Traditions
What does the winning driver drink after the race?
1. Water
2. Milk
3. Pop
2. Milk
When was the first Indy 500 race?
1. 1902
2. 1922
3. 1911
3. 1911
The Indy 500 is called what?
1. The Greatest Spectacle in Indy Car
2. The Greatest Spectacle in Sports
3. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing
3. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing
What weekend does the race take place every year?
1. Race weekend
2. Memorial Day Weekend
3. May Day Weekend
2. Memorial Day Weekend
Who won last year's Indy 500?
1. Conor Daly
2. Josef Newgarden
3. Scott Dixon
2. Josef Newgarden
What does the winning driver kiss at the end of the race?
1. The Bricks
2. His family
3. The trophy
1. The Bricks
What running of the Indy 500 is this year's race?
1. 110th
2. 107th
3. 108th
3. 108th
How many drivers are in the Indy 500?
1. 33
2. 22
3. 34
1. 33
What college band is the official band of the Indy 500?
1. Butler University
2. Purdue University
3. Indiana University
2. Purdue University
Who won the first Indy 500?
1. Fred Belcher
2. Ray Harroun
3. Harry Cobe
2. Ray Harroun
What special thing is on the winner's trophy?
1. The number 1
2. The winners' names
3. The winners' faces
3. The winners' faces
What was the first thing to be raced at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
1. Cars
2. Hot Air Balloons
3. Motorcycles
2. Hot Air Balloons
How many miles is the race?
1. 500
2. 108
3. 100
1. 500
What song is sung before the start of the race every year?
1. Back Home Again in Indiana
2. Race Day in Indiana
3. Sweet Caroline
1. Back Home Again in Indiana
Who was the first female to race in the Indy 500?
1. Sarah Fisher
2. Danica Patrick
3. Janet Guthrie
3. Janet Guthrie
Where does the winner celebrate at the end of the race?
1. The Winner's Square
2. The Winner's Triangle
3. The Winner's Circle
3. The Winner's Circle
1. World War I and World War II
2. The Flu Epidemic and Covid-19 Pandemic
3. It has never been canceled
What is the area with the garages called at the Speedway?
1. Snake Pit
2. Gasoline Alley
3. Pit Place
2. Gasoline Alley
What organization puts on cool events leading up to the start of May?
1. 500 People
2. 500 Festival
3. 500 Group
2. 500 Festival
What driver has won the most Indy 500s?
1. Helio Castroneves
2. A.J. Foyt
3. Rick Mears
4. Al Unser
Trick question! They're all tied for the record with 4 wins apiece!
What is placed on the winner after the race?
1. A crown
2. A cape
3. A wreath
3. A wreath
What material was the track originally made out of?
1. Crushed stone and tar
2. Bricks
3. Asphalt
1. Crushed stone and tar
What's the fastest speed a driver has reached in the Indy 500?
1. 253 mph
2. 211 mph
3. 236 mph
3. 236 mph
What am I doing before the race?
1. Riding around the track in the Pace Truck
2. Nothing
3. Riding in the parade on Saturday
1. Riding in the Pace Truck and 3. Riding in the Parade on Saturday
What racing family has won the most Indy 500s?
1. Andretti Family
2. Unser Family
3. Foyt Family
2. Unser Family
Al Unser Sr. won 4 Indy 500s and Al Unser Jr. won 2. Bobby Unser (Al Sr.'s son, Al Jr's Brother) won the race three times. Two of Al Sr.'s Nephews have also raced in the Indy 500.