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HISTORY OF THE BICYCLE QUIZ


1. Who was the Scottish blacksmith that created the first self-propelled bike in 1839?

Kirkpatrick Macmillan
James Starley
H.J. Larson
Pierre Michaux
Baron von Drais

2. Who designed the first chain-driven, or "Safety," bike in 1884?

Kirkpatrick Macmillan
James Starley
H.J. Larson
Pierre Michaux
Baron von Drais

3. What company produced the Sting-Ray, the first bike with a "banana seat" and high-rise handlebars?

Raleigh
Cannondale
Trek
Schwinn
Diamond Back
Sears

4. What year were more bikes than cars sold in the USA?

1922
1938
1947
1978
1999
it never happened

5. Who was the Irish veterinarian that added the pneumatic tire to the bicycle in 1888?

Firestone
Goodyear
Goodrich
Dunlop
Roebuck
Springfield

6. What bike was called the "high wheeler?"

Ordinary
Velocipede
Draisienne
Safety Bike
English Racer
Cruiser

7. Who was the first African American to become the premier sports figure in a major American sport?

Andrew Ritchie
Jesse Owens
Marshall Taylor
Jeffrey Washington
Curtis Foreman
Alex Willis

8. When did bikes first have front and rear suspensions?

1850's
1890's
1920's
1980's
1990's

9. About what year was it discovered that a person could balance on two wheels while coasting down a hill?

1580
1693
1725
1794
1817
 

10. Who invented the velocipede?

Kirkpatrick Macmillan
James Starley
H.J. Larson
Pierre Michaux
Baron von Drais

11. Who developed the "high wheeler" in the 1870's?

Kirkpatrick Macmillan
James Starley
H.J. Larson
Pierre Michaux
Baron von Drias

12. How many cycling events are in today's Olympic games?

2
3
5
7
9
 

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