Q 01/05

Which 2009 film features Elliot Page as Bliss Cavendar, a Texas teenager who swaps beauty pageants for roller derby?

A) Whip It

B) Stick It

C) Roll Bounce

D) Blue Crush

Answer · why

A) Whip It

Whip It was adapted by Shauna Cross from her own novel Derby Girl, and real leagues helped promote it by skating around town in the film's costumes.

Q 02/05

In which Texas city did roller derby's modern revival begin in the early 2000s as an all-female amateur sport?

A) Houston

B) Dallas

C) Austin

D) San Antonio

Answer · why

C) Austin

Austin skaters founded their league in 2001, and by August 2006 more than 135 similar leagues had followed.

Q 03/05

Which symbol marks the helmet cover of a roller derby jammer, the only skater on a team who can score?

A) A stripe

B) A star

C) A flame

D) A crown

Answer · why

B) A star

A star makes the jammer easy to spot, which matters because every opposing blocker that jammer laps is worth a point.

Q 04/05

The 1989 TV show RollerGames settled tied games with a race around a pit billed as holding which animals?

A) Rattlesnakes

B) Piranhas

C) Tarantulas

D) Alligators

Answer · why

D) Alligators

Alligators were the show's most talked-about gimmick, though a backstage insider told one reporter the pit stayed empty during regular play for safety...

Q 05/05

Which future Oscar winner appeared as a child in the 1972 roller derby film Kansas City Bomber?

A) Jodie Foster

B) Tatum O'Neal

C) Brooke Shields

D) Kristy McNichol

Answer · why

A) Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster was making only her second feature film appearance when MGM released the skating drama.