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I Should Have Just Taken a Cab! Quiz

You see them all around the world. People on the side of the road sticking their thumbs up. This quiz is dedicated to them, the hitchhiker.

A multiple-choice quiz by George95. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
George95

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
340,650

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
449

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (6/10), Hayes1953 (7/10), Guest 192 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which one of these isn't a term for hitchhiking? Hint

Hitching

Tramping

Thumbing

Nosing

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Question 2 of 10

2. Excluding rest stops, it is illegal to hitchhike on the German autobahn, UK motorways, and US interstates.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Every year near Easter, an organized hitchhiking journey travels from England to which African nation? Hint

Madagascar

South Africa

Morocco

Kenya

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these famous book begins with the main character hitchhiking? Hint

The Grapes of Wrath

Lord of the Flies

To Kill A Mockingbird

Gone with the Wind

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1962, which singer sang a song simply entitled "Hitch Hike"? Hint

Marvin Gaye

Johnny Cash

Bob Dylan

Dusty Springfield

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Question 6 of 10

6. This 2000 comedy movie features the main characters hitching a ride from a blind man on a manual railroad car. Which movie, well known for its soundtrack, is this movie? Hint

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Charlie's Angels

The Hitcher

Gone in Sixty Seconds

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hitchhiking has its own online encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia. It is titled Hitchwiki.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these areas is a bad place to try and hitchhike? Hint

Downtown of a city/town

Highway on-ramps

Gas/Petrol Stations

Truck stops

9. It isn't just average citizens who hitchhike! In May of 2011, Edmonton Oilers' forward Gilbert Brule picked up a pair of hitchhikers in Vancouver, British Columbia. Who did one turn out to be? Hint

Lead singer of U2, Bono

NHL legend, Wayne Gretzky

Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper

Movie actor, Johnny Depp

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Question 10 of 10

10. Of course any quiz on hitchhiking wouldn't be complete without a reference to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". How did the series first appear? Hint

As a radio show

As a comic strip

In a book

In a movie

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one of these isn't a term for hitchhiking?

Answer: Nosing

Other terms are "thumbing a ride" or "autostop". Hitchhikers are known to stick their thumbs out or to hold signs telling a driver their desired destination.

2. Excluding rest stops, it is illegal to hitchhike on the German autobahn, UK motorways, and US interstates.

Answer: True

The German autobahn is extremely dangerous with it's unlimited speeds. In the United Kingdom, it is against the law to walk on the motorways, so hitchhikers do their business from gas/petrol stations and rest stops. Interstates also work the same way in the States as the UK highways.

3. Every year near Easter, an organized hitchhiking journey travels from England to which African nation?

Answer: Morocco

The trek sponsored by Link Community Development and Rough Guides. University students from all around the UK take part in the event which started in 1992. For students who don't want to go 1200 miles to Morocco, a race to Prague, only 700 miles, Czech Republic was established in 2003.

Other university kids try in the summer to get as far away from the university as possible without spending any money on transportation in a game called Jailbreak.

4. Which of these famous book begins with the main character hitchhiking?

Answer: The Grapes of Wrath

The legendary story, written by John Steinbeck, begins with protagonist of the story, Tom Joad, hitchhiking his way back to his home in Sallisaw, Oklahoma after being released from jail on parole. The book won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.

5. In 1962, which singer sang a song simply entitled "Hitch Hike"?

Answer: Marvin Gaye

The song was released in December 1962. The Velvet Underground's song "There She Goes Again" was inspired by Gaye's song. The song was Gaye's first song to reach the pop Top 40, peaking at Number 30. The song got up to 12th on the R&B charts.

6. This 2000 comedy movie features the main characters hitching a ride from a blind man on a manual railroad car. Which movie, well known for its soundtrack, is this movie?

Answer: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The movie starring George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson as convicts who escape from a chain gang. They go in search of treasure one buried before his sentence. The movie, set during the Great Depression uses music from that time. The movie soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2001.

7. Hitchhiking has its own online encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia. It is titled Hitchwiki.

Answer: True

HitchWiki is a free online encyclopedia devoted to hitchhiking. Hitchhikers use it to get tips, and plan trips. The website was founded in 2005, and now features pages in many languages like English, French, Spanish, German, Finnish, Russian and Bulgarian.

8. Which of these areas is a bad place to try and hitchhike?

Answer: Downtown of a city/town

Many drivers driving in a downtown district do not drive far outside of the city, mostly driving to their house. The other three are all great places because all are usually connected to a highway.

9. It isn't just average citizens who hitchhike! In May of 2011, Edmonton Oilers' forward Gilbert Brule picked up a pair of hitchhikers in Vancouver, British Columbia. Who did one turn out to be?

Answer: Lead singer of U2, Bono

The pair of hitchhikers ended up being Bono and his assistant that Brule picked up in West Vancouver. Brule was driving with his girlfriend to walk their dog. Bono and his buddy were out walking when it began to rain. The next night, U2 performed in Edmonton and Gilbert, his girlfriend and his mom were all given backstage passes. Bono thanked him and his girlfriend during the show.

10. Of course any quiz on hitchhiking wouldn't be complete without a reference to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". How did the series first appear?

Answer: As a radio show

The radio comedy debuted on BBC Radio 4 in 1978. The first five books in the series were written by the creator, Douglas Adams, and were released between 1979 and 1992. The movie, starring Martin Freeman and Mos Def, premiered in 2005. DC Comics turned the series into comic books from 1993-95 with a three part adaptation of the series.

Source: Author George95

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