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46.0. "1993 Indy Trivia Quiz" by TKOVOA::THOMPSON (Roger Thompson coming to you from Tokyo) Sat May 15 1993 06:39

                           1993 Indy Trivia Quiz
                       Copyright 1993, Roger Thompson

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Lap 1. Who is the President of the IMS (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)? 
	a) George Anton         c) Tony Hulman, Jr.     e) Mari Hulman
	b) Anton George         d) Tony Hulman III      f) George Hulman 

Lap 2. What seating section is located between 'Section A' and 'Section C'?
	a) Paddock 		c) N.E. Vista           e) Section E   
	b) Section B		d) S.E. Vista           f) Tower Terrace 

Lap 3. Which of the following did NOT race a car at the Indy '500'?
	a) Scott Goodyear	c) Dennis Firestone	e) Gaston Chevrolet
	b) Arthur Chevrolet 	d) Louis Chevrolet 	f) Joseph Ford

Lap 4. How was the current limit for number of qualifiers determined?
	a) # of finishers in 1st 500    d) # of cars at 1 per 400 feet of track
	b) # of cars entered in 1912	e) At 1 MPH difference per car, it
	c) Based on the year 1933	   takes 10 laps to lap the a car
	
Lap 5. What was the cause of a two hour delay in the 1941 race?
	a) Garage area fire	    c) Pace Car driver became ill  e) rain
	b) Broadcast difficulties   d) President Eisenhower        f) tornado

Lap 6. Which driver was first to repeat victory at the Indy '500'?
	a) Wilbur Shaw 		c) Tommy Milton		e) Mauri Rose 
	b) Lewis Meyer 		d) Ralph DePala 	f) Louis Schneider

Lap 7. Which driver drove the first rear engine car in the Indy '500'? 
	a) Jimmy Clark		c) Graham Hill		e) Jim Hurtibise
	b) George Baily		d) Jack Brabham 	f) Lee Oldfeild 

Lap 8. Which year was the first Indy '500' in which the entire Speedway (with 
       the exception of the start/finish line) was paved with asphalt?	
	a) 1909			c) 1936			e) 1955	
	b) 1911			d) 1945			f) 1962

Lap 9. Which is NOT an IMS official track specification? 
	a) 1/8 mile long	d) 50 ft wide 		g) 559 acres 
	b) 1/4 mile long	e) 60 ft wide 		h) 9��12' bank
	c) 5/8 mile long	f) 90 ft wide		i) 2.5 miles

Lap 10. Which manufacturer has NOT powered a race car in the Indy '500'?
	a) Marmon		c) Briggs & Stratton	e) Cummins
	b) Buick		d) Mercedes		f) Puegeot 

Lap 11. Joe Dawson holds the record for a winner who led the least laps during 
	his win at the Indy '500', how many laps is it?
	a) 58			c) 11			e) 3	
	b) 57			d) 10 			f) 2

Lap 12. Billy Arnold hold the record for a winner who led the most laps during 
	his win at the Indy '500', how many laps is it?	
	a) 200			c) 198			e) 185	
	b) 199 			d) 189			f) 158

Lap 13. Which of the drivers below have led the most laps at the Indy '500'?
	a) Gordon Johncock 	c) Bill Vukovich	e) Parnelli Jones
	b) Mario Andretti 	d) Lloyd Ruby		f) Emerson Fittipaldi

Lap 14. Who was the oldest (at time of victory) Indy winner?
	a) A. J. Foyt		c) Troy Ruttman		e) Emerson Fittipaldi
	b) Al Unser Sr.		d) Bobby Unser		f) Gordon Johncock

Lap 15. Who below does NOT share his name (Jr.) with a racing son? (choose two)
	a) Al Unser Sr. 	c) A. J. Foyt Sr. 	e) Mario Andretti Sr. 
	b) Duane Carter Sr. 	d) Johnnie Parsons Sr.	f) Bill Vukovich Sr.

Lap 16. What best describes Rickenbacker, the second of three owners of the 
	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, prior to purchasing it in 1927?
	a) Food Retailer	c) Oil Millionaire	e) WWI flying Ace
	b) Radio Station owner	d) Horse Track owner	f) Politician

Lap 17. Which driver was first to be Rookie of the Year?
	a) Bobby Unser		c) Tom Sneva		e) Mark Donohue
	b) Al Unser Sr.		d) Gordon Johncock 	f) Johnny Rutherford

Lap 18. Only one of EACH of the following pairs of brothers who raced at Indy 
	was Rookie of the Year, which three? (choose three) 
	a) Rick Mears		c) Tom Sneva		e) Bobby Allison
	b) Roger Mears		d) Jerry Sneva		f) Donnie Allison

Lap 19. Which driver won the 1968 Indy '500' in car number three?
	a) A. J. Foyt		c) Al Unser		e) Mark Donohue
	b) Bobby Unser		d) Mario Andretti	f) Gordon Johncock

Lap 20. Which Driver has NOT won the Indy '500' in a Penske owned car?
	a) Al Unser Sr. 	c) Mark Donohue		e) Bobby Unser
	b) Johnny Rutherford 	d) Danny Sulivan 	f) Tom Sneva

Lap 21. Which driver did NOT drive a Penske owned car at the Indy '500'? 
	a) Kevin Cogan		c) Danny Ongais 	e) Mark Donohue 
	b) Peter Revson		d) Mike Hiss		f) Danny Sulivan

Lap 22. Who did NOT race with a blood relative in the 1982 Indy '500'? 
	(choose two)
	a) Whittington		c) Mears		e) Sneva
	b) Andretti		d) Unser		f) Carter

Lap 23. Which of the following have both raced and owned (or co-owned) a car 
	at the Indy '500'? (choose three)
	a) Roger Penske		c) Parnelli Jones	e) Andy Granetelli
	b) A. J. Foyt		d) Bobby Rahal		f) J. C. Agajanian

Lap 24. Which was NOT a major sponsor of a Penske owned car at the Indy '500'?
	a) Gould		c) Sunoco		e) Cummins
	b) Mobile		d) Norton		f) Miller

Lap 25. Which one of the following did NOT drive a car in the Indy '500'?
	a) Roger McClusky	c) Rodger Ward		e) Roger Mears
	b) Sheraton Thompson	d) Johnny Thompson 	f) Rene Thomas

Tie breaker: What was the total elapsed time of the first Indy 500 in 1911? 
(hours��minutes' seconds") ____��____' ____"

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