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Quiz about Driver Number 8
Quiz about Driver Number 8

Driver Number 8 Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about the book 'Driver Number 8', written by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Jade Gurss. Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by bklmusic. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
bklmusic
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
74,672
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
11 / 25
Plays
1308
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Question 1 of 25
1. Including the Intro and Epilogue, how many chapters are in the book? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Who is the name of the person that the book dedicated to?

Answer: (First and Last name)
Question 3 of 25
3. In the 'Ride of a Lifetime,' Jade Gurss is getting a riding experience around what track? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Where does Jr. start for the Daytona 500 (2000)? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. What radio station is mentioned in the second chapter, 'Mooresville, North Carolina'? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. At what racetrack did Jr. lose his brakes because of a sensor, mounted for the TV data? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. At the chapter with the race at Texas, there was a quote on the page before the chapter started, who's quote was it? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. In the same chapter (Texas), who is squealing like a girl, to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to get an autograph?

Answer: (Two Words, or just surname)
Question 9 of 25
9. In what state does Junior's first win come?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 25
10. What race is "over before it began" for Junior? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. In chapter 11, in what state does Junior have to deliver beer? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. True or False-Jr. has to find his own way home after the Richmond race because he missed the plane?


Question 13 of 25
13. Junior tells how his dad was the first person to have a special paint scheme for a race, what year did Dale Earnhardt have that silver car at the Winston? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Here's an easy one. Many times in his book, he mentions his basement...what is it called?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 15 of 25
15. Whose death does Junior talk about in chapter 14 (The Winston)? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. At the Kmart 400, at Michigan, what is wrong with Dale Earnhardt, Jr.? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. True or False- In chapter 19, Junior is asked to ride a motorized bar stool?


Question 18 of 25
18. What did Jr. say helps him train for the road course at Watkins Glen? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Name one driver who was not up for the No Bull Million at the Chevrolet 400? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. What happens to Jr.'s car at a practice session at Loudon? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Where is Jr. "hitting everything but the pace car"? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. In chapter 32, Jr. cohosts a radio show, what is the dial number of the radio station? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Which driver gives Dale Earnhardt Jr. line advice at Tallageda? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Junior was in People Magazine's "Sexiest Man" issue, what page was Jr.'s picture on? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. What is the very last line of the book? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Including the Intro and Epilogue, how many chapters are in the book?

Answer: 38

It goes through his rookie year, with every race. 36 races plus the Intro and Epilogue make 38.
2. Who is the name of the person that the book dedicated to?

Answer: Dale Earnhardt

It says, 'To my dad, Dale Earnhardt.'
3. In the 'Ride of a Lifetime,' Jade Gurss is getting a riding experience around what track?

Answer: Lowe's Motor Speedway

The driver is Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and he is taking him around Lowe's Motor Speedway, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (How I would have loved to be in Gurss's shoes then.)
4. Where does Jr. start for the Daytona 500 (2000)?

Answer: 8th place

His very first Daytona 500. Go Junior!
5. What radio station is mentioned in the second chapter, 'Mooresville, North Carolina'?

Answer: WHIP-AM 1350

WHIP-AM 1350 plays golden oldies.
6. At what racetrack did Jr. lose his brakes because of a sensor, mounted for the TV data?

Answer: Atlanta

The sensor wore a hole in the the brake line, causing fluid to leak on the back tires.
7. At the chapter with the race at Texas, there was a quote on the page before the chapter started, who's quote was it?

Answer: Julius Caesar

'I came, I saw, I conquered.' -Julius Caesar.
8. In the same chapter (Texas), who is squealing like a girl, to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to get an autograph?

Answer: Matt Kenseth

I found this to be one of the more humorous parts of the book. I can also see Matt Kenseth doing this, even though he was just kidding with Jr.
9. In what state does Junior's first win come?

Answer: Texas

Victory! This also get him into The Winston All Star race.
10. What race is "over before it began" for Junior?

Answer: Talladega

They all bunched up right at the green, Jr. didn't get out of the throttle in time, and ran into his dad's bumper. Jeff Gordon ends up winning the race.
11. In chapter 11, in what state does Junior have to deliver beer?

Answer: Hawaii

I wouldn't mind that promotional appearance, considering that after he finished delivering the beer, he had the rest of the weekend to himself, and some of his friends.
12. True or False-Jr. has to find his own way home after the Richmond race because he missed the plane?

Answer: False

He won the race, and his dad said "I love you...Now find your own way home." Dale Earnhardt waits for no one.
13. Junior tells how his dad was the first person to have a special paint scheme for a race, what year did Dale Earnhardt have that silver car at the Winston?

Answer: 1995

The night of the 2000 Winston, Earnhardt Sr. is in a pastel car.
14. Here's an easy one. Many times in his book, he mentions his basement...what is it called?

Answer: Club E

The night club he has in his basement ... I could live with that.
15. Whose death does Junior talk about in chapter 14 (The Winston)?

Answer: Adam Petty

Adam was killed at Loudon, he was only 19 years old, and will be missed by many, for years to come...including me.
16. At the Kmart 400, at Michigan, what is wrong with Dale Earnhardt, Jr.?

Answer: He has the flu

He was sick as a dog that weekend, I don't know how he made it through the race.
17. True or False- In chapter 19, Junior is asked to ride a motorized bar stool?

Answer: True

He said he wouldn't ride it, which was a smart idea.
18. What did Jr. say helps him train for the road course at Watkins Glen?

Answer: Video Games

Video games are always fun.
19. Name one driver who was not up for the No Bull Million at the Chevrolet 400?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

None of the people up for the Million won the million. Jeff Gordon won the race.
20. What happens to Jr.'s car at a practice session at Loudon?

Answer: Throttle Sticks

This freaked him out, because it happened in Turn 3, and that is where Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin Jr. died earlier in the year, after having a stuck throttle. So, he takes it into the pits, and lets them fix it.
21. Where is Jr. "hitting everything but the pace car"?

Answer: Martinsville

He had a very rough race.
22. In chapter 32, Jr. cohosts a radio show, what is the dial number of the radio station?

Answer: 106.5

It's "106.5 The End" and it plays alternative/new-rock music.
23. Which driver gives Dale Earnhardt Jr. line advice at Tallageda?

Answer: Dave Marcis

He told him, that the track is so big, that he doesn't have to use all of it.
24. Junior was in People Magazine's "Sexiest Man" issue, what page was Jr.'s picture on?

Answer: 175

He was so sexy, he took up two pages.
25. What is the very last line of the book?

Answer: Or was he?

This was after he won the 2001 Pepsi 400.
"It was just like what I had dreamed so vividly before the season started. I dreamed that I was out front for much of the race before I was able to win my first race at Daytona. The dream felt so real. I thought I was dreaming about the 500, but maybe it was predicting this victory.
When I told the media about the dream in January, one journalist asked, "Where was your dad in the dream?"
"He wasn't there," I said.
Or was he?"
Source: Author bklmusic

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