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Quiz about The Entrants and Cars in the Wacky Races

The Entrants and Cars in the "Wacky Races" Quiz

This is a quiz about the characters and their cars in the 1968 cartoon series "Wacky Races". For those of us who love their inner child.

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

Author
martinjudo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,808

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Slag Brothers, Rock and Gravel, were able to construct their vehicle from scratch. What was the name of their vehicle? Hint

"The Mean Machine"

"The Boulder Mobile"

"The Gruesome Twosome"

"Red Max"

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Question 2 of 10

2. The number 2 car was "The Creepy Coupe" driven by the Gruesome Twosome, Big and Little Gruesome. Little Gruesome sounded like Peter Lorre, but who did Big Gruesome sound like? Hint

Boris Karloff

Bela Lugosi

Vincent Price

Cousin Itt

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Question 3 of 10

3. The number 3 car was an invention of the mad scientist Professor Pat Pending. What did he call his car? Hint

"The Convert-A-Car"

"The Automachine"

"The Carmatic"

"The Gyromatic"

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Question 4 of 10

4. The number 4 car was the "Crimson Haybailer" driven by Red Max. What armament did this vehicle carry? Hint

Flame Thrower

Machine Gun

Laser Gun

Grenade Launcher

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Question 5 of 10

5. Next is the beautiful Penelope Pitstop in her pink automobile whose name I can't remember. What was her car called? Hint

"The Pink Panther"

"The Pink Compact"

"The Pink Posy"

"The Compact Pussycat"

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Question 6 of 10

6. The "Army Surplus Special" was the number 6 car. It was driven by Private Meekly, but who was in command of the vehicle? Hint

Sergeant Blast

Major Catastrophe

Corporal Bang

General Alert

7. Number 7 is driven by the notorious Ant Hill Mob led by Clyde and is based on the old gangster types from the 1930's and 40's. Known as the "Bullet-Proof Bomb" the 1920's saloon car was also known as ... What? Hint

"The Scarface Bullet"

"The Roaring Plenty"

"The Legs Diamond Mobile"

"The G-Man Getaway"

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Question 8 of 10

8. The next vehicle was a wooden buggy powered by a coal-fired range and driven by Luke and Blubber Bear. From which American state did Luke and Blubber come from? Hint

Kansas

Tennessee

Kentucky

Arkansas

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Question 9 of 10

9. "The Turbo Terrific", a drag racer that tended to regularly fall apart, was driven by an all-American jock who had a crush on Miss Pitstop. What was this hunk's name? Hint

William Wright

Peter Perfect

George Good

Ivan Deal

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Question 10 of 10

10. The number 10 vehicle was "The Buzz Wagon", driven by Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth. But who, or what, was Sawtooth? Hint

A Beaver

A Woodpecker

An Otter

A Chainsaw

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Slag Brothers, Rock and Gravel, were able to construct their vehicle from scratch. What was the name of their vehicle?

Answer: "The Boulder Mobile"

The vehicle was basically a boulder on wheels and whenever it broke down or was destroyed the two brothers just created another one from the nearest lump of rock. Hanna-Barbera took the concept of the Slag Brothers and used it to create the cartoon character "Captain Caveman".
Red Max and the Gruesome Twosome were contestants in the race.

2. The number 2 car was "The Creepy Coupe" driven by the Gruesome Twosome, Big and Little Gruesome. Little Gruesome sounded like Peter Lorre, but who did Big Gruesome sound like?

Answer: Boris Karloff

Anyone old enough to remember could never forget the distinctive sibilant tones of the great Boris Karloff whose most famous role was that of Frankenstein's monster. Big Gruesome was portrayed as a Frankenstein monster lookalike whilst Little Gruesome was a purple coloured vampire.
The vehicle "The Creepy Coupe" was a belfry on wheels which housed some ghosts and ghouls and could fly by having a set of wings belonging to a dragon.

3. The number 3 car was an invention of the mad scientist Professor Pat Pending. What did he call his car?

Answer: "The Convert-A-Car"

This vehicle could, and did, change into everything imaginable. Unfortunately the Professor was as mad as a hatter and some of his inventions were totally impracticable. The transformations included a motorcycle, flying carpet, a Blimp, and a rocket. Whereas Dick Dastardly was evil Pat Pending was a good Samaritan and it was usually him and his inventions which saved the others from the traps set by the diabolical duo of Dastardly and Muttley.

4. The number 4 car was the "Crimson Haybailer" driven by Red Max. What armament did this vehicle carry?

Answer: Machine Gun

Based on an old World War One fighter pilot, Max Immelmann, Red Max flew the "Crimson Haybailer" which was a cross between a World War One fighter plane and a car. It had limited flight capacity and a machine gun for any obstacles in its path. Its propeller was also used as a weapon by slicing through the chassis of another vehicle.

5. Next is the beautiful Penelope Pitstop in her pink automobile whose name I can't remember. What was her car called?

Answer: "The Compact Pussycat"

"The Compact Pussycat" was like a beauty salon on wheels with its own grooming facilities at the touch of a button. Penelope was one of the characters who had a spin-off series called "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop".
Penelope was voiced by Janet Waldo, who also did the voices for "Judy Jetson" and Josie McCoy from "Josie and the Pussycats".

6. The "Army Surplus Special" was the number 6 car. It was driven by Private Meekly, but who was in command of the vehicle?

Answer: Sergeant Blast

A mixture of army tractor and tank, including its cannon. Sergeant Blast (a parody of "Gomer Pyle" perhaps?) gave the orders and Private Meekly carried them out. The vehicle was also known as the "Surplus Six".

Answer: "The Roaring Plenty"

The glorious Ant Hill Mob. The cartoon antonym to the Keystone Kops. Led by an Edward G. Robinson sound-a-like called Clyde, possibly after Clyde Barrow from Bonnie and Clyde fame, the Mob rode in "The Bullet-Proof Bomb" A.K.A. "The Roaring Plenty" and constantly came to the rescue of Penelope Pitstop.

8. The next vehicle was a wooden buggy powered by a coal-fired range and driven by Luke and Blubber Bear. From which American state did Luke and Blubber come from?

Answer: Arkansas

Luke and Blubber Bear were a couple of hillbillies from the wilds of Arkansas and their vehicle was called "The Arkansas Chuggabug". Luke was asleep in his rocking chair through most of the races with a nervous Blubber behind him. The car was powered by a squirrel who was fed nuts to make the car go faster.

9. "The Turbo Terrific", a drag racer that tended to regularly fall apart, was driven by an all-American jock who had a crush on Miss Pitstop. What was this hunk's name?

Answer: Peter Perfect

Also known as the "Varoom Roadster" the "Turbo Terrific" was not noted for its reliability. Peter tended to romance his 'Pretty Penny' in between fixing his car.

10. The number 10 vehicle was "The Buzz Wagon", driven by Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth. But who, or what, was Sawtooth?

Answer: A Beaver

The beaver Sawtooth was joined by the muscle-bound logger Rufus Ruffcut. The vehicles wheels were buzz saws which cut through everything in their path. Like the Slag Brothers Rufus could recreate his vehicle quickly from the local woodland.

Source: Author martinjudo

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