A Two-Wheeled Quiz
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Where on the bike can you find a jockey wheel?
Brakes
Back Wheel
Handlebars
Gears
ANSWER: The jockey wheel, also known as a jockey pulley or pulley wheel, helps guide the chain in the rear derailleur. The jockey wheel, also known as a jockey pulley or pulley wheel, helps guide the chain in the rear derailleur.
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In biking, what is an endo?
A trick where the front wheel stops and the back wheel lifts off the ground
An extended wheelie
A part of the brake
A type of road bike with no brakes
ANSWER: The endo is also known as a “stoppie” or a “highsider.” The endo is also known as a “stoppie” or a “highsider.”
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What social movement led to the bicycle being nicknamed “the freedom machine?”
Feminism
The Civil Rights Movement
The Cultural Revolution
The growth of the suburbs
ANSWER: Susan B. Anthony once said about the bike: “I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood." Susan B. Anthony once said about the bike: “I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood."
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Traditionally, what is the major difference between men’s and women’s bike frames?
The handlebars are lower
The top tube is shorter and sometimes sloped
The saddle sits farther back
The pedals are closer to the ground
ANSWER: The frames are meant to accommodate shorter legs, narrower shoulder and a shorter torso than a men’s frame. The frames are meant to accommodate shorter legs, narrower shoulder and a shorter torso than a men’s frame.
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What musician appeared on The Steve Allen Show as a “musical bicyclist?”
Captain Beefheart
P.D.Q. Bach
Frank Zappa
Weird Al Yankovic
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Only two Americans have ever won the Tour de France, though they did it a combined 10 times. One was Lance Armstrong, who you may know won it seven consecutive times. Who won the other three?
Floyd Landis
Greg LeMond
Davis Phinney
David Hamilton
ANSWER: LeMond won the 1986, 1990 and 1991 races. LeMond won the 1986, 1990 and 1991 races.
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Typically how many stages are there in the Tour de France?
14
18
20
21
ANSWER: The race usually has two off-days for transportation and rest. The early runs of the Tour de France seem more like an episode of Hanna-Barbera’s “Wacky Races.” To start, it was first developed as a publicity stunt for the sporting newspaper L’Auto to sell enough papers to pass its rival Le Velo. Riders also pulled stunts like scattering nails behind them, hoping into cars and even completing entire legs by train. The race usually has two off-days for transportation and rest. The early runs of the Tour de France seem more like an episode of Hanna-Barbera’s “Wacky Races.” To start, it was first developed as a publicity stunt for the sporting newspaper L’Auto to sell enough papers to pass its rival Le Velo. Riders also pulled stunts like scattering nails behind them, hoping into cars and even completing entire legs by train.
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What brand is Pee-Wee Herman’s bike in Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure?
Schwinn
Huffy
Mongoose
Hermacycle
ANSWER: There is some controversy about what specific model Pee-Wee rides. IMDb lists it as a Schwinn DX, but this AV Club article says it could also be a Schwinn Panther. There is some controversy about what specific model Pee-Wee rides. IMDb lists it as a Schwinn DX, but this AV Club article says it could also be a Schwinn Panther.
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What was the other single on the double A-side release of Queen’s “Bicycle Race?”
Killer Queen
Save Me
Fat Bottomed Girls
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
ANSWER: The cover of the release showed a large topless woman riding a bike. An all-female nude bike race was also held to promote the release. The cover of the release showed a large topless woman riding a bike. An all-female nude bike race was also held to promote the release.
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What does a fixed-gear bicycle lose the ability to do?
Steer through puddles
Coast
Brake
Perform wheelies
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Are there more bikes or automobiles in the world?
Bikes
Automobiles
ANSWER: There are an estimated 1 billion bicycles in the world, about two times more than cars. There are an estimated 1 billion bicycles in the world, about two times more than cars.
