Derby Trivia

  Are you a real Kentucky Derby fan? If you think you are take this little Derby Trivia Quiz and see how you do.

1. How many years has the Kentucky Derby been going ?
a) 55     b) 125    c) 195  d) 73
2. What is the official song of the Kentucky Derby?
a) Goodbye Old Paint  b)Wildfire  c) Camptown Races  d) My Old Kentucky Home
3. What is worn by the winning horse at the end of the race?
a) A garland of roses b) A Derby Hat c) a sprig of mint  d) a new saddle
4. What year was the Derby nearly cancelled due to a temporary ban on racing? a) 1974  b)1920 c)1945 d)1900
5. What horse had the fastest race time to date?
a) Seattle Slew b) Secretariat c) Assault  d) Old Paint
6. The Kentucky Derby is known as, "The greatest ________ minutes in sports."
a) 15  b)30  c) 2  d)60
7. What is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby?
a) Tequilla Sunrise b) Rattlesnake c) Bloody Mary d) Mint Julip
8. What city is the Kentucky Derby held in?
a) Cleveland b) Louisville c) Seattle d)New York
9. How many fillies have won the Kentucky Derby?
a) 0  b)10 c)3  d) 7
10. Where is the largest racecourse in Kentucky?
a) Churchill Downs b) Ellis Park c) Rigley Field d) Bowling Green Kentucky
11. Which one of these things are not included in a mint Julip?
a) crushed ice b) mint c) rum d) sugar
12. What is the day before the Derby called? a) Preparation Day b) Easter c) The Oaks
d) The Maple Leaf
13. _________ Farm has owned 8 Kentucky Derby winners?
a) Pepperidge  b) Old McDonald c) Tarra
d) Calument
14.  Why was the Derby almost cancelled in 1945?
a) lack of funds b) lack of interest
c) temporary ban on racing  d) Presidential decree
15. Who designed the Twin Spires in 1894?
a) General Patton b) Abraham Lincoln
c) Joseph Baldez  d) Colonel Sanders
16.  What horse is the oldest living Derby
winner?
a)  Donerail  b) Winning Colors  c)Strike the Gold  d)Bold Forbes
17.  What event begins the Derby festivities?
a) The Pegasus Parade  b)  The Great Balloon Race  c) Thunder Over Louisville
d)  The Steamboat Race
18. The first airplain flight in Kentucky
took off and landed in the infield at Churchill Downs in what year?
a) 1875  b) 1934  c) 1910  d) 1965
19.  Who founded  the Kentucky Derby?
a)  Meriwether Lewis Clark  b) Betsy Ross
c)  Winston Churchill  d)  George Rogers Clark
20.  Who comes in from out of state to prepare the Garland of Roses and floral
arrangements for  Kentucky Derby ?
a)  Christi Brinkley  b)  Opra Winfrey
c) Joyce Blair d) Cher
21.  What local jockey won the Kentucky
Derby in 1913?
a)  Pat Day  b) Rosco Goose  c) Babe Hurd
d) Isacc Murphy
22.  What Derby horse is buried in the Fair
Grounds infield?
a)  Ponder  b) Decidely  c) Whirlaway
d)  Black Gold
23. Which noted sportswriter coined the phrase "Run for the Roses"?
a) Bill Corum  b)  Charles Hatton  c) Damon
Runyon  d) Red Smith
24.  Name the last apprentice rider to win the Kentucky Derby?
a)  Ron Franklin  b)  Bill Boland  c) Steve Cauthen  d)Warren Mehrtens
25.  What is the most fun you can have on the first Saturday in May?
a) Going fishing  b) Going to the Kentucky Derby c) twiddling your thumbs
d) watching old Lucy reruns
Answers:
1.b  2.d  3.a  4.c  5.b  6.c  7.d  8.b  9.c  10.b
11.c  12.c  13.d  14.c  15.c  16.d  17.c  18.c
19.a  20.c  21.b  22.d  23.a  24.b  25.b
Rate yourself:
 1-5 correct  need to get out to the track more
6-10 doing better but I think you've had too many Mint Julips
11-15 You may be a Derby Fan
16-20 Your are definately a Derby Fan
21-25 You've got the fever!! Place your bets!

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