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Road Trip Quiz: Can You Navigate These 100 Trivia Questions?

June 20, 2023 By Trivia Bliss Staff Leave a Comment

Photo of an old-school yellow RV on a long stretch of winding road in a desert, surrounded by rock formations. Text against the blue sky reads "100 Road Trip Trivia Questions"

Fasten your seatbelts, folks, because we’re about to embark on the pun-ultimate journey! We’ll be making pit stops at the world’s most fascinating highways and byways, navigating through the lanes of the unknown and the unprecedented. Will there be a few bumps along the road? Of course! This quiz is all about steering clear of the predictable and shifting gears into the realm of the extraordinary. Prepare to experience the thrill of speed trivia on a global scale, but remember, no tailgating! Keep your engines revved and your pun radar on high alert – this quiz isn’t for the faint of heart or the weak of humor.

Let’s turn the ignition and hit the road – it’s quiz time!

1. What is the longest road in the world?

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The Pan-American Highway, stretching approximately 19,000 miles from Prudhoe Bay in North Alaska to Ushuaia in Argentina.

2. Which U.S state has the most miles of road?

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Texas, with over 675,580 lane miles.

3. What is the longest highway in the U.S?

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US Route 20, running 3,365 miles from Boston, Massachusetts to Newport, Oregon.

4. What was the first interstate highway in the U.S?

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The Pennsylvania Turnpike, which opened in 1940.

5. Which country was the first to introduce a nationwide system of road numbering?

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The United Kingdom, in 1921.

6. What is the highest paved road in North America?

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Mount Evans Scenic Byway in Colorado, reaching an elevation of 14,130 feet.

7. What is the most expensive toll road in the world per kilometer?

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The E-ZPass peak rate for the 35-mile Chesapeake Expressway in Virginia is one of the most expensive per kilometer.

8. What is the most remote highway in the world?

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The James Dalton Highway in Alaska, with 414 miles between service stations.

9. What is the oldest road in the world still in use today?

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The Via Appia, or Appian Way, in Italy, built in 312 BC.

10. What’s the world’s highest international paved road?

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The Karakoram Highway, between China and Pakistan, peaking at an elevation of 4,714 meters.

11. What road is known as the ‘Mother Road’?

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Route 66 in the United States.

12. Which is the most dangerous road in the world?

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North Yungas Road in Bolivia, also known as ‘Death Road’.

13. What was the first city to implement a congestion charge for its central area?

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Singapore, in 1975.

14. What’s the longest tunnel in the world?

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The Lærdal Tunnel in Norway, at 24.5 kilometers long.

15. What is the longest bridge in the world?

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The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, is over 102 miles long.

16. Which U.S state has the least miles of road?

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Rhode Island, with around 1,112 miles of roads.

17. What is the southernmost road in the world?

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National Route 3 in Argentina, leading to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world.

18. Which city is said to have the worst traffic in the world?

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As of my knowledge cutoff, Manila in the Philippines was considered to have the worst traffic congestion.

19. What was the first city to adopt a system of one-way streets?

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New York City, in 1791.

20. What’s the longest “dead-end” road in the world?

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The Dalton Highway in Alaska, which ends at the Arctic Ocean with no roads beyond.

21. What is the longest stretch of straight road in the world?

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The 90 Mile Straight in Australia, part of the Eyre Highway.

22. Which is the oldest operating automobile company in the world?

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Mercedes-Benz, which traces its origins to Karl Benz’s creation of the first petrol-powered car in 1886.

23. Which city is famous for its “spaghetti junction”?

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Birmingham, UK, where the Gravelly Hill Interchange is commonly referred to as the “Spaghetti Junction.”

24. What’s the busiest highway in the world in terms of volume of traffic?

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The Highway 401 in Ontario, Canada.

25. Which country has the highest number of cars per capita?

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San Marino, with over 1,200 motor vehicles per 1,000 people.

26. What is the longest causeway in the world?

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The King Fahd Causeway, spanning 25 kilometers between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

27. What is the largest car park in the world?

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The West Edmonton Mall in Canada, with roughly 20,000 parking spaces.

28. Which road trip movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

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“Green Book” won the award in 2019.

29. Which road in the world is considered the most scenic?

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There’s no definitive answer as it’s subjective, but California’s Pacific Coast Highway is often listed among the most scenic drives in the world.

30. What is the shortest interstate highway in the United States?

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Interstate 375 in Michigan, with a length of just 1.06 miles.

31. What is the oldest official road race in the world?

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The Paris-Rouen Race, held in 1894, is considered the world’s first competitive motor race.

32. Which country first made seat belts mandatory?

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Sweden was the first country to require the use of seat belts, starting in 1975.

33. Which is the highest road in Europe?

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The Veleta road in Spain, peaking at an altitude of 3,392 meters.

34. What’s the most visited roadside attraction in America?

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South of the Border in South Carolina is often considered one of the most visited roadside attractions.

35. What is the widest road in the world?

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The Monumental Axis in Brasília, Brazil, which has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s widest road, with up to 160 lanes.

36. What’s the longest national highway in India?

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NH44, which stretches from Srinagar to Kanyakumari and covers a distance of around 3,745 kilometers.

37. What road in America is known for its alleged paranormal activity?

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The famously haunted Clinton Road in New Jersey.

38. Which city in the world has the largest number of bridges?

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Pittsburgh, USA, has the most bridges with 446.

39. What’s the shortest international border in the world?

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The border between Spain and Gibraltar is only 1.2 kilometers long.

40. What was the first bridge to be built over the River Thames in London?

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London Bridge, completed in 1209.

41. What is the steepest street in the world?

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Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, with a slope of 35%.

42. What’s the world’s largest roundabout?

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The Putrajaya Roundabout in Malaysia, with a diameter of 3.4 kilometers.

43. Which country has the most roundabouts per square kilometer?

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France, with more than 30,000 roundabouts.

44. What is the longest mountain road in the U.S?

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The Blue Ridge Parkway, stretching 469 miles through Virginia and North Carolina.

45. Which is the busiest roundabout in the UK?

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The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, which consists of five mini-roundabouts arranged around a sixth central one.

46. What is the largest interchange in the world?

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The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange in Los Angeles, California, is one of the largest interchanges in the world with over 27 miles of lanes in a 4 level stack interchange.

47. Which country has the world’s largest network of motorways?

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The United States has the largest network of motorways, with the Interstate Highway System covering over 46,000 miles.

48. What is the world’s longest sea bridge?

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The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is the longest sea bridge, with a total length of about 34 miles.

49. Which state in the U.S. is known for its colorful highway signs?

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New Mexico is known for its turquoise colored highway signs.

50. What’s the most remote island you can reach by road?

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You can reach Tierra del Fuego in Argentina/Chile, considered the world’s southernmost inhabited archipelago, via road.

51. Which country first introduced compulsory third party insurance for car owners?

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The United Kingdom was the first to introduce this policy, in 1930.

52. Which road is known as the ‘Road of Bones’?

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The Kolyma Highway in Russia, so named because of the skeletons of the forced laborers who died during its construction under Stalin were used in its foundations.

53. What’s the longest a road train (a truck with multiple trailers) can be in Australia?

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In certain rural areas, a road train can be up to 53.5 meters long.

54. What is the highest motorable pass in the world?

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The Khardung La pass in India, with an elevation of 5,359 meters, was long considered the highest motorable pass, though this is disputed and the actual highest may be the Umling La pass, also in India.

55. Which city in the world has the largest amount of bicycles?

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Amsterdam in the Netherlands is often cited as the city with the most bicycles.

56. What is the longest car ever made?

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A custom-built limousine known as “The American Dream”, measuring 30.5 meters long.

57. Which country first adopted right-hand driving?

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Sweden switched from left-hand driving to right-hand driving in 1967 in a day known as Dagen H.

58. What’s the fastest speed ever achieved on a public highway?

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As of 2021, a speed of 331.15 mph was achieved by a modified Bugatti Chiron on a stretch of the Ehra-Lessien test track in Germany.

59. What’s the most dangerous animal on Australian roads?

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The Kangaroo, causing more road accidents in Australia than all other animals combined.

60. Which is the first country to implement electric roads for charging vehicles while driving?

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Sweden opened the world’s first electrified road, which charges vehicles as they drive along, in 2018.

61. What is the world’s narrowest street?

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Spreuerhofstraße in Germany, which in its narrowest part is only 31 centimeters wide.

62. What is the busiest road in the world by pedestrian usage?

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The Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan is considered the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world.

63. Which city in the world has the most complex interchanges?

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Los Angeles, USA, is known for its complex interchanges, particularly the Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange.

64. Which is the longest toll road in the U.S?

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The Pennsylvania Turnpike is the longest toll road in the U.S, stretching approximately 360 miles.

65. What is the most expensive car parking spot ever sold?

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As of 2021, a parking spot in Hong Kong sold for $1.3 million.

66. Which country first mandated the use of daytime running lights for vehicles?

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Finland was the first country to mandate daytime running lights in 1972.

67. What is the longest street in the world?

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Yonge Street in Canada, stretching 1,896 kilometers from the shores of Lake Ontario, through Toronto, to the Minnesota border.

68. What is the longest bridge-tunnel in the world?

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The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, which includes a 6.7 km undersea tunnel.

69. What’s the largest roundabout in Europe?

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The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, UK, is considered one of the largest roundabouts in Europe.

70. What is the highest speed limit allowed on any road in the world?

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A section of the Texas State Highway 130 has a speed limit of 85 mph (137 km/h), which is among the highest in the world.

71. What is the longest suspension bridge in the U.S?

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The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City is the longest suspension bridge in the U.S.

72. Which city was the first to implement a modern system of street numbers?

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New York City was among the first cities to implement a comprehensive street numbering system in the 18th century.

73. What’s the world’s busiest bicycle path?

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The busiest bicycle path in the world is the cyclist road across Queen Louise’s Bridge in Copenhagen, Denmark.

74. Which city has the most extensive network of bike lanes?

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As of my knowledge cutoff, Amsterdam, Netherlands, has one of the most extensive networks of bike lanes in the world.

75. What is the most remote road in Australia?

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The Canning Stock Route in Western Australia, a track through the deserts of Western Australia.

76. What’s the most expensive toll road in the world?

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As of 2021, the most expensive toll road in the world was the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the U.S., with tolls reaching up to $112 for a one-way journey.

77. What is the longest tunnel in the world?

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The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is the longest in the world with a length of 57.1 kilometers.

78. What is the largest car-sharing company globally?

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As of 2021, Share Now (formerly Car2Go), which operates in Europe and North America, is considered the largest car-sharing company.

79. What is the world’s steepest toll road?

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The Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, with a gradient of 1 in 2.86 at its steepest section, is one of the steepest residential streets in the world, and there is a toll to drive it.

80. What is the oldest highway in the United States?

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The King’s Highway, which stretches from Charleston, South Carolina to Boston, Massachusetts, is considered the oldest highway in the U.S., originally laid out in the late 1600s.

81. What is the largest freeway intersection in the world?

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The interchange between Interstate 10 and Interstate 405 in Los Angeles, California, is often considered one of the largest freeway intersections in the world.

82. What’s the longest bicycle race in the world?

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The Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme bike race in Russia, spanning a distance of 9,200 kilometers from Moscow to Vladivostok.

83. What is the longest bridge in the United States?

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The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana is the longest in the U.S., with a total length of approximately 38 kilometers.

84. What was the first city to implement a congestion charge?

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Singapore was the first city to implement a congestion pricing system, in 1975.

85. What is the longest road in Canada?

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The Trans-Canada Highway is the longest national highway in the world, spanning over 7,800 kilometers from Victoria, British Columbia, to St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

86. Which country has the most bridges?

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China has the most bridges in the world.

87. What’s the most dangerous road in the world?

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North Yungas Road in Bolivia, often referred to as “Death Road,” is considered one of the most dangerous roads in the world.

88. What’s the longest straight road in the United States?

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Highway 46 in North Dakota, which runs straight for 123 miles.

89. What is the longest causeway in the United States?

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The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana is the longest in the U.S, with a length of approximately 24 miles.

90. Which was the first country to have a nationwide highway system?

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Germany was the first country to develop a nationwide highway system, with the establishment of the Autobahn network in the 1930s.

91. What’s the highest paved road in North America?

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The Mount Evans Scenic Byway in Colorado, reaching an elevation of 4,310 meters.

92. What is the oldest known road in the world?

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The Post Track in England, a prehistoric causeway in the Somerset Levels, is one of the oldest known constructed roadways and dates back to 3806 BCE.

93. What is the longest road in the European Union?

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The E40 European route is the longest road in the EU, spanning about 8,000 kilometers from Calais, France to Ridder, Kazakhstan.

94. What is the world’s most isolated city that can be reached by road?

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Perth, Australia, is often considered the most isolated major city that can be reached by road, being over 2,100 kilometers away from the nearest city of comparable size.

95. Which U.S. state has the most miles of road per capita?

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As of 2021, Texas has the most miles of road per capita in the U.S.

96. Which city has the first road traffic system with automatic signals?

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The first automatic traffic signal system was installed in Detroit, Michigan, USA, in 1922.

97. What is the longest road tunnel in the United States?

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The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel in Alaska, at 13,300 feet long, is the longest highway tunnel in the U.S.

98. What is the highest bridge in the world?

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The Duge Bridge in China is the highest bridge in the world, with the deck height approximately 565 meters above the Beipan River.

99. What is the longest hiking trail in the world?

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The Great Trail in Canada, also known as the Trans Canada Trail, is over 24,000 kilometers long, making it the longest recreational trail in the world.

100. Which is the first city to have a fully automated metro system?

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The first city to implement a fully automated metro system was Lille in France, with the Lille Metro that opened in 1983.

Final Words

Well, folks, that’s the end of our road trip! We hope you enjoyed this journey filled with cheeky pit stops and pun-tastic turns. Don’t forget, the fun doesn’t stop here. For more jet-setting trivia, check out this quiz all about travel. For more motor-minded questions, check out this quiz about motorcycles! And keep cruising through the wealth of knowledge waiting for you in other Trivia Bliss quizzes! Stay curious, keep exploring, and remember, life is a highway – make sure you enjoy the ride!

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