Q 01/05

Who voices Lightning McQueen in the Cars films?

A) Ben Stiller

B) Owen Wilson

C) Vince Vaughn

D) Luke Wilson

Answer · why

B) Owen Wilson

Keith Ferguson takes over the role in Cars Toons and most of the video games.

Q 02/05

Lightning McQueen's racing number was originally going to be 57. Why was it changed to 95?

A) To match Richard Petty's car

B) Because 57 was already trademarked

C) To honour Route 66 plus 29

D) To mark the year Toy Story was released

Answer · why

D) To mark the year Toy Story was released

The 57 would have referred to director John Lasseter's birth year.

Q 03/05

Lightning's surname honours whom?

A) Actor and racer Steve McQueen

B) Pixar animator Glenn McQueen

C) Racing writer Alexander McQueen

D) Lasseter's college roommate

Answer · why

B) Pixar animator Glenn McQueen

Glenn McQueen died in 2002; the 2017 book Cars Origins gives Lightning's birth name as Montgomery 'Monty' McQueen.

Q 04/05

In which forgotten town along U.S. Route 66 does Lightning get stranded in the first film?

A) Propwash Junction

B) Thomasville

C) Radiator Springs

D) Carburetor County

Answer · why

C) Radiator Springs

The town was bypassed when the interstate was built, which is the quiet tragedy at the heart of the movie.

Q 05/05

Which championship trophy is Lightning chasing throughout the first film?

A) The Dinoco Cup

B) The Piston Cup

C) The World Grand Prix

D) The Hudson Trophy

Answer · why

B) The Piston Cup

The season ends in a three-way tie with Chick Hicks and The King, forcing a tiebreaker in Los Angeles.