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World Superbike Championship Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by spider19uk. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
spider19uk

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
107,432

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is 2002 world champion Colin Edwards also known as?

Answer: (Two Words - nickname)

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who was Carl Fogarty's closest rival in 1994? Hint

Pierfancesco Chili

Scott Russell

Aaron Slight

John Kocinski

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Question 3 of 20

3. Before Edwards' Honda in 2002 what was the last bike to win a world championship other than Honda or Ducati? Hint

Suzuki

Yamaha

Aprilia

Kawasaki

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which year saw the Aprilia RSV-R1000 make its first appearance?

Answer: (number - 4 digits)

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which is the longest track to have been featured in the World Superbike Championship in the 20th century?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who was the most successful British rider in World Superbikes before Carl Fogarty won the title in 1994? Hint

Steve Hislop

Terry Rymer

John Reynolds

James Whitham

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Question 7 of 20

7. At which circuit did Carl Fogarty crash in race 1, breaking bones in his hands and feet, only to come back and win the 2nd race of the day? Hint

Sugo

Kyalami

Monza

Albacete

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Question 8 of 20

8. At which famous circuit would you find the 'corkscrew'?

Answer: (two words - Hodgsons favourite!)

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which Japanese Superbike ace had a huge accident at the USA round of the championship in 1998, almost forcing him to retire? Hint

Hitayatsu Izutzu

Noriyuki Haga

Akira Yanagawa

Akira Ryo

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which successful team manager rode for Bimota/Ducati until 1992? Hint

Davide Tardozzi

Nigel Bosworth

Neil Tuxworth

Virginio Ferrari

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who won the first ever World Superbike Championship in 1988? Hint

Doug Polen

Fred Merkel

Raymond Roche

Scott Russell

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Question 12 of 20

12. To which factory Ducati rider did the number 155 belong to until a poor 2002 season?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which two riders signed to ride for Foggy Petronas Racing in 2003? Hint

Troy Corser & James Haydon

James Toseland & Troy Bayliss

Troy Corser & James Toseland

James Haydon & Chris Walker

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Question 14 of 20

14. When Neil Hodgson rode for the GSE ducati team, he never won a race outside of the UK.

True

False

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Question 15 of 20

15. At which track did Troy Bayliss crash, leaving the 2002 title open for Colin Edwards? Hint

Imola

Assen

Brands Hatch

Oschersleben

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which close rival of Carl Fogarty's threw a punch at him in the pits after claiming Foggy pushed him out onto the grass in 1997? Hint

Colin Edwards

Mike Hale

John Kocinski

Pierfrancesco Chili

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Question 17 of 20

17. Before the end of the 20th century, who was the youngest rider to win a Superbike world title?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which Australian hotshot is known as a 'wet weather specialist' and has been known to lap championship leaders in wet conditions? Hint

Troy Bayliss

Anthony Gobert

Broc Parkes

Peter Goddard

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who immediately earned himself a reputation as one of the most fearless and aggressive riders, when he exploded onto the scene in 1998? Hint

Gregorio Lavilla

Noriyuki Haga

Ruben Xaus

Simon Crafar

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who was the 2002 British, not world, Superbike champion? Hint

Michael Rutter

Steve Hislop

Steve Plater

Sean Emmett

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is 2002 world champion Colin Edwards also known as?

Answer: Texas Tornado

The 'Texas Tornado' finished 5th in 1996, only his 2nd year in the World Championship. He took the title in 2000, and again in 2002, taking it from Troy Bayliss at the very last round in Imola.

2. Who was Carl Fogarty's closest rival in 1994?

Answer: Scott Russell

'Foggy' as he is known, took the title in 1994 with 305 points, followed by 1993 champion Russell with 280, and Slight with 277. Chili and Kocinski didnt join World Superbike until 1995.

3. Before Edwards' Honda in 2002 what was the last bike to win a world championship other than Honda or Ducati?

Answer: Kawasaki

Scott Russell won the championship on the Kawasaki ZXR750 in 1993. Noriyuki Haga came close in 2000 on the Yamaya R7, only to have his championship lead taken away when he failed a drugs test.

4. Which year saw the Aprilia RSV-R1000 make its first appearance?

Answer: 1999

An unsuccessful year for Aprilia, previous race winner Peter Goddard was test pilot for the new machine, but it wasn't until 2000 that Aprilia took their first win.

5. Which is the longest track to have been featured in the World Superbike Championship in the 20th century?

Answer: Hockenheim

Hockenheim in Germany bosts some of the longest straights in motor sport, with a length of 6792 metres, always saw good results for more powerful bikes such as the Ducati 916. The closest was Assen with a length of 6049 metres.

6. Who was the most successful British rider in World Superbikes before Carl Fogarty won the title in 1994?

Answer: Terry Rymer

Terry Rymer achieved 7th in the championship in 1989 and 1990, and 6th in 1991. Foggy went on to finish 2nd in 1993.

7. At which circuit did Carl Fogarty crash in race 1, breaking bones in his hands and feet, only to come back and win the 2nd race of the day?

Answer: Sugo

In 1995 Carl Fogarty visciously high-sided whilst in the lead of race one at Sugo, handing the win to Yasutomo Nagai. After seven painkilling injections he returned for race two, set the fastest lap and won. It was only discovered afterwards that he had broken bones.

8. At which famous circuit would you find the 'corkscrew'?

Answer: Laguna Seca

USA track, Laguna Seca boasts one of the most thrilling and dangerous parts of any road racing circuit. The 'corkscrew' sees riders heading into a blind crest at over 100mph before wrestling the bike quickly left then right, descending almost 180 feet in the process!

9. Which Japanese Superbike ace had a huge accident at the USA round of the championship in 1998, almost forcing him to retire?

Answer: Akira Yanagawa

Yanagawa, lying in 2nd place at the time suffered mechanical problems just as he headed into the 'corkscrew' at well over 100mph leaving him with nowhere to go but straight into the metal barriers.

10. Which successful team manager rode for Bimota/Ducati until 1992?

Answer: Davide Tardozzi

Tardozzi finished overall 3rd in 1988, but only finished inside the top 10 once after in 1991. He has also managed the Infrostrada Ducati team which has been home to top riders such as Troy Bayliss, Ruben Xaus, Ben Bostrom, and of course Carl Fogarty.

11. Who won the first ever World Superbike Championship in 1988?

Answer: Fred Merkel

Fred Merkel took the title by 5 points from Italian rider Fabrizio Pirovano.

12. To which factory Ducati rider did the number 155 belong to until a poor 2002 season?

Answer: Ben Bostrom

Bostrom first impressed Ducati bosses into giving him a world championship contract after a superb wildcard ride in Laguna Seca in 1999. From then on he always used the number 155, despite an overall 3rd in 2001.

13. Which two riders signed to ride for Foggy Petronas Racing in 2003?

Answer: Troy Corser & James Haydon

Carl Fogarty achieved his idea of having 'British young blood' and an experienced warhorse on his team by signing aggressive and determined Haydon and ex-world champion Troy Corser.

14. When Neil Hodgson rode for the GSE ducati team, he never won a race outside of the UK.

Answer: True

Neil Hodgson won a race at Donington and at Brands Hatch in 2000, and again at Donington in 2001. He was breathtakingly close with numerous 2nd & 3rd places, but unluckily missed out on a victory on foreign soil.

15. At which track did Troy Bayliss crash, leaving the 2002 title open for Colin Edwards?

Answer: Assen

At the penultimate round of 2002, Troy Bayliss was in trouble, not being able to find a way past Haga and Hodgson. Then the two collided, letting Bayliss through, only to crash himself two corners later.

16. Which close rival of Carl Fogarty's threw a punch at him in the pits after claiming Foggy pushed him out onto the grass in 1997?

Answer: Pierfrancesco Chili

At the 1997 round at Assen, Fogarty dived up the inside of Chili, scaring him into a crash. Chili then attacked Fogarty in the pit lane only to be further annoyed by Foggy's 'burnout' antics.

17. Before the end of the 20th century, who was the youngest rider to win a Superbike world title?

Answer: Troy Corser

Troy Corser took the title from Aaron Slight in 1996 at the age of 24.

18. Which Australian hotshot is known as a 'wet weather specialist' and has been known to lap championship leaders in wet conditions?

Answer: Anthony Gobert

The 'go-show' who won 10 world superbike races before his disappearance from the world scene after 2000, was only a few seconds away from troy corsers dry lap record, in miserable conditions at Philip Island in 2000.

19. Who immediately earned himself a reputation as one of the most fearless and aggressive riders, when he exploded onto the scene in 1998?

Answer: Noriyuki Haga

The 'sideways samurai'. Noriyuki Haga came very close to winning the championship on a slower bike than rivals Edwards, Slight and Chili with his classic rear wheel sliding, taking lines no-one else would think of, and being incredibly late on the brakes.

20. Who was the 2002 British, not world, Superbike champion?

Answer: Steve Hislop

After Emmett won the first race of the season, Hislop came back and dominated through til the end. two DNF's for Emmett at the final round handed overall 2nd to Rutter, and 'Hizzy' won his first championship since 1995.

Source: Author spider19uk

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