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A: 20
B: 22
C: 24
D: 26
E: 28
F: 30
G: 32

A: 11/128
B: 5/96
C: 17/256
D: 15/256
E: 31/384

A: The train is two cars longer than normal.
B: The ride goes upside down.
C: There is a tunnel.
D: The size of the loops are non-standard.

A: William Cobb
B: John C. Allen
C: Herbert Paul Schmeck
D: Vernon Keenan
E: Don Rosser

A: Originally painted red with white supports.
B: Has never been renamed.
C: Coaster started by Arrow but completed by Vekoma.
D: Originally opened and operated at a World Expo.
E: Currently sponsored by Stride Gum.

A: Tony Blair
B: Margaret Thatcher
C: Edward Heath
D: James Callaghan
E: John Major
F: Harold Macmillan
G: Harold Wilson
B: Jtr
C: JeR
D: Sca
E: Pdo
The March 2012 quiz has ended. Correct answers are highlighed in green.
March 2012
1. How many passengers can fit into one train on this ride?

A: 20
B: 22
C: 24
D: 26
E: 28
F: 30
G: 32
2. The last name of the builder of the ride pictured below is also the name of a unit (more correctly, a ratio) of measure use in high speed flight. What is the ratio of this coaster's top speed to the speed of sound, reduced to lowest terms? For the purposes of this question, the speed of sound is 768 mph.

A: 11/128
B: 5/96
C: 17/256
D: 15/256
E: 31/384
3. In the picture below, the track ties appear more rounded than the typical track tie type from this manufacturer. What else about this ride is atypical of the manufacturer?

A: The train is two cars longer than normal.
B: The ride goes upside down.
C: There is a tunnel.
D: The size of the loops are non-standard.
4. Who of the following was involved in the designing of the coaster that this golden bolt pictured below came from?

A: William Cobb
B: John C. Allen
C: Herbert Paul Schmeck
D: Vernon Keenan
E: Don Rosser
5. Which of the following statements about this coaster is false?

A: Originally painted red with white supports.
B: Has never been renamed.
C: Coaster started by Arrow but completed by Vekoma.
D: Originally opened and operated at a World Expo.
E: Currently sponsored by Stride Gum.
6. Who was the British Prime Minister on the opening day of the roller coaster in the foreground of this picture?

A: Tony Blair
B: Margaret Thatcher
C: Edward Heath
D: James Callaghan
E: John Major
F: Harold Macmillan
G: Harold Wilson
7. There are two roller coasters that have the same model name. One of the coasters is in France. The other is in America. The American one has been relocated once in its lifetime. It is in a location that is ironic because of what happened to the park (and surrounding area) 2 years after the coaster was moved there. (The ride has been SBNO since then.) In the coaster's previous location, the trains were backwards on the track. What are the first, fourth, and sixth characters of the ride's current name (not counting any spaces or punctuation in the ride's name if applicable)?
A: SroB: Jtr
C: JeR
D: Sca
E: Pdo
Scores
handsomerobert - 7pts
TexasCyclone - 7pts
Vater - 7pts
Danny Miller - 7pts
Tori Finlay - 6pts
The BeastFan - 5pts
eddie200330 - 5pts
WoFguy - 4pts
allknex1 - 3pts
vinny - 2pts
MrTwister - 2pts
Mavr1ck - 0pts
TexasCyclone - 7pts
Vater - 7pts
Danny Miller - 7pts
Tori Finlay - 6pts
The BeastFan - 5pts
eddie200330 - 5pts
WoFguy - 4pts
allknex1 - 3pts
vinny - 2pts
MrTwister - 2pts
Mavr1ck - 0pts
Overall Scores
Danny Miller - 46pts
vinny - 42pts
eddie200330 - 39pts
slalom - 34pts
The BeastFan - 31pts
DorneyPark5 - 24pts
JAKool - 23pts
gforce1994 - 20pts
skyscraper - 14pts
TheHSBR - 11pts
Bretten Bailey - 10pts
coasterluis - 10pts
biZarRo - 9pts
HuLK - 8pts
HCL - 7pts
Vater - 7pts
Nessie - 6pts
TechnoColor - 6pts
REDSKIN_MASTER - 5pts
llamaboy - 4pts
CoasterKings908 - 4pts
molemaster43 - 3pts
zwik1994 - 3pts
hamonsj - 3pts
KevinMatz - 3pts
vinny - 42pts
eddie200330 - 39pts
slalom - 34pts
The BeastFan - 31pts
DorneyPark5 - 24pts
JAKool - 23pts
gforce1994 - 20pts
skyscraper - 14pts
TheHSBR - 11pts
Bretten Bailey - 10pts
coasterluis - 10pts
biZarRo - 9pts
HuLK - 8pts
HCL - 7pts
Vater - 7pts
Nessie - 6pts
TechnoColor - 6pts
REDSKIN_MASTER - 5pts
llamaboy - 4pts
CoasterKings908 - 4pts
molemaster43 - 3pts
zwik1994 - 3pts
hamonsj - 3pts
KevinMatz - 3pts


