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COASTERS
IN THE BEGINNING
PROB/ SOLUTION
BRAIN QUEST
THIS AND THAT
100
This coaster uses an air launch system to travel at speeds of over 100 mph
What is Dodonpa
100
People sat on seats of straw on these
What is ice slide
100
This was used to slow riders down a slippery slope
What is SAND?
100
According to the passage, this is why roller coasters have changed over the years
What is to improve safety and increase fun?
100
This word means "looked the same"
What is "resembled" ?
200
These coasters were the first built in Russia
What is Russian ice slide
200
After ice slides, this next coaster was made of waxed wooden sleds with wheels on the bottom, and was built in this country....
What is France
200
The Russian ice slides did not work in France because....
What is the climate was too warm?
200
To inform the reader about the history of roller coasters is the reason.....
What is why the author probably wrote the story?
200
People who flock to amusement parks each year to ride the scariest coasters are called this
What is a "thrill seeker" ?
300
This coaster took you on a bumpy 18 mile ride down a Pennsylvania mountain
What is a coal mine coaster
300
The first roller coaster in United States was built in this New York vacation spot
What is Coney Island?
300
The Coney Island coaster could be quite a "workout" if you wanted to ride it again because....
What is riders had to climb 2 flights of stairs to get back to the top?
300
Roller coasters will continue to improve and become faster in this time .....
What is the future?
300
This paragraph is about a coaster that was used for work and then for fun
What is Paragraph 4?
400
These newer coasters feature circular loops
What is Loop the Loop
400
He was known as the "father of the gravity ride" because he built the first US roller coaster
Who is La Marcus Thompson?
400
The reason that the first mine coaster in Pennsylvania was built.
What is to haul coal out of the mines?
400
After the coaster was built in France and before the first coaster was built in the United States, this coaster existed.
What is the mine coaster in Pennsylvania?
400
Why La Marcus Thompson was known as the "Father of the Gravity Ride?"
What is gravity made the cars go down the track?
500
Newer coasters which have dip structure
What is "Drop the Dip"
500
The location of the first "mine" coaster was
What is Pennsylvania
500
Your clothes could get wet and you might get cold on these coasters if you didn't have this.
What are seats of straw?
500
All people "LOVE" to ride roller coasters is an example of this
What is an opinion?
500
Thrill seekers, or people who like to be scared, enjoy roller coasters because it makes them.....
What is scream at the top of their lungs and feel their hearts pound?