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Ayrton Senna Tragedy Trivia Quiz

For all you Formula One fans who think you know all, here are some questions about Senna's tragedy that might make you rethink.

A multiple-choice quiz by spunky_hunkj4u. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
spunky_hunkj4u

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
178,290

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Can you tell me the date of the tragedy? Hint

April 30, 1994

May 1, 1994

April 1, 1994

May 30, 1994

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the circuit in which the tragedy happened? Hint

Donington Park

Nurburgring

Enzo e Dino Ferrari

Hockenheim

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which team did Senna represent in the Grand Prix when the tragedy happened? Hint

Williams

Benetton

McLaren

Jordan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which team did Senna represent in 1993? Hint

Williams

Jaguar

Benetton

McLaren

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was Ayrton Senna's team-mate during the 1994 season? Hint

David Coulthard

Jacques Villeneuve

Rubens Barrichello

Damon Hill

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Question 6 of 10

6. Two days before the tragedy, which driver had had a crash and survived miraculously? Hint

Gerhard Berger

Roland Ratzenberger

Rubens Barrichello

Michael Schumacher

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Question 7 of 10

7. A day before the tragedy, another driver was killed on the same circuit after a devastating crash. Who was he? Hint

Ricardo Paletti

Gilles Villeneuve

Karl Wendlinger

Roland Ratzenberger

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who held the pole position in the race? Hint

Michael Schumacher

Ayrton Senna

Damon Hill

Rubens Barrichello

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which lap of the race did Senna crash? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened after the tragedy? Hint

None of the drivers knew Senna was dead till the race was over.

The race was red-flagged and restarted.

All of these things happened.

Michael Schumacher won the race.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Can you tell me the date of the tragedy?

Answer: May 1, 1994

It was on May day. A very sad event indeed.

2. What was the name of the circuit in which the tragedy happened?

Answer: Enzo e Dino Ferrari

This circuit, amidst the splendid vineyards of Emilia Romagna in San Marino had always signaled optimism, but not after the tragedy.

3. Which team did Senna represent in the Grand Prix when the tragedy happened?

Answer: Williams

He had been transferred here only at the start of the year. Did it prove unlucky?

4. Which team did Senna represent in 1993?

Answer: McLaren

He had won three titles with them, in 1988, 1990 and 1991.

5. Who was Ayrton Senna's team-mate during the 1994 season?

Answer: Damon Hill

It was a bad year for the Williams. Hill was eliminated in the final race of the season after a collision, losing out on the championship to Michael Schumacher in the Benetton.

6. Two days before the tragedy, which driver had had a crash and survived miraculously?

Answer: Rubens Barrichello

The crash was so heavy that Barrichello looked unlikely to escape, but he came out with just a broken nose.

7. A day before the tragedy, another driver was killed on the same circuit after a devastating crash. Who was he?

Answer: Roland Ratzenberger

This Simtek driver lost control of his car after losing the front wing at Villeneuve and his car was torn open on impact and he died on the spot.

Paletti and Villeneuve both died during the 1982 season, the last fatalities during a race weekend before Ratzenberger's. Wendlinger was critically injured in qualifying for Monaco, only two weeks after Senna's tragedy, resulting in his team (Sauber) withdrawing from that race.

8. Who held the pole position in the race?

Answer: Ayrton Senna

Senna, after Ratzenberger's tragedy, drove like a possessed man and took pole ahead of Schumacher.

9. In which lap of the race did Senna crash?

Answer: 6

Thirteen seconds into the lap, the car hit the concrete and a suspension arm punctured his helmet and his temple.

10. What happened after the tragedy?

Answer: All of these things happened.

There was an uproar in the media center when the announcement was made. Journalists went amok, crying and screaming. A great tragedy, indeed.

Source: Author spunky_hunkj4u

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