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1/ The first motorcycle TT in the IOM was held in 1907 on the St Johns course. It later transferred to the Mountain Course. In what year did this happen?
Answer: 1911
2/ Which rider completed the first 100mph lap in 1957?
Answer: Bob McIntyre.
3/ Joey Dunlop almost didn’t make it to the 1985 TT. Why?
Answer: He was shipwrecked.
4/ What is the name of the mountain on the highest part of the course?
Answer: Snaefell
5/ How long is the modern TT course? (Imperial)
Answer: Thirty seven and three quarter miles.
6/ What is the name of the particularly famous jump over a small bridge in a village?
Answer: Ballaugh Bridge.
7/ What obstacle in the road do the riders face at the Bungalow?
Answer: Tram lines.
8/ Which Japanese manufacturer formed their race team specifically to win at the TT?
Answer: Honda
9/ The 2001 event was cancelled. Why?
Answer: Foot & Mouth
10/ With which team did Tarquinio Provini achieve most of his TT wins: Benelli, Honda, Gilera or MV Agusta?
Answer: MV Agusta
11/ In which year did Joey Dunlop not score a hat-trick of TT wins: 1985, 2000, 1983, or 1988?
Answer: 1983
12/ For how many years did Carl Fogerty’s TT lap record stand: 4, 7, 5 or 8?
Answer: 7
13/ What make of engine was used by Terry Vinnecombe to win the 1968 750cc Sidecar TT ?
Answer: BSA A65
14/ Ray Amm won three TT races on which make of bike: MV Agusta, Velocette, Norton or Honda?
Answer: Norton
15 Ten times TT winner Stanley Woods would bring the boy scouts a treat at the TT. What was the treat: chocolate, sherbet, toffee or cookies?
Answer: toffee.
16/ Ian Hutchinson won five TT races in the 2010 TT. Apart from the sidecar TT there was one class he didn’t compete in, which was it?
Answer: Zero TT
17/ John Surtees was the first person to win a world championship on 2 & 4 wheels. How many TT races did he win: 2, 6, 9 or 4?
Answer: 6
18/ Dave Molyneux has won 14 sidecar TT races. When did he achieve his first one?
1985, 1989, 1987 or 1988
Answer: 1989
19/ A third TT course made its debut in 1954 and held its last TT race in 1959, what was the name of this course?
Answer: The Clypse Course
20/ / Which rider stopped at Creg Ny Baa in the 1968 TT to ask who was winning?
Answer: Bill Ivy whilst leading the 125TT having set a record lap of 100.32 mph. Bill was riding to team orders which dictated that Phil Read would be the winning rider.
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