Q 01/05

Which country was Juan Manuel Fangio from?

A) Brazil

B) Spain

C) Argentina

D) Italy

Answer · why

C) Argentina

He remains the only driver from his country to have won either the World Drivers' Championship or his home Grand Prix.

Q 02/05

How many Formula One World Drivers' Championships did Fangio win?

A) 3

B) 4

C) 5

D) 7

Answer · why

C) 5

He won them in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957, all after his 40th birthday.

Q 03/05

Which driver finally surpassed Fangio's record number of world titles in 2003?

A) Ayrton Senna

B) Michael Schumacher

C) Lewis Hamilton

D) Alain Prost

Answer · why

B) Michael Schumacher

The record had stood for 46 years; the German said Fangio was 'on a level much higher than I see myself'.

Q 04/05

What nickname, meaning 'the master', do Argentines use for Fangio?

A) El Toro

B) El Maestro

C) El Rey

D) El Jefe

Answer · why

B) El Maestro

His other nickname, El Chueco, came from his football-playing days.

Q 05/05

Fangio's childhood nickname El Chueco referred to what?

A) His bandy legs

B) His stammer

C) His crooked nose

D) His curly hair

Answer · why

A) His bandy legs

He earned it for the way he bent his left leg around the ball to shoot in football games.

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