Kings Island Trivia for Teens (and Families)
Participate in some fun Kings Island trivia and learn some facts you may not have known about this world-famous destination!

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Facts for the trivia and for fun were found using:
Cincinnati.com / The Enquirer
Kings Island: A Ride Through Time, by Evan Ponstingle
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What year did Kings Island open?
Fun Fact: Walt and Roy Disney visited Coney Island in 1953, to gather ideas for Disney World.
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Park owners couldn't come up with a name, so they held a public contest. How old was Rebecca Richards, the winner who came up with the name, Kings Island?
Fun Fact: The name, Kings Island, came from the "Kings" in Kings Mills, and the "Island" in Coney Island.
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When the park opened, lining International Street were five buildings representing which five European countries?
Pick FIVE.
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Kings Island's Eiffel Tower stands approximately 315 feet tall, which is what scale of the real Eiffel Tower in Paris, France?
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How many acres does the park currently sit on?
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Which ride was NOT one of the first attractions constructed when the park opened?
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Kings Island was responsible for bringing what food item to the amusement park culinary scene?
Fun Fact: In the first year, they sold enough that, if stacked, would stand two and a half times the height of the Eiffel Tower.
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In 1974, KI opened the Lion Country Safari, allowing guests the opportunity to see wild animals up close by riding a monorail through the enclosures. Which was NOT one of the animals featured in the Safari?
Fun Fact: In 1976, 50 baboons escaped over two fences by jumping on the backs of fellow baboons huddled at the base of the fence. It took a week to round them all up – and then they escaped again.
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In 1975, Evel Knievel set a world record when he jumped over how many Greyhound buses on his motorcycle in the parking lot?
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Which wooden roller coaster was billed as the "biggest, baddest, longest, fastest roller coaster in the world" when it opened in 1979?
Fun Fact: The queue line was originally just in the "station," so they had to extend it to fit all of the people lining up to ride this ride.
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What did the marketing director decide to do in 1982 to one of the rides, in order to create something new and fun for the guests, but didn't cost a lot?
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In 1984, which was the first stand-up, steel looping roller coaster in the United States?
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Which ride is named in honor of the original, that had to be demolished in 1984 after a series of mechanical problems?
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What was Kings Island's first river rapids ride, that opened in 1985?
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When it opened in 1987, which roller coaster turned riders upside down six times, more than any other coaster in the world at that time?
Fun Fact: To this day, the coaster's opening weekend is the most heavily attended opening weekend in KI's history with 23,750 people riding the ride.
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Adventure Express was built in 1991, and was inspired by which popular movie franchise?
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What film studio's "Parks" division owned Kings Island (from 1992-2006), and was able to incorporate its movies' themes into the rides and attractions?
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Which movie/show title was not also the name of one of the rides?
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What was the name of the world's only looping wooden roller coaster when it opened in 2000?
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Which was the first ride to have its announcement at night, rather than have it aired during a daytime news broadcast?
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When Mystic Timbers opened in 2017, it became the park's fourth wooden roller coaster. How many combined feet of wooden coaster track is in the park?
 Fun fact: It's the most at any amusement or theme park in the world.
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Orion is one of only seven coasters of its kind in the world. What is the class of coasters called with a height or drop of 300-399 feet?
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Which attraction was retired in 2004, only to be brought back with a different name in a new location in 2019?
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The Beast set the record, and still holds it today, for the world's longest wooden roller coaster at 7,359 feet. Approximately how long is the duration of the ride?
Fun Fact: It is one of the top 10 longest roller coasters in the world.
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How often does the maintenance team walk every inch of The Beast track?
Fun Fact: It takes nearly 4 hours to walk the entire track.
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What is the name of the historic cemetery (dating back to 1803) located at the north end of the Kings Island parking lot?
Fun Fact: "Ghost Hunters" filmed an episode at the park in late 2011, and the title, "Roller Ghoster," aired in January 2012.
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When Planet Snoopy took over the kids' area, which Hanna-Barbera cartoon character was completely removed, marking the first time ever that he was not present in the park?
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Now known as Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, which is a name that this attraction has NOT been?
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What is the current name of the Halloween-themed event that runs on weekends from September through October?
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How many pages is the document that details every food stand, every ride, and all of the protocols on how to operate during the pandemic?
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