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Northern Virginia Roads Trivia Quiz

The roads around the northern Virginia area can be quite confusing. If you stay on the same straight road, it changes names. But if it bends a lot, the name remains. What do you know about these confusing roads?

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

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
63,816

Updated
Feb 03 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1045

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1. Virginia (VA) Rt. 7 is known by several names, except: Hint

King St.

Dolley Madison Blvd

Broad St.

Leesburg Pike

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2. The George Washington Parkway is called this as it runs through Alexandria. Hint

Washington St.

Mt. Vernon Ave.

Martha St.

The Parkway

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3. There are a variety of 'Glebe Road's in Alexandria and Arlington. Which of these is not one of them? Hint

North Glebe Rd.

Old Glebe Rd.

West Glebe Rd.

New Glebe Rd.

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4. US 50 is known by several names, except: Hint

Lee Hwy.

Arlington Blvd.

Fairfax Dr.

Northwest Turnpike

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5. VA 123 is known by how many names? Hint

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6. VA 236 is known by all these names, except: Hint

Prince St.

Little River Turnpike

Duke St.

Main St.

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7. Fairfax County has several versions of Ox Rd., except: Hint

Old Ox Rd.

Blue Ox Rd.

West Ox Rd.

Ox Rd.

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8. Van Dorn St. starts in the city of Alexandria, and continues into Fairfax Co. as this: Hint

Old Van Dorn St.

South Van Dorn St.

Dorn St.

Franconia-Springfield Pkwy.

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9. US 1 has these names, except: Hint

Patrick St.

Jefferson Davis Hwy.

Lee Hwy.

Richmond Hwy.

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10. Which of these US Highway pairs runs contiguous in the northern Virginia area? Hint

US 17 and 1

US 1 and 29

US 29 and 50

US 1 and 50

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Virginia (VA) Rt. 7 is known by several names, except:

Answer: Dolley Madison Blvd

VA 7 runs from Old Town Alexandria out to western Loudoun Co., VA. It's also called Harry Byrd Hwy (Loudoun Co.) and Market St. (Leesburg). BTW, Dolley Madison Blvd is the name of VA 123 as it runs through McLean, VA.

2. The George Washington Parkway is called this as it runs through Alexandria.

Answer: Washington St.

The GW Parkway runs from I-495 near the VA-MD border down to George Washington's Mt. Vernon estate.

3. There are a variety of 'Glebe Road's in Alexandria and Arlington. Which of these is not one of them?

Answer: New Glebe Rd.

North and South Glebe Rds. are in Arlington. East and West are in Alexandria. Old Glebe is in Arlington as well.

4. US 50 is known by several names, except:

Answer: Fairfax Dr.

It's Arlington Blvd. from the Potomac River to the city of Fairfax. In Fairfax, it runs contiguous with US 29 and is called Lee Hwy. It is called Northwest Turnpike on its entrance to Virginia from West Virginia.

5. VA 123 is known by how many names?

Answer: 5

It's (IIRC) Gordon Blvd. in Prince William Co., Ox Rd. up to the city of Fairfax, Chain Bridge Rd. through Fairfax and up to Vienna, Maple Ave. through Vienna, back to Chain Bridge Rd. through Tysons Corner, Dolley Madison Blvd. through McLean (Chain Bridge Rd. runs parallel to it, but is not VA 123), then back to Chain Bridge Rd. through Langley up to the Potomac, where it crosses into DC on...

The Chain Bridge!

6. VA 236 is known by all these names, except:

Answer: Prince St.

It's Duke St. in Alexandria, Little River Tnpk. in Fairfax Co., and Main St. in the city of Fairfax.

7. Fairfax County has several versions of Ox Rd., except:

Answer: Blue Ox Rd.

Maybe in lumberjack territory.

8. Van Dorn St. starts in the city of Alexandria, and continues into Fairfax Co. as this:

Answer: South Van Dorn St.

It continues from S. Van Dorn in Alexandria, but it has no North Van Dorn to complement it.

9. US 1 has these names, except:

Answer: Lee Hwy.

It's called both Patrick St. (northbound) and Henry St. (southbound) in Old Town Alexandria, Jefferson Davis Hwy. in north Alexandria and Crystal City, and Richmond Hwy. in Fairfax Co. (US 29 is Lee Hwy.)

10. Which of these US Highway pairs runs contiguous in the northern Virginia area?

Answer: US 29 and 50

Through most of the city of Fairfax, US 29 and 50 are contiguous. They split again when the meet Main St. (VA 236). US 50 turns NW to continue Main St., while US 29 continues due west as Lee Hwy.

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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