Road Trips quiz

More questions about Road Trips

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1. 1 Easy

   Which musician named a famous 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited?

   Answer: Bob Dylan

   Why: Dylan was born in Duluth on Highway 61 and called it the main thoroughfare of the country blues. The road ends in New Orleans.

2. 2 Medium

   Which national parkway connects Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks?

   Answer: Blue Ridge Parkway

   Why: Its 469 miles carry a 45 mph limit and no commercial traffic, though landslides from Hurricane Helene still had sections shut into 2026.

3. 3 Hard

   Why was the number 66 chosen for U.S. Route 66?

   Answer: It was considered easy to remember

   Why: Cyrus Avery wanted 60 for the route, Kentucky objected, and the spare number was taken because it sounded good.

4. 4 Easy

   Why is the front passenger seat often called the shotgun position?

   Answer: Guarding stagecoaches from bandits

   Why: The armed guard was a real job, but the phrase itself is retrospective: it first appears in print in 1905 and spread through Western films.

5. 5 Medium

   Who completed the first long-distance road trip in a motorcar in 1888?

   Answer: Bertha Benz

   Why: She covered about 106 kilometres in August 1888 with her two teenage sons, buying fuel at a pharmacy along the way.

6. 6 Hard

   Which Colorado peak features the highest paved road in North America?

   Answer: Mount Blue Sky

   Why: The pavement stops at about 14,130 feet and the last stretch to the summit is on foot; the road reopened in May 2026 after twenty months of rebuilding.