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Quiz about Formula One Mix
Quiz about Formula One Mix

Formula One Mix Trivia Quiz


Here is a mixture of questions about F1. How many can you get?

A multiple-choice quiz by mentalandy. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
mentalandy
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
204,346
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
847
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (4/10), Guest 77 (6/10), Guest 90 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Name the only team to have competed in every championship of the 20th century? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Everyone associates Ferrari with Marlboro sponsorship, but who did Marlboro sponsor before Ferrari? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Name the corner at the old Nurburgring that almost claimed the life of Niki Lauda in 1976? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. When was the last time a circuit other than Silverstone hosted the British GP in the 20th Century? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Spa Francorchamps hasn't always hosted the Belgian GP. Name the other two tracks that have. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The Tyrrell team launched a very odd car in 1976. What was so odd about it? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Ferrari was the last team to win a GP in a front engined car in the 20th Century. When was this? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. If the leader is coming up to lap a slower car what flag should the slower car be shown? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the closest ever finish in a Formula One race in the 20th Century? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who won the first Constructors World Championship in 1958? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Name the only team to have competed in every championship of the 20th century?

Answer: Ferrari

Ferrari achieved its 700th GP at the Belgian GP in 2004.
2. Everyone associates Ferrari with Marlboro sponsorship, but who did Marlboro sponsor before Ferrari?

Answer: McLaren

McLaren cars carried Marlboro sponsorship until the end of the 1996 season when it went to Ferrari. McLaren was then sponsored by West.
3. Name the corner at the old Nurburgring that almost claimed the life of Niki Lauda in 1976?

Answer: Bergwerk

Lauda was scarred for life in the fiery accident at Bergwerk. The Karussel corner is, however, the most well known corner on the famous 15 mile track.
4. When was the last time a circuit other than Silverstone hosted the British GP in the 20th Century?

Answer: 1986

Brands Hatch hosted the race that year but an argument between the owners of the track and Bernie Ecclestone meant that F1 moved to Silverstone. Donington hosted a race in 1993 but that was a European GP.
5. Spa Francorchamps hasn't always hosted the Belgian GP. Name the other two tracks that have.

Answer: Nivelles and Zolder

Nivelles hosted two races in '72 and '74 while Zolder hosted the race in '73 and from '75 to '84. The race at Zolder was latterly overshadowed by Gilles Villeneuve's death there in '82.
6. The Tyrrell team launched a very odd car in 1976. What was so odd about it?

Answer: It had six wheels.

Six wheels, four at the front much smaller that normal. Williams and March also produced six wheeled cars but never raced them.
7. Ferrari was the last team to win a GP in a front engined car in the 20th Century. When was this?

Answer: 1960

They won the race after the organisers decided to use the full Monza circuit, which included the banking section. The other teams withdrew on safety grounds.
8. If the leader is coming up to lap a slower car what flag should the slower car be shown?

Answer: Blue Flag

The slower car must not pass three blue flags without letting the faster car through or it shall receive a penalty.
9. What was the closest ever finish in a Formula One race in the 20th Century?

Answer: 0.01seconds

This happened a the 1971 Italian GP where five cars crossed the line separated by only 0.61 seconds. The winner was Peter Gethin in a BRM.
10. Who won the first Constructors World Championship in 1958?

Answer: Vanwall

Vanwall won its first and last title in 1958. In the last race of the season the team's third driver Stuart Lewis-Evans was killed and Vanwall eventually ceased to exist thereafter.
Source: Author mentalandy

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