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Quiz about Highway 401 North Americas Busiest Highway

Highway 401: North America's Busiest Highway Quiz

Highway 401 in Ontario, Canada, is North America's busiest highway, but there's much more to it than ugly asphalt and gas fumes. How much do you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by curinfinwe. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
curinfinwe

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
262,322

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
305

Last 3 plays: Guest 161 (4/10), callie_ross (1/10), Guest 76 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Through what city does the busiest section of this busiest highway run?

Answer: (One Word, Fifth largest city in North America)

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Question 2 of 10

2. How long is the 18 lane section near the Toronto International Airport? Hint

5.3 km

3.9 km

10 km

4.4 km

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what year was the first section of Highway 401 begun? Hint

1964

1956

1945

1938

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 2005, a jet from the nearby Perason Airport skidded onto the highway and crashed.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Dennis Billings, head of the Geotechnical Engineering Section, said, "if you shut down the 401 you shut down the Ontario ______." What fills in the blank? Hint

Communications

Way of life

Economy

Government

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is COMPASS? Hint

The 401 repair and maintenance unit

A GPS program drivers can download to navigate the 401

A traffic operations unit

A website drivers can log onto to find out about the conditions of the 401 that day

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 401 surpassed another highway as busiest highway in North America in the 1990s. In what state or province is the surpassed highway? Hint

California

New York

New Jersey

Alberta

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Question 8 of 10

8. A complex highway-repair plan was implemented in 1997. When is that project slated to end? Hint

2013

It ended in 2004

2020

2011

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where are the two main bottlenecks on Highway 401? Hint

Don Valley Parkway and Highway 404

Highway 404 and Highway 276

Don Valley Parkway and Highway 2

Highway 8 and Highway 2

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Question 10 of 10

10. What city temporarily adopted the 401's system of traffic control when it hosted the Olympics?

Answer: (Three Words - think winter)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Through what city does the busiest section of this busiest highway run?

Answer: Toronto

The stretch that runs through Toronto is 55 km long. It goes from Pickering in the east to Mississauga in the west.

2. How long is the 18 lane section near the Toronto International Airport?

Answer: 4.4 km

This is near the Toronto Pearson International Airport, named after former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.

3. In what year was the first section of Highway 401 begun?

Answer: 1938

The oldest section of the highway was built so there would be a different route to Oshawa than the constantly congested Highway 2. The section was completed and opened in 1947.

4. In 2005, a jet from the nearby Perason Airport skidded onto the highway and crashed.

Answer: False

It only skidded slightly off the runway, but the passengers had to run to the shoulder of the highway. It was an Air France flight, and it happened in August.

5. Dennis Billings, head of the Geotechnical Engineering Section, said, "if you shut down the 401 you shut down the Ontario ______." What fills in the blank?

Answer: Economy

Even if there is a small accident, traffic is slowed down because the highway operates near capacity. Many southern Ontario factories don't get the materials they rely upon each day when there are long delays.

6. What is COMPASS?

Answer: A traffic operations unit

The COMPASS control room is like an aircraft control centre. It overlooks the stretch of the 401 that runs through Toronto.

7. The 401 surpassed another highway as busiest highway in North America in the 1990s. In what state or province is the surpassed highway?

Answer: California

It is called the Santa Monica Freeway, and it runs through Los Angeles. If you were thinking of the New Jersey Turnpike, then you were close. The 401 passed that in the 1980s!

8. A complex highway-repair plan was implemented in 1997. When is that project slated to end?

Answer: 2013

The project is called "$401-million-for-the-401." Most of the construction has to be completed in the middle of the night!

9. Where are the two main bottlenecks on Highway 401?

Answer: Don Valley Parkway and Highway 404

There are 300 ramps and bridges on Highway 401! These are part of the construction project. They need the bridges to help eliminate bottlenecks.

10. What city temporarily adopted the 401's system of traffic control when it hosted the Olympics?

Answer: Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City hosted the winter Olympics in 2002. Toronto adapted its system from the traffic control systems in Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles.

Source: Author curinfinwe

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