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Jason Plautz
Lunchtime Quiz: Highway Havoc
by Jason Plautz - July 16, 2009 - 11:30 AM

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I’m a bit directionally-challenged, so when I’m in my car, I tend to cling to my Mapquest directions or road atlas. I’ve actually absorbed surprisingly little knowledge about the nation’s highway system, but from what I hear, it all makes a lot of sense. Put your highway knowledge to the test – I’ll give you the name of an American highway and the state one terminus is in. It’s up to you to choose the state on the other side. Get all 15 right and I just may offer you a job as my backseat driver.

Take the Quiz: Highway Havoc

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  1. I got 53%, and I am happy. I’m not sure how many truck drivers are on this site…

    posted by Rob on 7-16-2009 at 12:37 pm

  2. 60%. There is a reason I use GPS no matter where I go!

    posted by Hyacinth on 7-16-2009 at 12:53 pm

  3. I got 60% which when I see the average is 36% I feel really good! This test was not at all reasonable. To do well on this test a person would have to *know* the exact answers. With these questions and answers there was no way to logically figure out the correct answer for many of the questions.

    posted by cajun2core on 7-16-2009 at 2:35 pm

  4. I disagree cajun2core. I got 11 out 15 (73%) which I consider doing well, about twice the average score, and I only “knew” the answer to interstate 90.

    I used logic to narrow my choices, and only got 4 wrong, usually only off by a state.

    If you know the logic behind the numbering system (evens E-W, odds N-S, 3 digit hiways are metro-area bypasses, Interstates will go further cross-country than a route typically will) then you can infer things about the correct direction and length to the other terminus.

    posted by Jonny on 7-16-2009 at 2:57 pm

  5. I agree with cajun3core, even though you have a point Jonny. I used your same logic about the E-W evens and N-S odds and still only got 9/15. Got all of the interstates, but not so many of the state routes. This only helped narrow down the choices to two in most cases, then you were guessing. The triple digit bypass rule only applies to interstate highways, not state routes. I would have preferred this quiz if it were only 10 questions and limited to interstates.

    posted by Diana on 7-16-2009 at 3:18 pm

  6. I agree with Jonny. I too learned evens E-W, odds N-s, etc. I didnt do too badly myself but I think this quiz is a bit too obscure. Need more direction (no pun intended).

    Jason, now i know why you need mapquest or garmin — you obviously have an uncanny way of screwing up even the most simple of tasks.

    posted by Kristen on 7-16-2009 at 3:51 pm

  7. These quizzes are usually fun but this was so random. I live in California I have never heard of or seen an interstate 8. There is a 4 that goes to the central valley and some other roads people actually take are 5, 99, 101, 80, 680, 880, 280, 580, 780, 980, 24, 395, 50, 80, 237, 405, and the 605.

    As for the rest of them they all seemed to be in Texas. I’ve only been in Texas once running thru the dallas Ft. worth airport so yeah not your best quiz.

    posted by SB on 7-16-2009 at 8:41 pm

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