Dave Davenport
Guru
- Location
- Hampshire
We had a club, cycling related quiz last night and there were three rounds we didn't use which I've posted on our club forum as an on-line quiz. Thought some Cycle Chatters might like a go too.
It's just for fun, no prizes & no cheating!
Just jot your answers down and I'll put the correct ones up in a few days, then you can boast (or not) about how many you got right, and remember NO GOOGLING!
Tour de France 2012 round
Q1. In which city did the grand depart take place?
Q2. Who won the prologue?
Q3. How many British stage winners were there?
Q4. Who were the winners of the yellow (GC), Green (points) and polka dot (KoM) jerseys? (all three for a correct answer)
Q5. What nationality is the winner of the white (young rider) jersey, Tejay van Garderen?
Q6. In what place did Team Sky finish in the teams classification?
Q7. On what stage did Wiggins take the yellow jersey?
Q8. How many stages did Wiggins win on his way to overall victory?
Q9. In what position did defending champion Cadel Evans finish the 2012 tour?
Q10. What was the time gap between Wiggins and Lanterne Rouge Jimmy Engoulvent (15 mins either way)
Technical(?) round
Q1. Who produced the first commercially available pneumatic tyre in 1888?
Q2. Which company introduced the first mass production mountain bike in 1981?
Q3. Who designed the Lotus TT bike on which Chris Boardman won Olympic gold in the 4000m pursuit?
Q4. In what year was legendary Italian cycling brand Campagnola founded? (accept a year either side)
Q5. Which make of bike did Bradley Wiggins ride to his historic Tour de France victory?
Q6. Who used parts of a washing machine to create a record breaking bike?
Q7. What do Americans call mudguards?
Q8. Many of us use SPD pedals, but what does SPD actually stand for?
Q9. Which well known component manufacturer started life in Birmingham in 1841 making nails?
Q10. Which multiple Tour de France winner was the first to do so using clipless pedals? (Bonus point for the year & make of pedal)
Quotations round
Q1. Which clerical figure and political activist said ‘Give a man a fish and feed him for a day…Teach a man to cycle and he will realise fishing is stupid and boring’?
Q2. Which flamboyant Italian cyclist said ‘The bicycle has a soul. If you succeed to love it, it will give you emotions that you will never forget’?
Q3. Which cycling legend said ‘A win is a win. Only you can win normally or you can win with panache’?
Q4. Which British track star said ‘We’re hated on the roads. We just hope people realise we are just flesh and bones on two wheels’?
Q5. Which Tour de France winner said ‘It never gets easier, you just go faster’?
Q6. Which former US president said ‘When you ride hard on a mountain bike sometimes you fall; otherwise you’re not riding hard’?
Q7. Which prolific race winner said ‘To me it doesn’t matter whether the sun is shining or whatever; as long as I’m riding a bike I’m the luckiest guy in the world’?
Q8. Which English literary giant’s work contains the line ‘To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first’?
Q9. Which TV presenter stated ‘The first Christmas present I remember wanting so badly it hurt was a bicycle’?
Q10. Who said ‘I’ll be a fan of the Tour de France as long as I live. And there are no secrets-this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it’? (no clues should be required)
It's just for fun, no prizes & no cheating!
Just jot your answers down and I'll put the correct ones up in a few days, then you can boast (or not) about how many you got right, and remember NO GOOGLING!
Tour de France 2012 round
Q1. In which city did the grand depart take place?
Q2. Who won the prologue?
Q3. How many British stage winners were there?
Q4. Who were the winners of the yellow (GC), Green (points) and polka dot (KoM) jerseys? (all three for a correct answer)
Q5. What nationality is the winner of the white (young rider) jersey, Tejay van Garderen?
Q6. In what place did Team Sky finish in the teams classification?
Q7. On what stage did Wiggins take the yellow jersey?
Q8. How many stages did Wiggins win on his way to overall victory?
Q9. In what position did defending champion Cadel Evans finish the 2012 tour?
Q10. What was the time gap between Wiggins and Lanterne Rouge Jimmy Engoulvent (15 mins either way)
Technical(?) round
Q1. Who produced the first commercially available pneumatic tyre in 1888?
Q2. Which company introduced the first mass production mountain bike in 1981?
Q3. Who designed the Lotus TT bike on which Chris Boardman won Olympic gold in the 4000m pursuit?
Q4. In what year was legendary Italian cycling brand Campagnola founded? (accept a year either side)
Q5. Which make of bike did Bradley Wiggins ride to his historic Tour de France victory?
Q6. Who used parts of a washing machine to create a record breaking bike?
Q7. What do Americans call mudguards?
Q8. Many of us use SPD pedals, but what does SPD actually stand for?
Q9. Which well known component manufacturer started life in Birmingham in 1841 making nails?
Q10. Which multiple Tour de France winner was the first to do so using clipless pedals? (Bonus point for the year & make of pedal)
Quotations round
Q1. Which clerical figure and political activist said ‘Give a man a fish and feed him for a day…Teach a man to cycle and he will realise fishing is stupid and boring’?
Q2. Which flamboyant Italian cyclist said ‘The bicycle has a soul. If you succeed to love it, it will give you emotions that you will never forget’?
Q3. Which cycling legend said ‘A win is a win. Only you can win normally or you can win with panache’?
Q4. Which British track star said ‘We’re hated on the roads. We just hope people realise we are just flesh and bones on two wheels’?
Q5. Which Tour de France winner said ‘It never gets easier, you just go faster’?
Q6. Which former US president said ‘When you ride hard on a mountain bike sometimes you fall; otherwise you’re not riding hard’?
Q7. Which prolific race winner said ‘To me it doesn’t matter whether the sun is shining or whatever; as long as I’m riding a bike I’m the luckiest guy in the world’?
Q8. Which English literary giant’s work contains the line ‘To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first’?
Q9. Which TV presenter stated ‘The first Christmas present I remember wanting so badly it hurt was a bicycle’?
Q10. Who said ‘I’ll be a fan of the Tour de France as long as I live. And there are no secrets-this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it’? (no clues should be required)
