BROOKLANDS QUIZ


Test your knowledge of Brooklands with our fun quiz compiled by


Allan Winn. When you have all 20 answers, the first letter of each brain teaser will spell out the name of a key figure from Brooklands’ history. We’ll even give you a clue as the bonus answer is the name of an aristocrat who was a key figure in the early days of Brooklands racing. This is just for fun, but let us know how you get on!


1 What was the name of the fearsome twin-engined Alfa Romeo car raced by Austin Dobson at Brooklands in 1937?


3 Who was the designer of the Brooklands-built car which was the first to exceed 400mph?


4 What is the surname of the author of the definitive history of Concorde, which has been the biggest-selling book in the Museum Shop?


5 What is the middle name of the inventor of the ‘Bouncing Bomb’ and the Stratosphere Chamber?


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2 Can you name the Brooklands-based company which built and restored AC Cobras and restored a Hawker Hurricane in the 1980s and ’90s?


2 20 BROOKLANDS BULLETIN | MAY - JUNE 2020


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