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A Little CART Miscellaneous Trivia Quiz

Just a few CART questions for you open-wheel racing fans to try!

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

Author
leann_jason

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,790

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
443

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following Champ Car drivers is an American? Hint

Memo Gidley

Scott Dixon

Max Wilson

Alex Tagliani

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who drove for Mo Nunn Racing in the 2001 season? Hint

Tora Takagi

Tony Kanaan and Alex Zanardi

Patrick Carpentier and Alex Tagliani

Michel Jourdain, Jr.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who pulled their sponsorship of the car Bryan Herta was to drive just before the season began in 2000? Hint

K-Mart

McDonald's

Firestone

Budweiser

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which team began putting advertisements inside the wheel wells of its cars in 2001? Hint

Team Penske

Zakspeed

Newman Haas

Team Kool Green

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which one of these drivers is Italian? Hint

Christian Fittipaldi

Oriol Servia

They're all Italian

Alex Zanardi

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who ran out of fuel on the last lap at Michigan in 1999, allowing Tony Kanaan to pick up his first CART victory? Hint

Helio Castroneves

Max Papis

Jimmy Vasser

Dario Franchitti

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many of the top five finishing spots in the 2001 Indy 500 were occupied by drivers who also drive in the CART series in 2001? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whose car, besides his own, did Adrian Fernandez own in 2001? Hint

Michel Jourdain, Jr.

Kenny Brack

Bruno Junqueira

Shinji Nakano

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Question 9 of 10

9. What color(s) was Oriol Servia's helmet during the 2001 season? Hint

silver

red and gold

blue and red

black

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does the 'Memo' stand for in Memo Gidley's name? Hint

Nothing, it's his real name

Timothy

Memory

Guillermo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following Champ Car drivers is an American?

Answer: Memo Gidley

Wilson is from Brazil, Dixon is from New Zealand, and Tagliani is Canadian.

2. Who drove for Mo Nunn Racing in the 2001 season?

Answer: Tony Kanaan and Alex Zanardi

Go Tony!

3. Who pulled their sponsorship of the car Bryan Herta was to drive just before the season began in 2000?

Answer: McDonald's

McDonald's seems to be developing a history of pulling their sponsorship at inopportune times.

4. Which team began putting advertisements inside the wheel wells of its cars in 2001?

Answer: Newman Haas

The Newman Haas cars now say 'Toyota' inside the wheel wells as the cars go past you.

5. Which one of these drivers is Italian?

Answer: Alex Zanardi

Servia is from Spain, and Fittipaldi is Brazilian.

6. Who ran out of fuel on the last lap at Michigan in 1999, allowing Tony Kanaan to pick up his first CART victory?

Answer: Max Papis

7. How many of the top five finishing spots in the 2001 Indy 500 were occupied by drivers who also drive in the CART series in 2001?

Answer: 5

I know I said this was a CART quiz, but the Indy 500 turned out to be a CART race in the end, anyway! The top five finishers were, in this order, Castroneves, de Ferran, Andretti, Vasser, and Junqueira.

8. Whose car, besides his own, did Adrian Fernandez own in 2001?

Answer: Shinji Nakano

Nakano drives for Fernandez Racing this year in the 52 car.

9. What color(s) was Oriol Servia's helmet during the 2001 season?

Answer: red and gold

The colors stand for the colors of his country, Spain.

10. What does the 'Memo' stand for in Memo Gidley's name?

Answer: Guillermo

Just a fun fact! Memo's mother is from {Mexico;} hence, the name Guillermo.

Source: Author leann_jason

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