Retro Bicycles
1 / 15Classic bikes and cycling culture through the decades
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Which iconic Schwinn bicycle, introduced in 1963, featured a banana seat and high-rise handlebars?
About Retro Bicycles
Retro Bicycles is a free nostalgia trivia quiz with 15 multiple-choice questions aimed at mixed difficulty. Classic bikes and cycling culture through the decades A typical run takes about 7 minutes, hints are always one tap away, and your streak ticks up the first time you finish a game on a given day.
A few sample questions
1. Which iconic Schwinn bicycle, introduced in 1963, featured a banana seat and high-rise handlebars?
Answer: Schwinn Stingray
2. What type of early bicycle, popular in the 1870s, had an enormous front wheel and a tiny rear wheel?
Answer: Penny-farthing
3. Which BMX bicycle brand became hugely popular in the 1970s and 1980s with its distinctive padded crossbar?
Answer: Mongoose
4. In the 1982 film 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,' Elliott and his friends famously escape on which type of bikes?
Answer: BMX bikes
5. What was the name of the classic 10-speed bicycle that became a fitness craze in the 1970s?
Answer: English racer
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Retro Bicycles has 15 multiple-choice questions. Each one has four answer options and an explanation that appears after you answer, so you learn something even when you miss.
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