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Jason Chaser, Hover Car Racer Trivia Quiz

Jason Chaser was the star of "Hover Car Racer" the book by Matthew Reilly, but how much do you really know about him?

A multiple-choice quiz by Daragh. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Daragh

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
283,380

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
249

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In which part of Australia does Jason live? Hint

Melbourne

Hells Creek

Halls Creek

Sydney

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of Jason's hover car? Hint

Argonaut

Devils Chariot

Speed Razor

Pied Piper

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of Jason's younger brother? Hint

Beetle

Bug

Tim

Bat

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is Jason's teacher at Race School? Hint

Anthony Nielsen

Zoroastro

Scott Syracuse

Umberto Lombardi

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Question 5 of 10

5. In Race School in what position does Jason come, in his first race? Hint

9th

6th

DNF

2nd

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is Jason's Mech Chief at Race School? Hint

Sally McDuff

Ariel Piper

Barnaby Becker

Bonnie McDuff

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who beats Jason in the sponsors tournament in the middle of the Race School season by less than a second? Hint

Fabian

Jason Chaser

Xavier Xonora

Alessandro Romba

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which Grand Slam race does Jason compete during his season at Race School? Hint

Italian Run

London Underground Race

New York Masters

Sydney Classic

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Question 9 of 10

9. At the end of the year Jason competes in the New York Challenger race; who wins this race? Hint

Jason Chaser

Varishna Krishna

Xavier Xonora

Isiah Washington

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Question 10 of 10

10. How much money does Martha Chaser win because of a bet on Jason at the end of the book? Hint

$1000

$3352

$2000

$1500

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which part of Australia does Jason live?

Answer: Halls Creek

Halls Creek is near the middle of Australia and Jason lives there with his brother and his two adoptive parents.

2. What is the name of Jason's hover car?

Answer: Argonaut

This is a very good reference by Matthew Reilly to the ancient Greek legend of Jason and the Argonauts. At the end of the book there is a part where Jason has to retrieve a golden fleece just like his classical namesake.

3. What is the name of Jason's younger brother?

Answer: Bug

The Bug, as everyone calls him, will only talk to his mother and to Jason and even then only in whispers. He is also a mathematical genius and at twelve years old is the youngest kid at the Race School.

4. Who is Jason's teacher at Race School?

Answer: Scott Syracuse

Scott Syracuse used to be a professional Hover Car Racer until one day he had a bad crash while racing in New York and had to retire from pro Racing.

5. In Race School in what position does Jason come, in his first race?

Answer: DNF

He could have come fifth and got himself six points but instead he bowed out of the race to help his friend Ariel Piper.

6. Who is Jason's Mech Chief at Race School?

Answer: Sally McDuff

Sally McDuff is a Scottish girl with lots of brothers who love to work on hover cars but she is the best mechanic in her entire family.

7. Who beats Jason in the sponsors tournament in the middle of the Race School season by less than a second?

Answer: Xavier Xonora

Jason had to race 290 laps around a course in four races in one day before he was beaten by Xavier Xonora whose father is the king of the province of Monsei.

8. In which Grand Slam race does Jason compete during his season at Race School?

Answer: Italian Run

Jason should have come fifth in the race but the tail fin of his car was blown to pieces when he was only seconds away from the finish line. After his car crashed into a Venetian canal another car crashed into it and in the resulting explosion Jason almost died saving his brother.

9. At the end of the year Jason competes in the New York Challenger race; who wins this race?

Answer: Jason Chaser

Jason beat Xavier right at the death when Xavier celebrated prematurely with about a hundred meters of track to go.

10. How much money does Martha Chaser win because of a bet on Jason at the end of the book?

Answer: $1500

She bet one dollar on Jason before the New York Masters Series and when he won she said she was going to use the money to buy herself a sewing machine.

Source: Author Daragh

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