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Ontario's Lifelines - The 400 highways

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Ontarios Lifelines The 400 highways game quiz
"The 400 series of highways are the lifeline of Ontario. The main 400 highway, Highway 401, is one of the busiest and longest toll free highways in the world. How much do you know about this system, primarily 401?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. What is the approximate length of the Highway 401 corridor?
    820 km
    625 km
    1030 km
    1350 km


2. Highway 401 is a small part of a much larger highway system, the trans-Canada Highway, that goes from coast to coast in Canada. True or false?
    True
    False


3. Highway 401 stretches across the full width of Southern Ontario running through Canada's first capital. Which of these cities was Canada's first capital?
    Toronto
    Windsor
    Ottawa
    Kingston


4. Going east, which highway in Quebec links with Highway 401 to continue the Trans-Canada system?
    Autoroute 50
    Highway 402
    Highway 400
    Autoroute 20


5. Which Ontario city is considered the west end of Highway 401?
    Hamilton
    Windsor
    Cornwall
    St. Catharines


6. Autoroute 20, running through Quebec, is approximately 640 km long. By adding the approximately 820 km of Highway 401, it totals only 1460 km of the 11,000 km Trans-Canada Highway system. What percentage of Canada's population lives in close proximity to this Autoroute 20, Highway 401 corridor?
    20
    50
    30
    40


7. Even though 401 is one of the longest toll free highways in the world, there are toll roads in the 400 series.
    True
    False


8. Highway 401 junctions with Highway 400 in Toronto. Highway 400 runs north parallel to Highway 11. What is unique about Highway 11?
    It is the world's shortest two lane highway.
    It used to be called the world's longest main street.
    It goes in a circle.
    It is the busiest two lane highway in Ontario


9. Though the majority of people refer to Highway 401 as just "the four-oh-one", what is the official name?
    Macdonald-Cartier Freeway
    Lake Ontario Freeway
    Upper Canada Highway
    Frontenac-Champlain Freeway


10. What is the designated speed limit on most of Ontario's 400 highways?
    80 km/h
    100 km/h
    120 km/h
    90 km/h


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Compiled Jul 18 12