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You also have glasses, which make you even more knowledgeable.


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You scored 46/101 (45.54%).

F1 only: 23/30 (76.67%).

Non-F1: 23/71 (32.39%).

That's not too bad. Most fans did as well as you...


I'm awful at non-F1 stuff...
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The 2011 Autosport Christmas quiz is now up and this is how I did this year (F1 = :oops: ):

You scored 49/101 (48.51%).

F1 only: 8/22 (36.36%).

Non-F1: 41/79 (51.90%).

That's not too bad. Most fans did as well as you...

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dr-baker wrote:The 2011 Autosport Christmas quiz is now up and this is how I did this year (F1 = :oops: ):

You scored 49/101 (48.51%).

F1 only: 8/22 (36.36%).

Non-F1: 41/79 (51.90%).

That's not too bad. Most fans did as well as you...


How dare they contradict something I figured out myself :P

Seriously, I double-checked, and it is Liuzzi who spent the most laps in last, not Karthikeyan. Unless they added Ricciardo's total to Karthikeyan's, I don't see how I could have made such a big mistake when I was figuring my championship out. I mean, I can't just pull a 189-lap lead out of thin air, can I?
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I got less than you on both scores! (Overall = 43.56%)

There was a lot of guessing going on, but I'm glad I got most of the picture questions right.
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42/101. Oh well. At least I got the V8 Supecars and F1 Reject questions rights :lol:
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You scored 45/101 (44.55%).

F1 only: 16/22 (72.73%).

Non-F1: 29/79 (36.71%).

The Johnny Claes award doesn't lie though. :)
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You scored 47/101 (46.53%).

F1 only: 8/22 (36.36%).

Non-F1: 39/79 (49.37%).
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You scored 52/101 (51.49%).

F1 only: 15/22 (68.18%). (actually 16, the question about the JCA..)

Non-F1: 37/79 (46.84%).
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You scored 29/101 (28.71%).

F1 only: 7/22 (31.82%).

Non-F1: 22/79 (27.85%).

Wow, I did terribly. I even got the reject questions wrong!
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You scored 41/101 (40.59%).

F1 only: 12/22 (54.55%).

Non-F1: 29/79 (36.71%).

Hmm...not very good either...far too much guessing going on! :lol:
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I feel I'm pretty, well, average in everything. Just like In Real Life then! :P

You scored 45/101 (44.55%).

F1 only: 10/22 (45.45%).

Non-F1: 35/79 (44.30%).
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To clarify, I got 47/101. Should have been 48.
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You scored 46/101 (45.54%).

F1 only: 23/30 (76.67%).

Non-F1: 23/71 (32.39%).
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So we're ALL getting the Johnny Claes Award question wrong then?
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dr-baker wrote:So we're ALL getting the Johnny Claes Award question wrong then?


No. It is Autosport who got the answer wrong. Makes me wonder if they got other answers wrong...

And I sucked the worst only getting a 33% rate at this quiz.
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50.50%. I could've got a couple correct if I didn't need to rush because I needed to leave from the only place I'll enjoy some Internet until next week.
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DanielPT wrote:
dr-baker wrote:So we're ALL getting the Johnny Claes Award question wrong then?


No. It is Autosport who got the answer wrong. Makes me wonder if they got other answers wrong...

And I sucked the worst only getting a 33% rate at this quiz.

What question is that? I can't remember...
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dr-baker wrote:So we're ALL getting the Johnny Claes Award question wrong then?


No. It is Autosport who got the answer wrong. Makes me wonder if they got other answers wrong...

And I sucked the worst only getting a 33% rate at this quiz.

If I remember well there were some questions over previous editions of the Autosport Christmas quiz (some of which have cropped up here), so it is possible that somebody has made a mistake. Mind you, as tommykl says, if they really are that far out on who did the most laps in last place that would be a major error - 189 laps is the equivalent of about three full race distances...
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AdrianSutil wrote:
DanielPT wrote:
dr-baker wrote:So we're ALL getting the Johnny Claes Award question wrong then?


No. It is Autosport who got the answer wrong. Makes me wonder if they got other answers wrong...

And I sucked the worst only getting a 33% rate at this quiz.

What question is that? I can't remember...

Most number of laps in last place...
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You scored 48(49)/101 (46.53%).

F1 only: 9(10)/22 (40.91%).

Non-F1: 39/79 (48.10%).

Never doubt the Johnny Claes award...
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OK, so it's the day after Boxing Day and nobody's linked to this yet? Oh well.

Here are my results:

You scored 30/50 (60.00%).

F1 only: 12/20 (60.00%).

Non-F1: 18/38 (47.37%).

That's not too bad. Most fans did as well as you...


Their maths seems a bit messed up there... 20 + 38 =/= 50.
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dr-baker wrote:OK, so it's the day after Boxing Day and nobody's linked to this yet? Oh well.

Here are my results:

You scored 30/50 (60.00%).

F1 only: 12/20 (60.00%).

Non-F1: 18/38 (47.37%).

That's not too bad. Most fans did as well as you...


Their maths seems a bit messed up there... 20 + 38 =/= 50.

That's a pretty sizeable mistake there...

Speaking of which, I suppose that it would not be the usual Christmas quiz without some dispute over their questions. I have a minor quibble about their question concerning the long wheelbase E21 and when it was first raced - they cite the Italian GP, but the long wheelbase version of the E21 was only used in the practise sessions of the Italian GP, not the race itself. To my mind, the car is raced when it takes part in the race session itself, not the practise sessions, so I think that question would make more sense if they said "first introduced".
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I take issue with the Marc Marquez 'off the podium' question. He finished off the podium twice: once when he retired at Italy, and when he was disqualified at Australia. Yet the quiz says the answer is zero. Did Marquez crave the attention so much he crashed both podium ceremonies? :lol:
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Rocks with Salt wrote:I take issue with the Marc Marquez 'off the podium' question. He finished off the podium twice: once when he retired at Italy, and when he was disqualified at Australia. Yet the quiz says the answer is zero. Did Marquez crave the attention so much he crashed both podium ceremonies? :lol:


It must be in terms of races he actually finished which is zero. I got caught out by that one too.
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32/50

F1 Quiz = 15/20
non-F1 quiz = 17/38

20+38=50? Hmm..
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F1 Quiz - 12/20
Non-F1 Quiz - 8/38

Not bad for my standards :lol: I usually know more about past motoring facts than present ones.
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F1 Quiz - 12/20
Non-F1 Quiz - 14/30

Not completely useless then.
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31/50. Bathplug.
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Is it me, or have Autosport (not yet) bothered with this this year?
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dr-baker wrote:Is it me, or have Autosport (not yet) bothered with this this year?

Right here. Now with Formula E questions! :D
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My overall results for this year's quiz: 19/50
F1 results: 5/7
Non-F1 results: 13/43
(I have not used any secondary research for this quiz to maintain legitimacy, also I'm quite baffled that I got Q9, Q26, Q27, Q29 and Q40 right and got Q3 and Q47 wrong but then again, you can't know everything let alone understand it)
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I did it few days ago. I can only remember overall score which is 27/50
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If you ask me, there were nowhere near enough F1 questions in it (8 out of 50 IIRC). Ended up just randomly guessing most of the others!
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My results

Overall: 27/50
F1: 5/8
Non-F1: 22/42
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Mine are:

Overall: 27/50
F1 only: 7/8
Non-F1: 20/42

I love the way Neel Jani is two of the answers for question 28. :P
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You scored 27/50 (54.00%).

F1 only: 5/8 (62.50%).

Non-F1: 22/42 (52.38%).
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dr-baker wrote:Is it me, or have Autosport (not yet) bothered with this this year?

Right here. Now with Formula E questions! :D

Thanks. Only after you linked to it did I see where it was on Autosport's front page. I thought they normally had a big, obvious link to it? Never mind...

James1978 wrote:If you ask me, there were nowhere near enough F1 questions in it (8 out of 50 IIRC). Ended up just randomly guessing most of the others!

Agreed. Normal procedure for me!

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That's why the obvious guess would be Mark Webber...

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F1 only: 7/8 (87.50%).

Non-F1: 15/42 (35.71%).
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I actually got the exact percentage right that dr-baker got, 44%.

You scored 22/50

F1 only: 6/8 (75%)

Non-F1: 16/42 (38.09)

But really, there should have been more F1 questions. Most Autosport viewers probably only care about F1 and not too much of anything else. Well, at least it's a good way to test my knowledge and guessing skills.
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go_Rubens wrote:I actually got the exact percentage right that dr-baker got, 44%.

You scored 22/50

F1 only: 6/8 (75%)

Non-F1: 16/42 (38.09)

But really, there should have been more F1 questions. Most Autosport viewers probably only care about F1 and not too much of anything else. Well, at least it's a good way to test my knowledge and guessing skills.

The other point is that, now that Autosport is limiting the number of page views per month, I would not be surprised if it is the case that most participants have not been able to read the articles which have the necessary information to complete the quiz.
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