Roller Coaster Records

Chances are if you're going to an amusement park while on vacation, you're going to want to try out the roller coasters. How much do you know about the tallest, fastest, and oldest coasters in the world?

Points available: 10

1:

Where is the world's oldest functioning (albeit not regularly open) amusement park?

  • A) Denmark
  • B) Japan
  • C) Sweden
  • D) New York
2:

What is the name of the world's oldest operating roller coaster?

  • A) The Big Dipper
  • B) The Wildcat
  • C) Leap-the-Dips
  • D) The Scenic Railway
3:

Cedar Point in Ohio holds the record for having the most operating roller coasters. How many does it have?

  • A) Twelve
  • B) Sixteen
  • C) Eighteen
  • D) Twenty-one
4:

What is the name of the world's fastest roller coaster?

  • A) Apollo's Chariot
  • B) Top Thrill Dragster
  • C) The Big Bad Wolf
  • D) Steel Dragon
5:

Which is the tallest steel roller coaster?

  • A) Kingda Ka
  • B) Silver Star
  • C) Millennium Force
  • D) Titan
6:

What steel roller coaster has the longest track?

  • A) Gao
  • B) Daidarasaurus
  • C) Steel Dragon 2000
  • D) Desperado
7:

What steel roller coaster has the steepest angle of descent?

  • A) Dodonpa
  • B) Vold-Svinet
  • C) Xcelerator
  • D) Storm Runner
8:

What wooden roller coaster has the largest drop?

  • A) Colossos
  • B) Hercules
  • C) American Eagle
  • D) Son of Beast
9:

What wooden roller coaster has the steepest angle of descent?

  • A) Thundercoaster
  • B) Balder
  • C) Texas Cyclone
  • D) Cheetah
10:

What is the tallest wooden roller coaster?

  • A) The Rattler
  • B) Texas Giant
  • C) Son of Beast
  • D) Le Monstre