Q 01/05

In which Australian city did Schumacher clinch his first world title in 1994?

A) Sydney

B) Adelaide

C) Perth

D) Brisbane

Answer · why

B) Adelaide

Adelaide. Leading the standings by a single point, he hit a wall on lap 36 and then collided with his title rival as he rejoined; with both men out of...

Q 02/05

After winning at which Italian circuit in 2006 did Schumacher announce his first retirement from Formula One?

A) Imola

B) Mugello

C) Monza

D) Fiorano

Answer · why

C) Monza

Monza. Ferrari confirmed it straight after the Italian Grand Prix; he won once more, in China, to finish with 91 victories, which was then a record.

Q 03/05

Schumacher's birthplace, Hürth, and childhood home, Kerpen, are both near which German city?

A) Cologne

B) Stuttgart

C) Munich

D) Hamburg

Answer · why

A) Cologne

Cologne. Hürth borders the city, and at nearby Kerpen's kart track, which his father came to run, Schumacher won his first club championship at the ag...

Q 04/05

How did the four-year-old Schumacher's father upgrade his pedal kart?

A) He fitted a small motorcycle engine

B) He fitted gears from a racing bicycle

C) He fitted a battery-powered motor

D) He fitted wheels from a real kart

Answer · why

A) He fitted a small motorcycle engine

He fitted a small motorcycle engine, and the four-year-old promptly drove it into a lamp post, so his parents took him to the local kart club instead.

Q 05/05

In which country did 12-year-old Schumacher get a kart licence, dodging Germany's minimum age of 14?

A) Luxembourg

B) Belgium

C) Austria

D) Netherlands

Answer · why

A) Luxembourg

Luxembourg. Its licences were open to 12-year-olds, so he raced under one until he was old enough for a German licence, and he went on to win the Germ...