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Formula One Madness: The 1950s

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"Welcome to a quiz about Formula One in the 1950s."


1. One team dominated 1950 winning all but one race. Which one was it?
    Alfa Romeo
    Lancia
    Ferrari
    Talbot-Lago


2. Which British team made their Formula One debut at the British Grand Prix of 1951?
    HWM
    Embassy Hill
    ERA
    BRM


3. Excluding the Indy 500, Alberto Ascari won all but the Swiss Grand Prix of 1952. Who won that race?
    Giuseppe Farina
    Piero Taruffi
    Jose Frolian Gonzalez
    Troy Ruttman


4. At the French Grand Prix of 1953, who became the first British driver to win a Grand Prix?
    Mike Hailwood
    Mike Hawthorn
    Stirling Moss
    Chris Amon


5. Who became Formula One's first driver fatality when he was killed in practice for the German Grand Prix of 1954?
    Juan Manuel Fangio
    Onofre Marimon
    Jose Frolian Gonzalez
    Hans Hermann


6. Which big event of 1955 resulted in Formula One races being cancelled in France, Germany, and Spain that year, and motor racing being banned altogether in Switzerland?
    The death of two drivers at Indianapolis
    Driver's walking out over pay
    Huge crash at Le Mans
    The death of Alberto Ascari


7. In 1956, which British driver sensationally sacrificed his chance of a maiden world championship, to let Juan Manuel Fangio try and win his 4th?
    Harry Schell
    Stirling Moss
    Peter Collins
    Michael Hawthorn


8. Who was the only European driver on the entry list for the Indianapolis 500 of 1957?
    Stuart Lewis-Evans
    Juan Manuel Fangio
    Giuseppe Farina
    Stirling Moss


9. 1958 saw the first women competitor in Formula One.
    True
    False


10. Which American racer entered the first United States Grand Prix in 1959?
    Jerry Unser
    Rodger Ward
    Johnny Thompson
    Bob Cortner


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