasters into world-class hybrid coasters with inversions and lots of intensity. What was the first roller coaster to get the “RMC Treatment?”

a)

Wicked Cyclone - Six Flags New England

b)

Twisted Timbers - Kings Dominion

c)

Steel Vengeance - Cedar Point

d)

New Texas Giant - Six Flags Over Texas

7.

Disney's Haunted Mansion utilizes a vaudeville principle named after this man to create ghostly figures in a large-scale show scene.

a)

John Pepper

b)

John Salt

c)

John Katsup

d)

John Musstard

8.
  1. Where did Top Thrill Dragster Go?

a)

It is still standing and operating

b)

It was relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure and rethemed to “Kingda Ka”

c)

Despite being manufactured by Intamin, Zamperla is doing work to completely transform it into “Top Thrill 2”

d)

It was removed in 2006 due to it being a maintenance nightmare

9.

Kennywood's Old Mill is one of the oldest dark rides in the world, dating back to 1901. However, for a brief period of time, it was nightmarishly rethemed to this cartoon character before returning to its original theming.

a)

Marmaduke

b)

Snoopy

c)

Dilbert

d)

Garfield

10.

What was the very first fully trackless dark ride attraction available to the public?

a)

Mystic Manor

b)

Pooh's Hunny Hunt

c)

Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree

d)

Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquee de Remy

11.

Most modern interactive dark rides prefer using digital screens to physical set dressing with sensors. But do you know where the world's longest interactive screen is?

a)

Gobbler Getaway - Holiday World

b)

Justice League: Battle for Metropolis - Six Flags Great America

c)

Wonder Mountain Guardian - Canada's Wonderland

d)

Reese’s Cupfusion - Hershey Park

12.

A family feud in the town of Marmaros near Silver Dollar City leads to gunfights and the eventual burning of the entire town to the ground in what fiery indoor coaster?

a)

Blazing Fury

b)

Light Em Up

c)

Fire In The Hole

d)

Firechaser Express

13.

Disaster! was a Universal dark ride expanding on a portion of its Studio tour. Despite its closure, a copycat entitled Earthquake: The Ride maintains operations in Gatlinburg. In an odd choice, what animal is the central character of this ride?

a)

Caged Tiger

b)

Caged Gorilla

c)

Caged Grizzly Bear

d)

Doug, the Janitor caught in the middle of things