Road Trips & Scenic Routes Quiz

Question 1

The Garden Route is a famous scenic coastal drive in which country?

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Answer

Australia

Answer

New Zealand

Answer

Ireland

Question 2

The Great Ocean Road in Australia hugs the coastline of which state?

Accepted Answer

Victoria

Answer

New South Wales

Answer

Queensland

Answer

Western Australia

Question 3

The Ring of Kerry is a famous 179 km scenic drive around the Iveragh Peninsula in which country?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Answer

Scotland

Answer

Wales

Answer

Iceland

Question 4

Trollstigen (the Troll's Ladder) — a famous mountain road with 11 hairpin bends — is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Norway

Answer

Switzerland

Answer

Austria

Answer

Iceland

Question 5

The Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1) in the USA runs along the coast of which state?

Accepted Answer

California

Answer

Oregon

Answer

Washington

Answer

It runs through multiple states

Question 6

The Amalfi Coast Drive on the SS163 is a dramatic coastal route in which country?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Answer

Croatia

Answer

Greece

Answer

Spain

Question 7

Karakoram Highway — one of the world's highest paved roads — connects Pakistan to which country?

Accepted Answer

China

Answer

India

Answer

Afghanistan

Answer

Iran

Question 8

The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) in Germany connects Würzburg in the north to which town in the south?

Accepted Answer

Füssen

Answer

Munich

Answer

Salzburg

Answer

Heidelberg

Question 9

The Milford Road in New Zealand leads to which UNESCO World Heritage fjord, often called the world's most beautiful?

Accepted Answer

Milford Sound

Answer

Doubtful Sound

Answer

Dusky Sound

Answer

Preservation Inlet

Question 10

The Golden Circle is a popular tourist route in which country, featuring geysers and the original parliament site?

Accepted Answer

Iceland

Answer

Norway

Answer

Greenland

Answer

Finland

Question 11

Chapman's Peak Drive, one of the world's most spectacular coastal roads, is near which city?

Accepted Answer

Cape Town, South Africa

Answer

Durban, South Africa

Answer

Perth, Australia

Answer

Sydney, Australia

Question 12

The Going-to-the-Sun Road in the USA is a scenic drive through which national park?

Accepted Answer

Glacier

Answer

Yosemite

Answer

Rocky Mountain

Answer

Banff

Question 13

The Cabot Trail is a world-famous scenic route on which Canadian island?

Accepted Answer

Cape Breton Island

Answer

Prince Edward Island

Answer

Newfoundland

Answer

Vancouver Island

Question 14

Stelvio Pass (Passo dello Stelvio) — with 48 hairpin bends — is considered one of the greatest driving roads in the world. It is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Answer

Switzerland

Answer

Austria

Answer

France

Question 15

The Ruta 40 (Route 40) is a legendary long-distance road running the length of which country?

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Answer

Chile

Answer

Brazil

Answer

Peru

Question 16

The Transfagarasan Highway in Romania was built by order of communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. What was its original purpose?

Accepted Answer

Military access across the Carpathian Mountains after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

Answer

Tourism

Answer

Connecting coal mines to cities

Answer

A high-altitude racing circuit

Question 17

The Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys, USA, connects the mainland to Key West across the ocean via how many bridges?

Accepted Answer

42

Answer

12

Answer

27

Answer

58

Question 18

The Alpe-Adria Cycling Route connects Salzburg in Austria to which Adriatic city?

Accepted Answer

Grado, Italy

Answer

Split, Croatia

Answer

Venice, Italy

Answer

Trieste, Italy

Question 19

The Icefields Parkway in Canada runs through which two national parks?

Accepted Answer

Banff and Jasper

Answer

Yoho and Kootenay

Answer

Jasper and Mount Robson

Answer

Banff and Yoho

Question 20

Lombard Street in San Francisco is famous for being the 'world's most crooked street'. How many sharp turns does its one-block section have?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

5

Answer

6

Answer

10