Green Flag Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cheese

The annual Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling Competition is held on the Spring Bank holiday in the United Kingdom , usually the first Monday in May. The ripe wheel of Gloucestershire cheese weighs somewhere between 7-to-8 pounds and is rolled down the hill at speeds upwards of 70 miles per hour. The winner gets to take home the cheese, while the runners-up take home cash.

Answer: 24 hours

The 24 Hours of Le Mans was first run in 1923, and is run on the Circuit de la Sarthe. The track layout is frequently changed, with all the various roads to choose from, but is usually around 13 km (8.5 miles) in length. The Ligne Droite des Hunaudières, or the "Mulsanne Straight" as it is commonly referred to as, is a 6 km straightaway, with two chicanes. Drives can reach speeds of over 200 miles per hour racing down it, and then slow to less than 65 miles per hour, in the chicanes and final turn off the straightaway.

Answer: Bulls

The Pamplona encierro or "Running of the Bulls" is the most popular and historic bull race in the world. The races are held every morning during the San Fermin festival, which runs from July 6-14. Unlike bullfighting, to participate in the bullrun, you only need to be over 18 years of age. The races are copied all over the world in different forms.

Answer: They ride a bike

The Tour de France (along with the Giro D'Italia and Vuelta a Espana) is one of the three "Grand Tours" in cycling. The Tour is by far the most historic, being first raced in 1903, won by Maurice Garin. The race lasts for 21 days, with a pair of rest days in between.

The race covers around 3600 km (2200 mi) during its length. To win the race, you must have the fastest time in all the stages combined.

Answer: Finland

Held in Sonkajaravi, Finland, men have to carry women (rules allow it to be any female, not their wife) through an 832 foot (253 meters) long course for the grand prize of beer. Dropping your passenger gives you a 15 second penalty, and it is fastest time wins. The origin of this bizarre race dates back to the 1800s when bandits stole women from neighboring villages in the area.

Answer: False

The race is the grand spectacle of Australian auto racing, but it is held at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales. The 1000 km (620 mi) race takes on average 6 hours and 20 minutes to race. The race is a highlight of the Australian V8 Supercars series season.

The winners recieve the Peter Brock Trophy, in honour of the legendary racer who won the race nine times before his death in 2006.

Answer: America's Cup

The trophy, awarded to the fastest of two yachts, is not handed out every year, but still is the oldest trophy in professional sports. The two competitors are the defending champion, as well as a challenger. After the New York Yacht Club lost the first America's Cup in 1851, they won it in 1870 the second time it was awarded, and defended it 25 times from 1870 to 1983, before finally being defeated by the Royal Perth Yacht Club from Australia in 1987.

The location for each competition does change from time to time.

Answer: 500 miles

The track can seat 257,000, and is usually full for the IndyCar series race on that weekend. Many drivers from NASCAR have completed the double duty of racing the Indianapolis 500 in the afternoon, and then the NASCAR's 600 mile race held that evening in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The race also has a unique starting order, as cars begin the race in rows of 3, compared to 2 car rows in other races in the IndyCar series and NASCAR.

Answer: Yes

The World Pooh Sticks Championship is held every March at Day's Lock in Oxfordshire, England on the River Thames. The first championship was held in 1984. Participants come from as far away as Australia, Japan, and Canada. Lockkeeper Lynn David started the event when she noticed that many of the local kids were playing Pooh Sticks on the bridge, so she started it as a charity event.

Answer: Monaco

The Monaco Grand Prix was first held in 1929 and is considered one of the three parts to the "Triple Crown of Auto Racing" alongside the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500. The city streets form a 3.5 km (2.04 mile) course. British racer Graham Hill is known as "Mr. Monaco" for winning the race five times during the 1960's. Trying to describe what it's like to race in Monaco, three time F1 champion Nelson Piquet said it's "like trying to cycle round your living room".