Subject: scenic roadways and byways.

1. With a peak elevation of 11,018 feet, the Million Dollar Highway stretches between

a. Ouray and Silverton; b. Red Lodge and Cook City, Mont.; c. Burlington and Bellingham, Wash.

2. Traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway, you drive through the ____________ Mountains.

a. Sierra Nevada; b. Appalachian; c. Rocky

3. The Redwood Highway offers a scenic drive through towering redwood forests and stunning ocean views along the ____ coastline.

a. California; b. Maine; c. Louisiana

4. Driving Norway’s Atlantic Road, you can expect to see _______.

a. polar bears and foxes; b. scenic bridges and puffins; c. wolves and pumas

5. Which of these Native American tribes historically lived along the Natchez Trace parkway in Mississippi?

a. Navajo; b. Lakota; c. Choctaw

6. The Great Ocean Road traverses approximately _____ miles along Australia’s southeastern coast.

a. 36; b. 151; c. 525

7. The Overseas Highway travels from Key Largo, Fla., to ________.

a. Tampa; b. Siesta Key; c. Key West

8. Billed as one of the world’s most scenic roads, Chapman’s Peak drive winds along the Atlantic

coast in ________.

a. Chile; b. South Africa; c. Morocco

9. Which of the following is sometimes referred to as the “dragon of Arkansas” due to its numerous twists and turns?

a. Arkansas Scenic 7 byway; b. Crowley’s Ridge national scenic byway; c. Pig Trail scenic byway

10. Which scenic route through Pakistan and China includes part of the ancient Silk Road?

a. Karakoram Highway; b. Icefields Parkway; c. Furka Pass

Answers

1. Ouray and Silverton; 2. Appalachian; 3. California; 4. scenic bridges and puffins; 5. Choctaw; 6. 151; 7. Key West; 8. South Africa; 9. Pig Trail scenic byway; 10. Karakoram Highway

Diane Jensen Valvano is a social worker and reader of The Denver Post who loves travel and geography and learning about new places.