Speed Demon Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cheetah

The cheetah is the fastest animal on land and the main reason for that is that its favorite prey is the gazelle, who is also an extremely fast animal. In fact, it's the only animal that comes close to a cheetah's speed. Thus, in order to avert starvation, the cheetah absolutely must run very fast. Although the cheetah can run up to 70 miles per hour he can only keep up that speed for 200-300 yards, so he must still be able to sneak up on the gazelle.

Answer: Black mamba

Except for the inside of his mouth, which is black, the black mamba is gray. If you see black, you've gotten too close and have provoked him. Over level land he can reach top speeds of 10-12 miles per hour, but only in short bursts. It would still be well nigh impossible to outrun one.

They can get to be up to 14 feet in length. When they run they hold their head up about one-third of their body is off the ground. They are very aggressive snakes and since they spring up to strike, they could get to chin level on a lot of people. Without medical treatment the death rate of the bitten is 100%.

Although they don't usually attack humans, they are greatly feared in their endemic areas.

Answer: Secretariat

Secretariat set record times in the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes in 1973, winning the latter by an astounding 31 lengths. In the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Crown, there was a timing error that didn't register the ending of the race, and the officials gave him an "official" time that was nearly two seconds slower than assumed. Horse racing pundits have viewed the films of his run and believe that Secretariat would have the record of this race as well had the timing error not occurred.

Many horses have had a "5th gear" that other horses around it don't have, but no horse before or since Secretariat had the ability to start that 5th gear so early in a race and make it last as long as he did.

Answer: Speed = Distance/Time

The speed formula (or velocity formula) commonly shortens to v = d/t. The formula for acceleration however is different. To calculate that, you would need to take the final velocity, subtract the initial velocity, and divide by time.

Answer: Riding a bicycle

On the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, Dutchman Fred Rompelberg rode a $12,000 bicycle and used a dragster pace car as a wind barrier. He got to a top speed of 167 mph. The record stands for more than fifteen years, an eternity as far as speed records go since people all strive to be the top dog in the record books. The other choices all have records faster than 167 mph, but none of them require as much consistent human power.

Answer: Speed Racer

"Speed Racer" became a cult classic gaining more and more publicity long after the show went off the air. With Speed the driver, Trixie his girlfriend, and Sparky the mechanic, they fought off arch nemesis Racer X seemingly every episode. The concept was remade into a live action movie in 2008 by the Wachowski Brothers and the result was a poorly reviewed and attended movie that didn't earn back its original budget in the theaters.

Answer: Stock Cars

The Daytona 500 is an annual 500 mile (804 km) stock car race around the 2.5 mile Daytona International Speedway. The race traditionally begins the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Before the track opened in 1959, the series ran a 200 mile race along the streets and beach of Daytona Beach, Florida.

Answer: Get rid of all of their cards

Speed is a game similar to Nertz, where each player must get rid of their own cards to win the game. The use of jokers in the game is optional. The game does not take too long to play, usually being between 1-2 minutes a round.

Answer: Dennis Hopper

The movie was released June 10, 1994, with tagline "Get Ready for Rush Hour". The movie won both Best Sound and Best Sound Effects at the 67th Academy Awards. Directed by Jan De Bont, the movie is centered around LAPD officer Jack Traven, who finds himself trapped on a bus with a bomb attached which can explode if the bus slows down under 50 mph.

In 1997, a sequel "Speed 2: Cruise Control" was released, where a luxury cruise ship is hijacked.

Answer: Lance Armstrong

Armstrong has raced in thirteen of these races. His wins were consecutively from 1999 through 2005. In October, 1995, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer with metastases to the abdomen, lymph nodes, lungs and brain. After a long struggle, with surgery and chemotherapy, he was announced in 1997 as being cancer-free. Thus, his wins were more amazing since they were after facing and beating cancer.

The other racers given as answers have all won five races on the Tour. In 2012, Armstrong said he wouldn't fight any more accusations from the US Anti-Doping Agency.

He was then stripped of all his titles, and an Olympic bronze medal from Sydney.