Question
Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas (“YOO-lee-YO-nas OOR-boh-nas”) made a scale model of one of these structures designed to kill its users with a 1600-foot climb and seven sharp inversions. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these thrill rides, the most popular attractions run by companies like Cedar Fair and Six Flags.
ANSWER: rollercoasters [accept Euthanasia Coaster]
[10h] Compared to Urbonas’s 1600 foot coaster, only two coasters in the world are above 400 feet. One of the coasters is at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, and the other is at Cedar Point. Name either.
ANSWER: Kingda Ka OR Top Thrill 2 [accept Top Thrill Dragster]
[10m] In 2024, this country is set to open Falcon’s Flight as the world’s new tallest coaster, with a 525 foot drop. Other projects being undertaken in this country include the planned coastal city of Neom (“NEE-ahm”).
ANSWER: Saudi Arabia [or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; or Al-Mamlakah al-ʿArabīyah as-Suʿūdīyah] (Neom is the planned location of The Line.)
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