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Average Entertainment Trivia: Roller Coaster Mania | 10 Questions

Thrills, statistics and an occasional queasy stomach are what's to be found in this quiz about roller coasters.

A multiple-choice quiz by Juniortype. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Juniortype

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
350,207

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following roller coasters does not exceed 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour)? Hint

King Da Ka (Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey)

Formula Rossa (Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

Millennium Force (Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio)

Tower of Terror (Dreamworld, Queensland, Australia)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these wooden roller coasters opened its gates 1992 and is located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas? Hint

Mean Streak

Rattler

The Texas Giant

Boulder Dash

3. This roller coaster has at least 45 replicas built around the world; it features a cobra roll and a vertical loop-- riders go through it once and then go through it again...backwards. What is the original name for this roller coaster? Hint

Boomerang

Wild Thing

Flashback

The Reverser

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Question 4 of 10

4. Steel Dragon 2000 is located in the United States.

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. This roller coaster reaches a maximum speed of 120 miles per hour and is 420 feet tall. When it debuted at Cedar Point in May 2003 it broke four world records. Name that coaster. Hint

Top Thrill Dragster

Son of the Beast

King Da Ka

Maverick

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following groups of coasters is wooden? Hint

The Legend/Titan/X2

Voyage/Mean Streak Colossus (Heide Park)

Formula Rossa/Saw: The Ride/Comet

Cyclone/Ninja/Leviathan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these roller coasters is a floorless roller coaster? Hint

Kraken

Mantis

Tatsu

Wicked Twister

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these is a Disney world roller coaster, has a max speed of 28 miles per hour, and has two identical tracks named Alpha and Omega? Hint

Aerosmith's Rock N' Roller Coaster

Space Mountain

Stormrunner

Superman: the Escape from Krypton

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the type of roller coaster where the train seats are on both sides of the track instead of on top or underneath? Hint

Wing Coaster

Flying Coaster

Side Coaster

Looping Coaster

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Question 10 of 10

10. X-Scream, a roller coaster at Stratosphere theme park, would be boring if it were not on top of a 1,000 foot hotel. What city is it located in? Hint

New York, New York

Sydney, Australia

Miami, Florida

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following roller coasters does not exceed 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour)?

Answer: Millennium Force (Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio)

Millennium Force reaches a top speed of 93 miles per hour, just shy of the 100 miles per hour mark. Tower of Terror reaches exactly 100 miles per hour, the first ever in the world to do so. Formula Rossa reaches a jaw-dropping 149 miles per hour, and King Da Ka reaches 126 miles per hour.

2. Which of these wooden roller coasters opened its gates 1992 and is located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Answer: Rattler

Rattler, The Texas Giant and Mean Streak were all opened in the same time span to compete with each other for the title of "worlds fastest wooden roller coaster" but that title has since been given to another wooden roller coaster. The Texas Giant is located in Texas, but at the original six flags park and the only other one in Texas. Mean Streak is located in Cedar Point, and Boulder Dash is located at the oldest amusement park in the United States, Lake Compounce.

Answer: Boomerang

The Boomerang is located at various amusement parks around the world including Elitch Gardens in Colorado, Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, and Carowinds where it is known as Carolina Cobra. Flashback is another name for the Boomerang but not the original.

4. Steel Dragon 2000 is located in the United States.

Answer: No

Steel Dragon 2000 was the longest roller coaster in the world in 2012. It is located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

5. This roller coaster reaches a maximum speed of 120 miles per hour and is 420 feet tall. When it debuted at Cedar Point in May 2003 it broke four world records. Name that coaster.

Answer: Top Thrill Dragster

Top Thrill Dragster held the records for worlds' fastest coaster, world's tallest coaster, world's steepest drop on a roller coaster (tied), and first full circuit coaster to top 400 feet. Kingda Ka exceeded the first two records when it opened up in 2005. Son of the Beast is a wooden coaster located in Ohio. Maverick is another steel coaster at Cedar Point.

6. Which of the following groups of coasters is wooden?

Answer: Voyage/Mean Streak Colossus (Heide Park)

Voyage is located at Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN and is often rated the number one wooden coaster in the world. Mean Streak is located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH and Colossus (wooden coaster) is located at Heide Park in Germany or Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA.

7. Which of these roller coasters is a floorless roller coaster?

Answer: Kraken

A floorless roller coaster is a coaster that has no floor, but is still above the track. So out of this group, Kraken, located at Sea World Orlando, is the only one to fit. Tatsu is a flying coaster, Mantis is a stand-up coaster, and Wicked Twister is an inverted coaster.

8. Which of these is a Disney world roller coaster, has a max speed of 28 miles per hour, and has two identical tracks named Alpha and Omega?

Answer: Space Mountain

Riders are always surprised to learn that this roller coasters top speed is 28 miles per hour and steepest descent is only 39 degrees. Aerosmith's Rock N' Roller Coaster is also an indoor roller coaster located at Disney World it but has a top speed of 57 mph.

9. What is the name of the type of roller coaster where the train seats are on both sides of the track instead of on top or underneath?

Answer: Wing Coaster

The first wing roller coaster was built in Italy by Bolinger & Mallibard. It opened in 2011. Other wing coasters have opened in the UK, the U.S., and China.

10. X-Scream, a roller coaster at Stratosphere theme park, would be boring if it were not on top of a 1,000 foot hotel. What city is it located in?

Answer: Las Vegas, Nevada

Stratosphere is a very minor theme park located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Among the other rides there is Insanity, where you spin 1,000 feet above the ground (sure hope it's well put together) and Big Shot which sends you around the building at over 30 mph.

Source: Author Juniortype

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