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2003 Grand Prix Riders Trivia Quiz

I was amazed that there were no speedway quizzes on here, so here is my first one. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kristian88

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
134,688

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
385

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Question 1 of 10

1. Tony Rickardsson is one of the greatest speedway riders of the 90s and 2000s. He won 5 of the first 10 grand prixs he featured in. One of the great riders from the 70s was actually a New Zealander who won 6 world titles. Can you name him? Hint

Bruce Penhall

Ove Fundin

Soren Sjosten

Ivan Mauger

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Question 2 of 10

2. Britain's best rider of the 1990s, Mark Loram, who was world champion in 2000, was actually born on a Mediterranean island. Which one? Hint

Cyprus

Malta

Sardinia

Crete

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Question 3 of 10

3. Jason Crump became Australian number one in 2001, but he was actually born in Bristol. He follows in the footsteps of his famous speedway father, who was also Australian number one. What is his father's name? Hint

Ted Crump

Mike Crump

Phil Crump

Jim Crump

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Question 4 of 10

4. Bo Brhel, the Czech rider, became the oldest rider in the 2003 speedway grand prix, at the age of 37. What is the name Bo short for? Hint

Bojangles

Boris

Bodin

Bohumil

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Question 5 of 10

5. Tomasz Gollob is probably the greatest speedway rider never to have won the world title. Which grand prix has he won a record number of times though? Hint

Australian

Swedish

Polish

British

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Question 6 of 10

6. Swede Michael Max, has ridden in the grand prix series under a different name, Michael Karlsson. What reason did he give for changing his name for the 2003 grand prix? Hint

Fell out with father and now rides under mother's name

Sponsor, Max Racing, paid him to change it for season

Thought people would remember him better

Too many Karlssons in speedway

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Question 7 of 10

7. Lukas Dryml along with his brother Ales, have featured in the grand prix. Lukas was the only one in the 2003 series though. The Czech brothers father also rode in the world finals. What is his name? Hint

Alf Dryml

Lukas Dryml

Ales Dryml

Mika Dryml

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Question 8 of 10

8. Australian Ryan Sullivan was Swedish grand prix 2003 winner and rode for Peterborough in Britain, Kapana in Sweden, and Czestochowa in Poland. But where did he live during the 2003 season? Hint

Munich

Kapana

Peterborough

Czestochowas

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Question 9 of 10

9. American Greg Hancock, was world champion in 1997 and was US national champion in 1998 and 2002. Which British club did he ride for in the 2003 series? Hint

Wolverhampton

Didn't ride in Britain

Belle Vue

Eastbourne

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Question 10 of 10

10. Young Dane Hans Andersen, was ranked 25 in the world at the start of 2003. How many clubs did he ride for in the 2003 season? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Ivan Mauger

Tony was born in Grytas in Sweden in 1970 and rides for teams in Britain, Sweden and Poland in the 2003 season. His British club is Poole.

2. Britain's best rider of the 1990s, Mark Loram, who was world champion in 2000, was actually born on a Mediterranean island. Which one?

Answer: Malta

Mark was born in 1971, and rides for Eastbourne and Bydgoszcz in the Polish league, in the 2003 season.

Answer: Phil Crump

Jason won the British Grand Prix in 1996 and 1998.

4. Bo Brhel, the Czech rider, became the oldest rider in the 2003 speedway grand prix, at the age of 37. What is the name Bo short for?

Answer: Bohumil

Bo rode for Rzeszow in Poland in 2003.

5. Tomasz Gollob is probably the greatest speedway rider never to have won the world title. Which grand prix has he won a record number of times though?

Answer: Polish

His home country. In 1992-95, 98, 99, and 2002. He was also Poland's highest earning sportstar in 2002.

6. Swede Michael Max, has ridden in the grand prix series under a different name, Michael Karlsson. What reason did he give for changing his name for the 2003 grand prix?

Answer: Too many Karlssons in speedway

Michael's brother Peter, has also ridden in the grand prix series. Michael rode for Wolverhampton in the 2003 season.

Answer: Ales Dryml

Lukas has been riding since he was 4 and has only ever made his living from speedway. He was 21 at the start of the 2003 season.

8. Australian Ryan Sullivan was Swedish grand prix 2003 winner and rode for Peterborough in Britain, Kapana in Sweden, and Czestochowa in Poland. But where did he live during the 2003 season?

Answer: Peterborough

Sullivan was also British grand prix winner in 2002, and Slovenian winner in the same year.

9. American Greg Hancock, was world champion in 1997 and was US national champion in 1998 and 2002. Which British club did he ride for in the 2003 series?

Answer: Didn't ride in Britain

Greg rode only for clubs in Sweden and Poland in 2003.

10. Young Dane Hans Andersen, was ranked 25 in the world at the start of 2003. How many clubs did he ride for in the 2003 season?

Answer: 4

Peterborough in Britain, Luxostars in Sweden, Lublin in Poland and Brovst in Denmark.

Source: Author kristian88

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