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Hover Car Racer Trivia Quiz

This book by Matthew Reilly is one of the best I have ever read. It zooms along at a frantic pace and combines sport, friendship and a sinister plot. I hope you enjoy this quiz about it. WARNING: Contains spoilers!

A multiple-choice quiz by Firestone3. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Firestone3

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,084

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
325

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the main character in "Hover Car Racer"? Hint

The Bug

Scott Syracuse

Ariel Piper

Jason Chaser

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Question 2 of 10

2. What colour did Jason paint his hovercar? Hint

Blue and Silver

Black and Red

Orange and Green

Maroon and Yellow

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who won the first 3 races at the Race School?

Answer: (Full name or last name. Watch the spelling!)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following is not a type of race in the Race School? Hint

Supersprint

Super-Enduro

Challenge Run

Gate Race

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Question 5 of 10

5. What hovercar does Jason race in, in the Italian Run? Hint

Lockheed-Martin

Calder-Mercades 1200

Renault Tricolore-VII

Ferrari F-3000

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is it called when a racer takes the short cut in the Italian Run? Hint

Stupid Idea

Short Circuit

Cutting the Heel

Scythe Driving

7. The pro rules of hover car racing say that if a hovercar crashes, its driver or navigator can take the steering wheel of the car and run over the finish line with it. Who did Jason and The Bug beat using this tactic? Hint

Barnaby Becker

Varishna Krishna

Xavier Xonora

La Bomba Romba

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Question 8 of 10

8. Jason had to beat Xavier in a race to get into the New York masters. What part of Xavier's racing was his weakness? Hint

Turning

Celebrating

Speed

Intelligence

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Question 9 of 10

9. The last race of the New York Masters was known as The Quest. What did the racers have to collect? Hint

An orb

An object of their choice

The flag of their country

An electronic tag

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Question 10 of 10

10. The last race of the New York Masters came down to Jason and the current world champion, Alessandra Romba. How did Jason win the race? Hint

After Romba crashed

By ejecting across the line

By running across the line

Romba let him win

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the main character in "Hover Car Racer"?

Answer: Jason Chaser

Jason Chaser and his brother, The Bug, were brought up by their adoptive parents, Martha and Henry Chaser, in Halls Creek, WA. Jason is the pilot for his hovercar, the Argonaut, with his 12 year old brother The Bug as the navigator.

2. What colour did Jason paint his hovercar?

Answer: Blue and Silver

The Argonaut was painted blue and silver, and has the number 55 and the wings. Sally McDuff, Jason's mech chief, says "Hell, I even like the paint job".

3. Who won the first 3 races at the Race School?

Answer: Xavier Xonora

Xonora, or Prince Xavier, won the first three races of the year driving his black Lockheed-Martin, emblazoned with a white number 1 on the side. Xavier easily wins the whole competition for the year and goes with Jason to race in the Italian Run.

4. Which of the following is not a type of race in the Race School?

Answer: Challenge Run

A super-enduro is the longest type of race there is, with each lap taking a very long time. With super-eduro's, each racer can still come back and win even if a long way behind. Gate races are Jason and The Bug's speciality. A gate race usually consists of over 200 gates, with the object being to go through as many as possible and return to the finish line inside the time limit. Gates further from the start are worth more points.

A supersprint is a super fast race, gererally with the last racer eliminated every few laps.

5. What hovercar does Jason race in, in the Italian Run?

Answer: Ferrari F-3000

The Ferrari F-3000, known as the Argonaut II, gets destroyed in the Italian Run after spinning out of control.

6. What is it called when a racer takes the short cut in the Italian Run?

Answer: Cutting the Heel

The short in the Italian Run cus through the 'heel' in the boot of Italy, hence the name. Scott Syracuse famously tried Cutting the Heel in the Italian Run, and appeared to get lost for 4 hours before getting out. What he was actually doing was researching for the next year, but unfortunately he had a bad accident a few weeks later and never raced again.

Answer: Barnaby Becker

The Bug leapt out of the damaged Argonaut, and ran with the steering wheel. A few seconds before, Becker had crashed into them on purose, damaging both hovercars. Unfortunately, Becker's car was okay, and he raced The Bug to the finish line. The photo finish saw The Bug diving across the finish line, just beating Becker.

8. Jason had to beat Xavier in a race to get into the New York masters. What part of Xavier's racing was his weakness?

Answer: Celebrating

Jason managed to beat Xavier because Xavier always celebrated before he had won the race. Jason kept behind him where Xavier couldn't see him, then boosted past him to win the race.

9. The last race of the New York Masters was known as The Quest. What did the racers have to collect?

Answer: An object of their choice

Jason had to collect golden fleece, and race back to the start. The Quest took place through the famous Twin Caves, the largest underground caverns in the world.

10. The last race of the New York Masters came down to Jason and the current world champion, Alessandra Romba. How did Jason win the race?

Answer: By ejecting across the line

The Argonaut had a small explosive attatced to the rear fin, which detonated right near the end of the race. As the hovercar rolled, Jason ejected sideways over the finish line, to just win the race, one of the four Grand Slams. Jason was only 15 years old when he won. I hope you enjoyed this quiz about Matthew Reilly's great book.

Source: Author Firestone3

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