Q 01/05

The Indianapolis 500 winner traditionally drinks what in victory lane?

A) Milk

B) Champagne

C) Orange juice

D) Beer

Answer · why

A) Milk

Milk. Louis Meyer asked for buttermilk after a 1930s win because his mother swore by it on hot days, and dairy companies later paid to make a bottle o...

Q 02/05

Why is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway nicknamed the Brickyard?

A) It replaced a demolished brick factory

B) Its first winner was a bricklayer

C) Its first grandstands were brick

D) It was paved with 3.2 million bricks

Answer · why

D) It was paved with 3.2 million bricks

It was paved with 3.2 million bricks in 1909. All but a yard-wide strip at the start-finish line now lies under asphalt, and since 1996 winners have k...

Q 03/05

Which three races make up the unofficial Triple Crown of Motorsport?

A) Indy 500, Daytona 500, Le Mans

B) Daytona 500, Monaco GP, Le Mans

C) Indy 500, Monaco GP, Le Mans

D) Indy 500, Monaco GP, Daytona 500

Answer · why

C) Indy 500, Monaco GP, Le Mans

Indy 500, Monaco GP, Le Mans: only Graham Hill has won all three, and Fernando Alonso skipped Monaco in 2017 to try for the Indianapolis leg.

Q 04/05

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is won by the car that does what?

A) Covers the greatest distance

B) Completes 500 laps first

C) Sets the fastest lap

D) Uses the least fuel

Answer · why

A) Covers the greatest distance

Covers the greatest distance. In 1966 Ford staged a side-by-side finish, and the win went to the car that had started farther back, because it had cov...

Q 05/05

Which carmaker puts its ignition left of the steering wheel, a habit it traces to Le Mans running starts?

A) Aston Martin

B) Porsche

C) Jaguar

D) Bentley

Answer · why

B) Porsche

Porsche. With the key on the left, a driver who had just sprinted across the track could fire the engine with one hand while the other found first gea...