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Questions

  1. As of 2021, who are the three main presenters of Top Gear?
  2. Who was nearly killed during season 9 when a jet-powered dragster blew a tire and flipped over?
  3. Name the sportswoman who was the last record holder on 'Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car' until the eighth series, when the car and rules were changed?
  4. After hitting 80 mph at Elvington Airfield in October, 2020, Paddy McGuinness broke a Guinness World Record for driving the fastest electric what?
  5. What is the name of the theme music? (Hint: it's a woman's name)
  6. In series 13 episode 1, who did the show jokingly unmask as Stig?




  7. In the opening episode of the original series who drove up the M1 in her Ford Capri?
  8. In the February 2006 issue of Top Gear magazine, Jeremy Clarkson commented on his dislike of BBC bosses for often replacing the programme with what?
  9. In Series 10, who boasted about winning the award for the "Best TV Haircut"?
  10. In which year did the BBC decide not to renew Clarkson's contract after he assaulted a Top Gear producer while filming on location?
  11. Which motoring journalist joined the BBC in 1991 to co-host the original version of Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson?
  12. In March 2014, the Top Gear team made a bridge over the Kok River in which country?
  13. In October 2014 during filming of an episode for Series 22, the presenters and film crew were chased out of which country by angry protesters?
  14. Since 2002, which aerodrome in Surrey has been used as the main site for the show?
  15. Series 28 of Top Gear, in 2020, paid a tribute to which rally legend?
  16. On 4 February, it was officially announced that which actor was joining the show as Chris Evans' co-host?
  17. Top Gear was accused of misrepresenting which vehicle manufacturer in an episode first aired in 2008 when it suggested one of its vehicles had run out of power after only 55 miles?
  18. Which female German professional motor racing driver become a cult icon on television following her appearance on BBC's Top Gear?

Answers:

  1. Chris Harris, Andrew Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness
  2. Richard Hammond
  3. Ellen MacArthur
  4. Ice cream van
  5. Jessica
  6. Michael Schumacher
  7. Angela Rippon (the series first presenter)
  8. Snooker
  9. Richard Hammond
  10. 2015
  11. Quentin Wilson





  12. Burma
  13. Argentina
  14. Dunsfold Aerodrome
  15. Colin McRae
  16. Tesla
  17. Matt LeBlanc
  18. Sabine Schmitz