F1 Fanatic Quizzes is a new feature launched today on F1 Fanatic.
Is your F1 knowledge a match for the other F1 Fanatics? Now you can find out.
F1 Fanatic’s all-new quiz pages will offer quizzes on a range of F1 topics and allow you to compare your scores with the rest of the F1 Fanatic community.
Answer 20 questions against the clock to test your Formula 1 expertise.
The quizzes use a mix of multiple choice and free text input, with an auto-correct function to ensure answers are typed in correctly.
The first two quizzes are already available for you to take. Before jumping in, take a moment to familiarise yourself with how the quizzes work to make sure you enter your answers correctly and get the best score possible:
Once you’ve done that, pit your wits against the first two quizzes available:
You can compare your score against other F1 Fanatics after taking the quiz. At present it’s not possible to check your answers to see which questions you got right or wrong, but that is among the future developments being considered.
If you don’t already have one, you will need an F1 Fanatic account to participate in the quizzes. Details on how to get one can be found here:
More new quizzes will be added next week. An overall leaderboard will also be produced to show who’s the leading quiz-master!
You can find all the quizzes and related resources in the Community menu.
F1 Fanatic Quizzes thanks
Big thanks to Adel Zairi and his team at Citrus Marketing for developing the code for the quizzes.
Thanks also to Sam White, Alex Odell and Greg Morland for help with testing and to Alianora la Canta for fact-checking.
The quizzes have been tested across a range of desktop and mobile browsers. If you notice a technical problem, please follow these instructions on how to bring it to our attention:
Please share any other feedback on the quizzes below including whether the difficulty level is pitched right and whether the time limit is the right length.
Dan Thorn (@dan-thorn)
5th August 2011, 17:25
Just as I’m going away for a week…You’re cruel Keith!
Look forward to doing these, great stuff!
matt90 (@matt90)
6th August 2011, 0:16
They are brilliant, but if they were to be improved over time one thing I would say is it would be nice to see which answers you got wrong. They are a great addition. Made me realise how poor my F1 knowledge is though, when I thought it was so good.
spursfan39 (@)
5th August 2011, 17:27
Looks fantastic! Gunna start one now :D
spursfan39 (@)
5th August 2011, 17:38
Oh dear… 14 on F1 2010 quiz, and a shocking 8 on Fernando Alonso quiz :/
BasCB (@bascb)
6th August 2011, 21:44
I am pretty much comparable, got 15/20 for the 2010 season quiz. But I did even worse for Alonso knowledge!
Icthyes (@icthyes)
5th August 2011, 17:31
This is a fantastic idea!
Fixy (@)
5th August 2011, 17:47
It surely is! I’ll try them better next week, now it takes too much to load because I have a slow connection.
timi
5th August 2011, 18:05
Really awesome idea Keith. Something to keep us petrolheads occupied over the summer break. perfect timing
BasCB (@bascb)
6th August 2011, 21:25
Completely agree. And having it ready for the mid season holidays is an epic feat!
Thanks Keith, great job by Adel and his team as well as a thank you to Sam, Alex and Greg for being the testers. And lovely work from Alianora la Canta as well.
Love it.
gavkiwi (@gavkiwi)
5th August 2011, 17:46
Some of the questions were very tough, but fun all the same. Thx Keith
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
5th August 2011, 17:55
:D! Cool feature!!!! :D
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
5th August 2011, 18:00
Got 18 out of 20 :P
BasCB (@bascb)
6th August 2011, 21:21
So, will we have to go for Fanatic classifications, say, 1-10 casual fan, 10-14 Fanatical-ish, 15-17 hard core fanatic, 18-19 True Fanatic and 20 Extremist?
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
5th August 2011, 17:57
Typo: It says “2011 Quiz” but apparently it’s a 2010 quiz.
f1alex (@f1alex)
5th August 2011, 18:53
It looks like it’s been changed now. :)
f1alex (@f1alex)
5th August 2011, 18:54
Ah wait, I though you meant on the menu, not in the article. lol
geo132 (@geo132)
5th August 2011, 17:58
Typo in this article:
Isn’t it 2010? :)
BasCB (@bascb)
8th August 2011, 12:10
It is, looks like a typo in the text of the link Keith :-(
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
5th August 2011, 18:00
I really enjoyed those! I scored 19/20 in the 2010 quiz, and 15/20 in the Alonso one.
I wonder who will be the first to score 20…
Slr (@slr)
5th August 2011, 18:02
Haha yeah, leading the Alonso quiz… For now.
Ciaran (@walsh-f1)
5th August 2011, 18:04
20/20. Got every one of the right. Fantastic!
BasCB (@bascb)
6th August 2011, 21:22
Extremist!
Alianora La Canta
8th August 2011, 12:16
Congratulations!
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
5th August 2011, 18:06
Is it possible to make it so players can only take the quiz once? Because I think it would be better if your original score only showed up. :)
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
5th August 2011, 18:10
Only the original score shows up already!
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
5th August 2011, 18:20
Is that only if you do equal or worse than before? What about if you better your score?
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
5th August 2011, 18:30
I got a better score the second time I did the 2010 Quiz and it said something like: “you had already played the quiz, only the original score shows up”
Ciaran (@walsh-f1)
5th August 2011, 18:12
I was on my first go. I’m just good at F1 quizzes.
Jake (@jleigh)
5th August 2011, 21:09
your not on the leaderboard though…
Ciaran (@walsh-f1)
5th August 2011, 23:56
I’m Walsh F1. It’s my log in name and its my name for the predictions championship. I use Ciaran just for comments and the forum.
Lin1876 (@lin1876)
5th August 2011, 18:06
These are epic. Thanks a lot, can’t wait to see what else you come up with.
f1alex (@f1alex)
5th August 2011, 18:21
Brilliant feature Keith! I always missed those quizzes you used to do before each weekend, so thanks! :)
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
6th August 2011, 22:21
Wow, that was quite a few years ago! Yeah, I’ve wanted to bring it back for a while but needed a more sophisticated system.
JamieFranklinF1 (@jamiefranklinf1)
5th August 2011, 18:27
Not as good as I thought :P the timer makes it harder, especially with my browser nto being able to see it lol.
I can’t wait to see what ones I got right and wrong.
Atticus (@atticus-2)
5th August 2011, 18:40
I would love an historic quiz, I’m better in it than in the modern era.
I’m going to prepare for these two. :D
Steph (@)
5th August 2011, 21:43
I’d love a giant Ferrari quiz and a Massa quiz please ;)
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
6th August 2011, 6:40
If I beat you in those, we then know there’s something very, very wrong. :P
Steph (@)
6th August 2011, 11:21
I have to admit I’ll be a bit nervous if those two are made as I’d expect myself to do fairly well. I really couldn’t tolerate you beating me either ;)
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
8th August 2011, 9:53
Game on!
KaIIe (@kaiie)
5th August 2011, 18:40
15/20 in the 2010 quiz, actually a bit better than I expected. And I didn’t use Google/Wiki to cheat :P
KaIIe (@kaiie)
5th August 2011, 18:47
Oh, and 15/20 in the Alonso one as well. How come I don’t like him and still know so much about him?
Ben Needham (@ben-n)
5th August 2011, 20:10
I got 17 on the 2010 quiz! Quite pleased – mainly got stumped by the Petrov fastest lap and the last race Klien competed in! A great new feature though! :)
Ben Needham (@ben-n)
5th August 2011, 20:15
Only 15 for the Alonso quiz – very difficult, but very enjoyable!
Carlitox (@carlitox)
5th August 2011, 20:17
I remembered Petrov’s lap record. Unusual record breakers are sometimes impossible to forget ;)
Ben Needham (@ben-n)
5th August 2011, 23:03
That was the logic I used, I seem to remember it later on in the year but I couldn’t pin point the race – I think it could have been Hungary but I don’t think I put that!
PieLighter (@pielighter)
6th August 2011, 11:20
I put Istanbul, I know Vitaly was very quick at the end of the race.
Carlitox (@carlitox)
5th August 2011, 20:15
I made 16 out of 20 in the 2010 season quiz within the time limit. Obviously, if I had had all the time I wanted I would’ve came up with everything, but I don’t usually remember certain little details. Anyway, awesome idea, looking forward to more soon!
George (@george)
5th August 2011, 20:47
argh 13 points, I only guessed a couple too :(
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
5th August 2011, 21:05
Really good! F1 Fanatic never stops, no summer breaks here!
RobertsLV (@robertslv)
5th August 2011, 21:30
Pretty good results i got.
19 in Alonso (i am his fan, so i did not expect any lower score :D )
and 18 in 2010 quiz.
Netanio (@)
5th August 2011, 21:35
This quiz made me finally create an account, couldn’t resist to see how I performed. But my scores are horrible !
Steph (@)
5th August 2011, 21:43
Who sys this place lacks the community andf fun feel these days? :P
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
5th August 2011, 22:59
I’ve only been here a year but I can’t see how anyone could say that.
Steph (@)
6th August 2011, 11:19
*says. I really should proof read :P
It’s been said a few times on the forum.
AndrewT (@andrewt)
5th August 2011, 21:50
this is absolutley superb, now it pays out that i’m so busy with f1-statistics, however i completley missed some questions with absolutley no idea, but it was fun to reveal to answers. thatnks for this, really made my awful day much better!
f199player (@f199player)
5th August 2011, 21:52
19 out of 20 in 2010 (knew which one i got wrong redid it and got it right next time)
and 16 out of 20 on Fernando Alonso
mrgrieves (@mrgrieves)
5th August 2011, 22:08
Brilliant idea! Would like it more if you got to see which ones you got wrong
Mlracing (@mlracing)
5th August 2011, 22:08
great! Only thing i would suggest is when time runs out your answers are entered automatically. I could do the alonso quiz twice, didn’t help much only 9 good, but it’s a way to ‘cheat’
Cristian (@cristian)
5th August 2011, 22:10
Nice feature. Bring more !!
Racer (@racer)
5th August 2011, 22:11
20 on 2010, 18 on Alonso, not too bad…
sato113 (@sato113)
5th August 2011, 22:27
wow cant believe we didnt already have this! brill!
Ben
5th August 2011, 22:48
Great idea, I love F1Fanatic
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
5th August 2011, 22:56
I’m considering proposing to it.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
5th August 2011, 22:55
17/20 for me on the 2010 F1 quiz, quite happy with that :)
Not gonna do so well on the Fernando Alonso one though!
BasCB (@bascb)
6th August 2011, 21:47
I had only 7/20 for the Alonso quiz!
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
6th August 2011, 22:18
Ouch. I’ll give it a go now…
FullSpe3d (@dryyoshi)
5th August 2011, 23:57
14 for the 2010 and 9 for Alonso one. Would be nice to see which questions you got right and wrong :)
sharmin. (@spartle)
6th August 2011, 0:28
15/20 for the first. Thought I’d do worse to be honest. Not tried the Alonso one yet, don’t think I’d get many correct anyway.
This is a great feature!
M.M.C (@mmc)
6th August 2011, 0:56
9 and 13 for the Alonso and the 2010 season quizzes respectively. Not bad, if I say so myself.
I look forward to further quizzes.
David-A (@david-a)
6th August 2011, 3:47
19 on the 2010 quiz (I bet I got the Klein one wrong), and 17 on the Alonso quiz :)
Mike
6th August 2011, 5:37
This site…. is perfect. Can I live here?
1saeed9 (@1saeed9)
6th August 2011, 17:16
Something went wrong.Surely I can’t get 4 when I see at least 10 of them are right.
ed24f1 (@ed24f1)
6th August 2011, 20:31
I think the time limit should be even shorter so there’s no time to go on Wikipedia, Google etc., as that would limit the enjoyment of these quizzes, I think.
ed24f1 (@ed24f1)
6th August 2011, 21:17
These quizzes are very fun, I probably shouldn’t have done them when I wasn’t sober and very tired, though!
One other thing, the marking is a little inconsistent between the two quizzes. For example, for one quiz, the second word of the circuit title is needed to get a mark and for the other one, if you include the correct second name of the track, it is marked as incorrect… I think there needs to be more ‘triggers’ that give correct answers for future quizzes.
Also, I believe that I’ve put in all the correct answers (after my first attempt, and having done research to confirm my answers) and I only get 19 for the Alonso quiz. It looks like I’m not the only one with this problem as no-one else has 20 yet, strangely.
I think this has great potential, great work so far!
BasCB (@bascb)
6th August 2011, 21:50
Agree on the part of being tired, it did cost me some answers, I guess.
But on the other part, for me, when I type “2010 Ital” it brings up the drop down menue and I can just click on that to get it right.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
6th August 2011, 22:22
Thanks for the info on that inconsistency, I’ll look into it.
Guelph (@guelph)
7th August 2011, 3:38
On questions where the answer is simply a number, you shouldn’t need to activate the autocorrect.
I kept trying to answer 2 for a question and it kept putting in “2011 Australian Grand Prix”
Journeyer (@journeyer)
8th August 2011, 0:19
Minor bug – before I took the test, the reported high score is 16 out of 20. As it turned out, some people already got 20.
Nice new feature, though.
I’ll have a Michael Schumacher quiz, please. :D
Alianora La Canta (@alianora-la-canta)
8th August 2011, 12:44
I got 15 on Fernando Alonso, 13 on Michael Schumacher and (surprisingly) 11 on the 2010 season.
I believe there are more quizzes coming, which should be fun :)
BasCB (@bascb)
8th August 2011, 22:47
That is quite supprising, I would have expected you to do better. Guess its the time limits ;-)
bosyber (@bosyber)
8th August 2011, 17:08
I’m not sure yet how good I am at the Alonso one, but since I saw most of Schumacher’s career I should be able to do well there at least! Great to have these, nice way to keep the summer F1 break manageable :)
BasCB (@bascb)
8th August 2011, 22:46
Ha, that’s what I thought as well, but I learned I was wrong.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
8th August 2011, 23:07
2/20 for the Fernando Alonso quiz. Absolutely. Dreadful.