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Quiz about The Cars of the Wacky Races
Quiz about The Cars of the Wacky Races

The Cars of the "Wacky Races"! Quiz


Back in 1968, Hanna-Barbara created an influential cartoon about a series of car rallies. Revisit this classic 60s car-toon, and see how many of the entries you can remember.

A multiple-choice quiz by smalltownhick. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
230,573
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
442
Last 3 plays: Guest 176 (13/15), Guest 82 (10/15), Guest 86 (12/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Car number 1 is the Bouldermobile - driven by whom? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Now here comes car number 2, a haunted mobile home driven by the Gruesome Twosome. What is the name of this vehicle? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Coming up now is car number 3 - at least, I THINK it's a car. What is the name of Professor Pat Pending's invention? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. The Number 4 car is The Red Max's distinctive WW1 fighter-on-wheels. Can you name this vehicle? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Here comes the number 5 car. Something's different here, though. Can you tell me how this entry differs from the others? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Next up, the number 6 car, called the Army Surplus Special. What rank is the driver? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Oh, look - it's the number 7 car, owned and operated by The Ant Hill Mob. It is called the Bulletproof Bomb, but what other name has it been referred to? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Here come Luke and Blubber Bear, driving the number 8 car. Tell me which state the car (and they) are from. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. The number nine car is Peter Perfect's Turbo Terrific. What can be said about his car? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Up rolls car number 10 - The Buzzwagon, driven by Rufus Ruffcut. Who, or what, is his co-pilot? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. The eleventh car was #00, The Mean Machine. Which of the following is the correct spelling of the driver's name? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. And there they go - for how many seasons did "The Wacky Races" run? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The Mean Machine won a race which had to be cancelled, due to an avalanche closing the course.


Question 14 of 15
14. How many races did the Mean Machine win? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. OK, now for the ultimate question - which car was the fastest? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Car number 1 is the Bouldermobile - driven by whom?

Answer: The Slag Brothers, Rock and Gravel

The Bouldermobile was a big rock with four stone wheels. It could be considered a less sophisticated version of the car Fred Flintstone drove. Appropriate, since Rock and Gravel could be considered less sophisticated versions of Fred Flintstone. Furballs with clubs, their appearances were later recycled for Captain Caveman.
2. Now here comes car number 2, a haunted mobile home driven by the Gruesome Twosome. What is the name of this vehicle?

Answer: The Creepy Coupe

One of the more versatile vehicles, the ghoulish inhabitants of the car could be brought forth to provide extra speed or offensive jolts to offending racers. Dragon Power was a commonly used option.
3. Coming up now is car number 3 - at least, I THINK it's a car. What is the name of Professor Pat Pending's invention?

Answer: The Convert-a-Car

Car number 3 was a Transformer years before Optimus Prime came along. If you picked The Gadgetmobile, then you picked the name of Inspector Gadget's car.
4. The Number 4 car is The Red Max's distinctive WW1 fighter-on-wheels. Can you name this vehicle?

Answer: The Crimson Haybailer

I guess the Haybailer was just the thing for barnstorming. The Scarlet Pumpernickel was a Daffy Duck character - the others I made up.
5. Here comes the number 5 car. Something's different here, though. Can you tell me how this entry differs from the others?

Answer: A female driver - the rest are all male

Penelope Pitstop's Compact Pussycat was more like a mobile beauty salon than a racecar, but it did manage to win 4 races. Car number 7 contained the seven-man Ant Hill Mob. Peter Perfect's car number 10 had the roll bar. And all the cars had engines, even the Bouldermobile - although that one was a little, umm, organic.
6. Next up, the number 6 car, called the Army Surplus Special. What rank is the driver?

Answer: Private

Sarge may have manned the turret, but it was Private Meekly who drove the machine. How they managed to make a modified tank go 80 mph is beyond me.
7. Oh, look - it's the number 7 car, owned and operated by The Ant Hill Mob. It is called the Bulletproof Bomb, but what other name has it been referred to?

Answer: The Roaring Plenty

The Getaway Genius is an old "Batman" villain, while the Chicago 7 were Black Panthers. The High Roller I made up. The Ant Hill Mob got a lot better role in the sequel series, "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop", and was one of only three of the race teams than appeared in another cartoon after the "Wacky Races".
8. Here come Luke and Blubber Bear, driving the number 8 car. Tell me which state the car (and they) are from.

Answer: Arkansas

The Arkansas Chugabug, pride of the hills, was essentially a plank with a potbellied stove, which Luke steered with his feet. Good ol' Luke - nothing fazes him. He even drove through some wargames once. Didn't bat an eye.
9. The number nine car is Peter Perfect's Turbo Terrific. What can be said about his car?

Answer: It has the biggest engine

The Turbo Terrific is a long, thin car with a long thin engine. It has the misfortune of being the car that falls apart most often.
"The Wacky Races" was based on the movie "The Great Race". The characters of Dick Dastardly and Penelope Pitstop can both be seen as derived from characters in the movie. If so, Peter should probably be the hero of the group - and yet he is one of the least developed characters in the cartoon. Go figure.
10. Up rolls car number 10 - The Buzzwagon, driven by Rufus Ruffcut. Who, or what, is his co-pilot?

Answer: Sawtooth, a beaver

I've always considered this car to be the Canadian entry. In one episode, Rufus showed superhuman strength, using a whole tree as a baseball bat.
11. The eleventh car was #00, The Mean Machine. Which of the following is the correct spelling of the driver's name?

Answer: Dick Dastardly

Weren't expecting a spelling test here, were you? Dick would later appear in "Dastardly and Muttley and their Flying Machines". Interestingly enough, it was his co-pilot who would appear in a third cartoon, not Dastardly himself.
12. And there they go - for how many seasons did "The Wacky Races" run?

Answer: 2 - but they were GOOD seasons

Most cartoons from that era lasted a single season. The Races lasted two seasons - 1968/69 and 1969/70. There were a total of 34 races, from The See-Saw to Arkansas to the Overseas Hi-Way Race, run two races per episode.
13. The Mean Machine won a race which had to be cancelled, due to an avalanche closing the course.

Answer: False

Nothing stopped the Wacky Racers. They would have raced through a nuclear war. One race did feature an avalanche - but the racers just dug through it.
14. How many races did the Mean Machine win?

Answer: One, but Dick was disqualified afterwards.

Yes, Dick Dastardly actually crossed the finish line first once - or seemed to. Actually, his car's nose cone extended so that he would seem to "win by a nose".
15. OK, now for the ultimate question - which car was the fastest?

Answer: The Mean Machine

The races usually began with the rocket powered Mean Machine taking a commanding lead, after which Dick and Muttley would attempt to set traps that would put the others out of the race. These would usually backfire.
Hope you enjoyed the quiz. My thanks to Wikipedia, the IMDB, and, of course, www.hotink.com/wacky, the premiere "Wacky Races" website.
Source: Author smalltownhick

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