Going My Way Trivia Quiz

Answer: Burlington, Iowa

In an edition of "Ripley's Believe It or Not", 'Snake Street' in Burlington, Iowa, is cited as the "most crooked street in the USA". Planned by three German immigrant residents to resemble the lanes and byways of German and French vineyard paths, Snake Street was built going down a hill to connect the business district with the shopping area of the city. In the era of horse and carriage transportation, Snake Street, a very steep and winding street, made it impossible for the horses to pull the carriages to the top of the hill.
Lombard Street in San Francisco, California, which claims it is "the most crooked street" in the US, has eight hairpin turns and is a one way street that allows only five miles per hour driving.

Answer: The Via Dolorosa

The Via Dolorosa, "Way of Grief", in Old City Jerusalem, traces Christ's agonizing walk carrying His cross. The Via Dolorosa starts from Lion's Gate (St. Stephen's Gate) in the Muslim quarter of the city, and progresses to Golgotha and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Christian quarter of the city. Fourteen Stations of the Cross mark the Via Dolorosa route.

The Sixth Station commemorates Veronica wiping the Face of Jesus. The Greek Catholic (Melkite) Church of St. Veronica is located at the Sixth Station, and this church contains the tomb of St. Veronica.

The imprint of Jesus's face is said to be on Veronica's veil and that imprinted veil is preserved at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Every Friday in the Old City of Jerusalem, a procession led by Franciscan Monks, accompanied by Muslim Escorts in Ottoman uniform, lead the procession down the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where the five remaining Stations of the Cross are to be found.

Answer: Orchard Road

Orchard Road in Singapore is a 2.2 kilometer road that may have been named for the nutmeg, pepper, and fruit orchards that once, it is reputed, surrounded it. Singapore's governing official lives in the Presidential Palace which is on Orchard Road. Five times a year the Presidential grounds are open to the public for strolling and sightseeing. Orchard Road holds the distinction of being a fashionable shopping boulevard which also has a government palace on its road. Swanky boutiques, varied international cuisine restaurants, and art museums are part of its 2.2 kilometer length.

Another feature of Orchard Road's shopping area is an underground pedestrian walkway.

Answer: Wall Street

Under the buttonwood trees that at one time in Manhattan's early history lined Wall Street, the Buttonwood Agreement was signed by two dozen stockbrokers and merchants at Wall and Water Streets. Thus began the early financial history of Wall Street. Previously, in the seventeenth century, the Dutch colonists of Manhattan had built a stockade wall on the north side of lower Manhattan to protect their new settlement from the British and the Indians.

At that time there was no marked path and traders would gather by the buttonwood trees to conduct business. Early in the eighteenth century, Manhattan was owned by the British who tore the wall down, paved a lane and named it Wall Street. Today in the 21st Century, the New York Stock Exchange is located at 11 Wall Street.

Answer: Harley Street

Harley Street, Westminster, London, and its immediate area, features more than fifteen hundred doctors' offices and/or health-associated centers. In the early 1800s, Harley Street was once a highly fashionable address with wealthy and prominent residents including a former Prime Minister, William E. Gladstone who lived at 73 Harley Street.

By the mid 1800s, the Royal Society of Medicine moved into this area and thus began the movement of medical professionals establishing their offices on Harley Street and its immediate vicinity.

In 1860 there were twenty doctor's offices, by 1900, eighty of them, and almost two hundred by 1914. In the 21st century, there are over fifteen hundred medical practitioners claiming Harley Street or nearby streets as their addresses.

Answer: 6925 Hollywood Boulevard

Grauman's Chinese Theater is at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard. Opened in 1929 by Sid Grauman and built in Oriental style, its forecourt with the hand and footprints of movie stars from the early to the present day is its main attraction. The very first imprinters were Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. Millions of people tour Hollywood Boulevard as it has present day attractions such as the Madame Tussard Wax Museum (6933 Hollywood Boulevard), The Pantages Theater (Hollywood and Highland), The Egyptian Theater (6712 Hollywood Boulevard), and The Hollywood Walk of Fame (Hollywood and Vine).

There are many other architecturally striking buildings on this famous boulevard which are empty. The Los Angeles Conservatory and the Hollywood Heritage Foundation have been formed to preserve the historic buildings in Los Angeles and in particular those lining Hollywood Boulevard.

Answer: Bucket of Blood Street, Holbrook, Arizona

Once known as the Brunswick Saloon on Central Avenue, their names were changed in the early 1900s to the 'Bucket of Blood Saloon' on 'Bucket of Blood Street', Holbrook, Arizona. To stimulate tourism, both the street and the saloon had their names changed because of its gun fighting history. In 1886, Holbrook, Arizona, had approximately two hundred and fifty residents and in that year a group known as the Hashknifes descended on the town. They had a gunfight with a group of cowboys who accused the Hashknifes of stealing cattle. There were twenty-six gunfights that year in Holbrook. The Bucket of Blood Saloon reputes to have blood stains from these varied gunfights on its floor and bullet holes in its walls.

Here in the twenty-first century, the Bucket of Blood Saloon is closed, boarded up, and stands in a lonely part of town at Bucket of Blood Street and Tovar Avenue. Bucket of Blood Street's notoriety now comes from being one of the wackiest street names in the United States.

Answer: The Via Appia Antica

The Appian Way, formally known as the Via Appia Antica, is considered by many to be the oldest road in Italy which is used today on a daily basis. It originally stretched from Rome to Brindisi. Named after the Roman Censor Appia Claudius Caecus who designed the Appian Way, part of its early history is the revolt of the slave, Spartacus. Part of this ancient road, from Rome to Capua, was lined with the crosses of Spartacus and six thousand of his men. Two other notable events are a part of the road's history.

In World War II, the Allies used the Via Appia to march into Rome. During the 1960 Olympics, a portion of the men's marathon course was run along it.

Answer: Belle

"Belle", is a large bronze statue of a woman erected in front of the oldest church in Amsterdam on Warmoesstraat and the Oudeziids Voorburgwal canal streets. She can be found in the heart of Amsterdam's Red Light District. Sculpted by the artist, Els Rijerse, the bronze statue stands on a high pedestal with short steps in front leading to her.

The woman depicted is standing bare-breasted with feet planted slightly apart. The inscription on "Belle" reads: "Respect sex workers all over the world." The Prostitution Information Center of the city of Amsterdam (PIC), was given a permit to erect this statue. Sculptor, Els Rijerse, was commissioned by Mariska Majoor of the PIA to create it.

The statue has steel reinforcement to prevent vandalism.

Answer: Elfreth's Alley

Elfreth's Alley in Old City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been named a National Heritage Historic Landmark. The land it occupies was first owned by two blacksmiths, John Gilbert and Arthur Well. They divided a portion of their adjoining land to make an alley running down to the the wharves and Second Street. Jeremiah Elfreth built the first house on Elfreth's Alley in the early 1700s, and the last of the 32 houses that today line both sides of the Alley was built in 1836. During that era, the three story row homes were tenant occupied. Local merchants, artists, and trade persons conducting business in the most populated part of the city lived in them.

The houses on Elfreth Alley have been occupied ever since their origin, making Elfreth's Alley the oldest resident occupied street in the United States. By 2013, Elfreth's Alley was complete with restored colonial townhouses, divided by worn gray cobblestones, and a popular Philadelphia tourist site. Owners of these historic homes have nicknamed the tourists "jumpers", as many tourists "jump up" to look into their living room windows.