| Coverage : The Bike Quiz examines your level of understanding on the facts and history of bicycles. The Bike Quiz is a test about this particular means of transportation and recreation. |
| 1. | How is Leonardo da Vinci linked to bicycles? |
| a. | | The first bicycle like drawing was sketched by him around 1493 |
| b. | | The first bicycle looking sculpture was created by him as a fountain art piece |
| c. | | He invented the first metal body of an early style bicycle. |
| d. | | He was involved in the design of the first bicycle, and others made it directly from his design, with very few changes. |
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| 2. | Where are there extensive special traffic lanes especially for bikes with special traffic lights just for them? |
| a. | | Holland |
| b. | | Sweden |
| c. | | Netherlands |
| d. | | China |
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| 3. | What is a Velocipedes? |
| a. | | A contraption that looks like a bike with wings and flies by the pilot pedaling quickly. |
| b. | | The name of a stationary bike in European spas |
| c. | | The name by which bikes were previously known by in their early history |
| d. | | Bicycle like mechanisms that are pedaled to turn windmills, lighthouse lights and other such practical purposes. |
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| 4. | What were the first tricycles called? |
| a. | | Triple wheeler |
| b. | | Cycle trio |
| c. | | Twin back wheeler |
| d. | | Rover Cycle |
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| 5. | Where in Michigan are horses, horse drawn carriages, walking and biking the only allowed means of transportation? |
| a. | | Holland, MI |
| b. | | Mackinac Island, MI |
| c. | | Petoskey, MI |
| d. | | Presque Isle, MI |
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| 6. | What is the name of a competition usually comprising of running, biking and swimming? |
| a. | | Triathlon |
| b. | | Triathlete |
| c. | | Trifecta |
| d. | | Triennial |
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| 7. | What year did Karl Von Drais make the first wooden bike with no pedals or brakes? |
| a. | | 1697 |
| b. | | 1755 |
| c. | | 1818 |
| d. | | 1902 |
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| 8. | What occupation did Kirkpatrick MacMillan have when he made the first pedal bike without chains and gears in 1839? |
| a. | | Inventor |
| b. | | Scientist |
| c. | | Artist |
| d. | | Blacksmith |
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| 9. | What was the 1875 bicycle with an oversized front wheel called? |
| a. | | High Wheeler |
| b. | | Penny Farthing |
| c. | | Sky Cycle |
| d. | | High Cycle |
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| 10. | Why was a popular bike in the 1960’s and the 1970’s called a Banana bike? |
| a. | | They were all a bright yellow that outsold all other colors of bikes |
| b. | | The seats were slippery like a banana peel to prevent chafing |
| c. | | They were the first stunt bikes marketed to the public as a bike a kid can really monkey around on |
| d. | | They had narrow, extra long seats called banana seats |
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| 11. | What are bikes that allow riders to sit in a reclined position with feet forward like a lounge chair called? |
| a. | | Touring bike |
| b. | | Recumbent |
| c. | | Hybrid or Cross bike |
| d. | | Cruiser |
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| 12. | Which bikes are basically gymnastics equipment with wheels designed for acrobatic stunts and tricks? |
| a. | | Freestyle |
| b. | | Dirt bike |
| c. | | Motorcycle |
| d. | | Motor cross |
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