Famous Highways Quiz
Instructions: Hit the road and recall facts about the world's most iconic highways and routes
- 1.
U.S. Route 66, 'The Mother Road,' originally ran from Chicago to which city?
ALas VegasBSanta MonicaCLos AngelesDSan Francisco - 2.
The Autobahn highway system, famous for sections with no speed limit, is in which country?
ANetherlandsBAustriaCGermanyDSwitzerland - 3.
The Pan-American Highway stretches through how many continents?
AThreeBTwoCOneDFour - 4.
The Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1) offers scenic ocean views along which U.S. state?
AOregonBWashingtonCHawaiiDCalifornia - 5.
The Trans-Canada Highway connects which two Canadian cities at its endpoints?
AVictoria, BC and St. John's, NewfoundlandBMontreal and EdmontonCVancouver and HalifaxDToronto and Vancouver - 6.
The Karakoram Highway, one of the highest paved roads in the world, connects China with which country?
AIndiaBPakistanCAfghanistanDNepal - 7.
The Great Ocean Road is a famous coastal drive in which country?
ANew ZealandBBrazilCSouth AfricaDAustralia - 8.
The Interstate Highway System in the United States was championed by which president in the 1950s?
AJohn F. KennedyBHarry TrumanCLyndon B. JohnsonDDwight D. Eisenhower - 9.
The Amalfi Coast road in Italy is famous for its dramatic views of what body of water?
AAdriatic SeaBTyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean)CIonian SeaDLigurian Sea - 10.
The Alaska Highway was originally built during World War II to connect which two places?
AVancouver and FairbanksBSeattle and AnchorageCDawson Creek, BC and Delta Junction, AlaskaDEdmonton and Juneau - 11.
The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes, but the modern 'M1 Motorway' is a major highway in which country?
AGermanyBItalyCUnited KingdomDFrance - 12.
The Garden Route is a scenic driving route along the southern coast of which country?
AKenyaBAustraliaCNew ZealandDSouth Africa - 13.
The Overseas Highway in Florida connects Miami to which destination via a series of bridges?
AKey WestBThe BahamasCCubaDFort Lauderdale - 14.
The Stelvio Pass, one of the highest and most winding roads in Europe, is located in which country?
AItalyBAustriaCSwitzerlandDFrance - 15.
The Lincoln Highway, established in 1913, was the first transcontinental highway in which country?
ACanadaBMexicoCUnited StatesDBrazil