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Quiz about The Grand National
Quiz about The Grand National

The Grand National Trivia Quiz


The greatest race of them all deserves a much better quiz than this, but why not try it anyway!

A multiple-choice quiz by rosc. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
rosc
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
193,520
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2239
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 94 (8/10), Guest 148 (3/10), Guest 82 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The trainer of the greatest champion of all time, Red Rum, also trained the 2004 winner, Amberleigh House. Who was that trainer? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The National had its first woman jockey, Charlotte Brew, in which year? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Dick Francis rode 'the horse that didn't win' in 1956. Who was the famous owner of that horse? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Foinavon's fence" was named after one of the luckiest winners of any race ever. What odds did Foinavon go off at? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1981, there was hardly a dry eye in the house as Bob Champion rode Aldaniti to an emotional victory, following his recovery from cancer and the horse's recovery from a tendon injury to its leg. What was the film of their story called? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 1993, why was there was no Grand National winner? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these is not a genuine Grand National fence? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 1992, the National was run just a few days before John Major unexpectedly led the Conservative party to victory in the General Election. What was the aptly named National winner that year? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where was the National held in 1916, 1917, and 1918? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was the appropriate name of the first ever winner of the Grand National Steeplechase in 1839? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The trainer of the greatest champion of all time, Red Rum, also trained the 2004 winner, Amberleigh House. Who was that trainer?

Answer: Ginger McCain

Red Rum won in 1973, 1974, and 1977. Ginger was 73 when he had his fourth winner and had no plans to stop training.
2. The National had its first woman jockey, Charlotte Brew, in which year?

Answer: 1977

Charlotte's mount, Barony Fort, refused at fence 27. In 1982, Geraldine Rees on Cheers became the first female jockey to complete the course.
3. Dick Francis rode 'the horse that didn't win' in 1956. Who was the famous owner of that horse?

Answer: HM the Queen Mother

Neither the Queen Mother nor Dick Francis ever won the race. No satisfactory answer has ever been found for why Devon Loch stumbled on the run in, losing his convincing lead.
4. "Foinavon's fence" was named after one of the luckiest winners of any race ever. What odds did Foinavon go off at?

Answer: 100 to 1

The Tote paid out 444 to 1! A loose horse caused the rest of the field to fall or stop and only Foinavon was far enough behind to avoid the pile-up and establish enough of a lead that no one could catch him. He still had to complete the course which is something of an achievement, I suppose.
5. In 1981, there was hardly a dry eye in the house as Bob Champion rode Aldaniti to an emotional victory, following his recovery from cancer and the horse's recovery from a tendon injury to its leg. What was the film of their story called?

Answer: Champions

Get the tissues in before watching this.
6. In 1993, why was there was no Grand National winner?

Answer: The starter failed to recall the field after a false start

Half the field carried on, not realising that there had been a second false start. The race could not be re-run and the 'winning' horse, Esha Ness, ridden by John White, could not claim the prize. In 2001, there were fears that the meeting would have to be abandoned like the Cheltenham Festival because of the foot and mouth crisis.

However, Aintree was able to go ahead as normal. In 1997, an IRA bomb scare caused the race to be postponed 48 hours.
7. Which of these is not a genuine Grand National fence?

Answer: The Water Turn

There is a water jump on the first circuit but, fortunately, on the straight. The Booth (fence 11) and Westhead (fence 12) are both open ditches. Valentine's is one of the two famous fences on the course with brooks (Becher's is the other).
8. In 1992, the National was run just a few days before John Major unexpectedly led the Conservative party to victory in the General Election. What was the aptly named National winner that year?

Answer: Party Politics

Ridden by Carl Llewellyn, Party Politics came in at 14-1.
9. Where was the National held in 1916, 1917, and 1918?

Answer: Gatwick

The Aintree meeting was abandoned during both World Wars in the 20th century. Races were held at Gatwick in WWI over the Grand National distance as a substitute.
10. What was the appropriate name of the first ever winner of the Grand National Steeplechase in 1839?

Answer: Lottery

Here's to another 165 years of the best, hardest, gutsiest, steeplechasing around.
Source: Author rosc

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