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Deaths in F1 Racing Trivia Quiz

A bit morbid but this quiz is about all those brave men who died for their sport. For the first questions I will give you a date and place where a driver died and you have to give me the driver. The last two questions are just straight questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by mschumacher87. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mschumacher87

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,685

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1873

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Who was killed on 19th June 1960 in Belguim? Hint

Wolfgang Von Trips

Alan Stacey

Stuart Lewis Evans

Pierre Levegh

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who had a fatal crash on 6th October 1973 in the USA? Hint

Roger Williamson

Jo Siffert

Mike Spence

Francois Cevert

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Question 3 of 15

3. What driver crashed in testing on 26th May 1955 in Italy? Hint

Peter Collins

Eugenio Castellotti

Alberto Ascari

Luigi Musso

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of the following drivers crashed before a San Marino Grand Prix in 1994? Hint

Christian Fittipaldi

Ayrton Senna

Roland Ratzenberger

Elio de Angelis

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which driver was killed on 10th September 1961 in Italy? Hint

Wolfgang Von Trips

Archie Scott-Brown

Jerry Unser

Ricardo Rodriguez

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of the following drivers died on 10th May 1967 at Monaco? Hint

Ludovico Scarfiotti

Wolfgang Von Trips

Lorenzo Bandini

John Taylor

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Question 7 of 15

7. On 11th September 1978, which driver was killed in the Italian Grand Prix? Hint

Mark Donohue

Rolf Stommelen

Peter Revson

Ronnie Peterson

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Question 8 of 15

8. What New Zealander was killed on 2nd June 1970? Hint

Jochen Rindt

Bruce McLaren

Pedro Rodriguez

Paul Hawkins

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who was killed on 8th May 1982? Hint

Riccardo Paletti

Manfred Winklecock

Gilles Villeneuve

Didier Pironi

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which Austrian lost his life in a car on 5th September 1970? Hint

Bruce McLaren

Jo Siffert

Roger Williamson

Jochen Rindt

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of the following drivers was killed in Indianapolis? Hint

Jerry Unser

Herbert Mackay-Fraser

Luigi Musso

Stuart lewis-Evans

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which driver was killed at San Marino on 1st May 1994?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of the following drivers was killed in 1986 in France during testing? Hint

Elio de Angelis

Jo Gartner

Ayrton Senna

Stefan Bellof

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Question 14 of 15

14. Riccardo Paletti died on 13th June 1982 just 2 days before his 24th birthday. The race in which he died was the ______ Grand Prix for which he had qualified? Hint

3rd

2nd

5th

4th

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of these racing drivers was killed in the car during a race? Hint

Graham Hill

David Purley

Didier Pironi

Jim Clark

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was killed on 19th June 1960 in Belguim?

Answer: Alan Stacey

This British driver was killed when a bird hit him in the Belgium Grand Prix.

2. Who had a fatal crash on 6th October 1973 in the USA?

Answer: Francois Cevert

This French driver crashed fatally in practice for the American Grand Prix.

3. What driver crashed in testing on 26th May 1955 in Italy?

Answer: Alberto Ascari

This Italian driver was killed in a testing crash at Monza.

4. Which of the following drivers crashed before a San Marino Grand Prix in 1994?

Answer: Roland Ratzenberger

This Austrian driver died in practice for that dreadful April 1994 San Marino GP.

5. Which driver was killed on 10th September 1961 in Italy?

Answer: Wolfgang Von Trips

This German driver crashed fatally at Monza killing 14 spectators.

6. Which of the following drivers died on 10th May 1967 at Monaco?

Answer: Lorenzo Bandini

This Italian driver died from burns after crashing at Monaco.

7. On 11th September 1978, which driver was killed in the Italian Grand Prix?

Answer: Ronnie Peterson

This Swedish driver was killed in the Italian GP.

8. What New Zealander was killed on 2nd June 1970?

Answer: Bruce McLaren

This New Zealander was killed testing at Goodwood, Great Britain.

9. Who was killed on 8th May 1982?

Answer: Gilles Villeneuve

This Canadian driver was killed in practice for the Belgian GP.

10. Which Austrian lost his life in a car on 5th September 1970?

Answer: Jochen Rindt

This Austrian driver was killed in a fatal crash in practice at Monza in Italy.

11. Which of the following drivers was killed in Indianapolis?

Answer: Jerry Unser

This American driver was killed in practice at Indianapolis in May 1959.

12. Which driver was killed at San Marino on 1st May 1994?

Answer: Ayrton Senna

This Brazilian driver was killed at Imola.

13. Which of the following drivers was killed in 1986 in France during testing?

Answer: Elio de Angelis

This Italian driver was killed in testing at Paul Ricard on 15th May 1986 in France.

14. Riccardo Paletti died on 13th June 1982 just 2 days before his 24th birthday. The race in which he died was the ______ Grand Prix for which he had qualified?

Answer: 3rd

This Italian driver was killed in a start line accident in the third GP for which he had qualified. Technically, the Canadian GP in which he was killed was the second time he had lined up on the starting grid. Having qualified for the previous GP in Detroit he failed to start due to an accident in morning warm-up. He had earlier failed to finish in San Marino.

15. Which of these racing drivers was killed in the car during a race?

Answer: Jim Clark

Clark died on 7th April 1968 in an F2 race at Hockenheim. The others all died in other accidents not in racing cars. Hill died in an airplane crash at Elstree in 1975, Pironi died in a power boat accident in 1987 and Purley died in an airplane accident in 1985.

Source: Author mschumacher87

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