Answer: 3
The first Stig was in season 1 and 2 and was killed off in the first episode of season 3 by driving of an aircraft carrier. Supposedly only one black glove was ever found. The second Stig was in season 3 till 15. He was fired when his identity became known and is now known as "Sacked Stig". The third Stig first appeared in season 16.
From Quiz: The Stig
Answer: £1
Each presenter was given £100 to purchase a road legal (as in taxed / MOT passed) vehicle which was then driven from London and Manchester and back for less than it takes for a train journey. Clarkson bought a Volvo 760 GLE, Hammond bought a Rover 416GTi and May bought an Audi 80 1.8E. When the scores were broken down, Clarkson was chosen as the winner as he bought his Volvo for only £1!
From Quiz: 'Top Gear': Cheap Car Challenges
Answer: Ducks
Both of the facts are wrong.
From Quiz: Stig Facts
Answer: Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp got a lap time of 1.54.
From Quiz: 'Top Gear's' Third
Answer: Vinnie Jones
Series two gained one new presenter: James May.
From Quiz: 'Top Gear's' Second Series
Answer: Citroen's Berlingo Multispace
The Berlingo Multispace became a favourite with the 'Top Gear' team for its "cheery character".
From Quiz: 'Top Gear' in the First
Answer: Morse Code
In the first episode of series 12, the Stig was listening to 'me like cheese' in Morse Code when driving the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" Series 12
Answer: Many beads
James bought a Mercedes; a very popular car in Africa. Jeremy bought a Lancia Beta; the only Lancia in Botswana. Richard bought a 43 year-old Opel with 40 horsepower and had "much change, with which to buy many beads".
From Quiz: "Top Gear" Spine of Africa Challenge
Answer: Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
Stars drive the test track in a basic car and compete for time. Results fall into interesting subgroups: there's "Keyboard Corner" the "Thespian Zone" and Formula 1 drivers get their own results board.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" Basics
Answer: 1977
"Top Gear" was first shown on the BBC 2 channel in 1977. The first presenters were Noel Edmonds and William Woollard. Other members of the team included Sue Barker, a well known tennis player and Tony Mason a rally co-driver.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" 1977-2001
Answer: Professional racing driver
As the main task, the Stig is to set a definite fastest lap for the tested cars, and thus be able to compare the times of different cars, all Stigs were former or active professional racing drivers to start with.
After observing the Stig's charity drive around the Silverstone Circuit just before British Grand Prix, former Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso remarked, "Whoever's in that car is a seriously good driver. ... I've no idea who he is, but he's definitely ex-F1".
A second main task for the Stig is to teach the guests in the Reasonable Priced Car the fastest way around the 'Top Gear' track.
From Quiz: The Stig
Answer: Brighton
Each presenter was given £1500 to buy a cheap Porsche. Clarkson bought a 1983 928, Hammond bought a 1980 924 and May bought a 1984 944. The first part of the challenge was for each presenter to drive their car from London to Brighton where fuel economy was also judged for the journey. Clarkson was eventually considered the winner when he sold his car for more money by selling it for parts.
From Quiz: 'Top Gear': Cheap Car Challenges
Answer: "Star Wars"
The Stig has watched every episode of "The Golden Girls" 8 times.
From Quiz: Stig Facts
Answer: Drove off of the HMS invincible
The original Stig did not really die and soon the whole new Stig came on our screens.
From Quiz: 'Top Gear's' Third
Answer: VW camper van
The VW camper van was being driven by the Stig at the time of the salad creation!
From Quiz: 'Top Gear's' Second Series
Answer: Jay Kay
Jay Kay was determined to beat Jeremy's track time - and he did!
From Quiz: 'Top Gear' in the First
Answer: Sir Michael Parkinson
This was Sir Michael's first guest appearance on 'Top Gear', and he set a lap time of 1 minute 49.4 seconds in the Chevrolet Lacetti.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" Series 12
Answer: A lift
Jeremy's car came with cardboard to keep the battery from shorting on the bonnet. The car's many other problems were not so easily fixed.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" Spine of Africa Challenge
Answer: Maserati Merak
Jeremy bought the unreliable Maserati Merak which came with water bottles because Jeremy's cooling system was leaking water faster than he could put in it. It eventually broke down after the engine exploded all over the road.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" 1
Answer: Jessica
The band the Allman Brothers performed "Jessica". The song was written by Dickey Betts, and is featured on their album "Brothers and Sisters", released in 1973.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" 1977-2001
Answer: Perry McCarthy and Ben Collins
When he first introduced the Stig in the 'Top Gear' premiere, Clarkson said, "We don't know its name, we really don't know its name, nobody knows its name, and we don't wanna know, 'cause it's a racing driver. After his identity became commonly known former Black Stig Perry McCarthy explained how, to maintain his anonymity, he would put on the Stig's helmet while going through the 'Top Gear' security gates, and then change into his racing overalls in a special room behind the gatehouse before driving into the studio areas
From Quiz: The Stig
Answer: His face
Underneath The Stig's helmet is a larger helmet.
From Quiz: Stig Facts
Answer: 1.48
Comedy genius Rob Brydon was the star in the reasonably priced car in episode 3.
From Quiz: 'Top Gear's' Third
Answer: Lexus SC430
Richard disliked the Lexus so much that he would rather drive Hyundai's new contender.
From Quiz: 'Top Gear's' Second Series
Answer: Bathtub
Ross Kemp was the star of the reasonably priced car in episode 3 with a lap time of 1.54.
From Quiz: 'Top Gear' in the First
Answer: his grand piano
When the piano was being lowered to the ground, one of the legs fell off. The leg had to be propped up using a stack of adult magazines. Thankfully from Jeremy and Richard's point of view, James destroyed the piano anyway.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" Series 12
Answer: Lancia Beta Coupe Superlegera
James and Jeremy stripped excess weight from their cars in order to cross the world's largest salt flats--the Makgadikgadi Pan. They were delighted with their light, doorless cars until they hit the dust...
From Quiz: "Top Gear" Spine of Africa Challenge
Answer: All of these
The first Stig wore all black and died driving a car off a ship. They got a new one who wears all white. Stig does not speak, use a cell phone, or drive slowly.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" Basics
Answer: Mercedes McLaren SLR
This was the race where Richard and James used the ferry to get to Oslo. This race was very close until the powerboat Richard and James was using broke down and they ended up in an unknown town near Oslo.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" 1
Answer: Tiff Needell
Tiff Needell is known for his sideways antics when testing cars on the racetrack for "Top Gear". British Formula 3 fans will know of Tiff's driving skills in the 70's where he was a front-runner in the series.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" 1977-2001
Answer: In a manger in Bethlehem
After the first White Stig was sacke,d 'Top Gear' aired a Middle East Special on 26 December 2010, in which the presenters re-enacted the journey of the Three Wise Men to Bethlehem. At the end of the episode, they discovered a manger bearing a baby Stig.
In the season 16 premiere a month later, a fully grown new White Stig appeared. Clarkson and Hammond explained that Stigs grow very quickly, he had been to school, had been a teenager and now was fully grown. Aside from a slightly different helmet and black epaulettes, the Second White Stig looks exactly like the First White Stig.
From Quiz: The Stig
Answer: Root beer
His ear wax tastes like Turkish delight.
From Quiz: Stig Facts
Answer: Lamborghini Gallardo
The Lamborghini Gallardo was a bit too tame for Jeremy's liking, though if you get it in yellow, it looks and sounds like an angry wasp!
From Quiz: 'Top Gear's' Third
Answer: 58mph
The XK has racing suspension, seats, a roll bar and even a stash spot for your helmet.
From Quiz: 'Top Gear's' Second Series
Answer: Nissan Skyline
A standard Vanquish was pitched against the revised Ferrari 575M with Damon Hill aiding Jeremy in the tests.
From Quiz: 'Top Gear' in the First
Answer: Will Young
Throughout the rest of series 12, Richard and James have made jokes about Jeremy's unusually nice comments about Will Young. I shall say no more!
From Quiz: "Top Gear" Series 12
Answer: Sunset, elephants and the world's best comb-over
After trying (and failing) to describe the elephants in suitable nature documentary fashion, the hosts were diverted by a tourist with the world's best comb-over. Among the proposed names for their nature show was, "Too Late to Look".
From Quiz: "Top Gear" Spine of Africa Challenge
Answer: 1:23.9
The Stig achieved this time on the power laps part of the show.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" 1
Answer: Ford Puma
The Ford Puma was made between 1997-2002. Engines were of the Zetec design consisting of a 1.4 and 1.7 layout. The Puma's bodywork was a 3-door hatchback coupe.
From Quiz: "Top Gear" 1977-2001
Answer: Michael Schumacher
The episode showed the Stig driving a black Ferrari FXX around the test track for a record-setting time of 1:10.7, before walking into the studio and sitting down. As the audience shouted "Off! Off!" the Stig removed his helmet to reveal himself as seven-time world champion F1 driver Michael Schumacher. After showing a video clip in which Schumacher showed very poor car control in the Reasonable Priced Car Clarkson ended the episode stating that possibly Schumacher was not the Stig after all. The next day a 'Top Gear' spokesman confirmed Schumacher had played the Stig during the Ferrari circuit, but that "the identity of the real Stig would remain 'a mystery'.
From Quiz: The Stig
