Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - How Well Do You Know The Kentucky Derby?

1. The first Kentucky Derby took place on May 17 in what year?

1900

1965

1875

1850

1776

2. Meriwether Lewis Clark started the Kentucky Derby and leased land for the track from which relatives, who lent their name to the track?

Churchill

Derby

Epsom

Preakness

Williams

3. What "colonial college" sponsored the first official survey of what would become Louisville?

The College of William & Mary

Harvard University

University of Virginia

University of Pennsylvania

University of Kentucky

4. Who was the town of Louisville named after?

Meriwether Lewis

Lewis Carroll

Louis Pasteur

Louis Armstrong

King Louis XVI

5. Louisville served as what during the Civil War?

Rubber supplier

Supply depot

Calvary supplier

Uniform maker

Indigo supplier

6. What is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby?

Bourbon

Moscow Mule

Mint Julep

Galloping Judy

Pimm's Cup

7. What is the Derby's nickname?

Run for the Roses

Old Kentucky Home

Twin Spires

Triple Crown

Brown Derby

8. What famous American songwriter penned the official song of the Derby, "My Old Kentucky Home"?

Woody Guthrie

Stephen Foster

George Frederick Root

John Hill Hewitt

Francis Boott

9. Louisville is not a one-sport town; it also produced what ball-sport product?

Louisville Slugger

Louisville Hitter

Louisville Ash

Lil Slugger

Big Bat

10. Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1973, and went on to become a racing legend?

American Pharoah

Aristides

Iron Liege

Secretariat

Mine That Bird