Q 01/05

Ricky Bobby is born in the back seat of which speeding car after his father misses the hospital turnoff?

A) A Chevrolet Chevelle

B) A Ford Mustang

C) A Dodge Charger

D) A Pontiac GTO

Answer · why

A) A Chevrolet Chevelle

A rural birth at speed and a father named Reese set the tone for everything that follows.

Q 02/05

Complete Reese Bobby's career-day advice that shapes Ricky's life: 'If you ain't first, you're ___.'

A) Nothing

B) Last

C) Second

D) Losing

Answer · why

B) Last

Reese later admits he was high when he said it and that it made no sense.

Q 03/05

Ricky gets his first drive when Dennit back-marker Terry Cheveaux stops mid-race for what?

A) A sandwich

B) A phone call

C) A bathroom break

D) A cigarette

Answer · why

C) A bathroom break

Ricky finishes third, Larry Dennit Sr. gives him a permanent seat, and Cheveaux is played by director Adam McKay.

Q 04/05

How does Ricky meet his future wife Carley?

A) She flashes him after a win

B) She is his physical therapist

C) She interviews him for Speed Channel

D) She works in the Dennit office

Answer · why

A) She flashes him after a win

The trophy wife later leaves Ricky for Cal when she thinks his career is finished.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the drafting move that makes Ricky and Cal an unstoppable duo?

A) The Boomerang

B) The Slingshot

C) The Bump-and-Run

D) The Corkscrew

Answer · why

B) The Slingshot

Their two-word catchphrase is a different thing entirely, and a grand-prix race engineer later quoted it over team radio at Austin.