ElementaryMBA

1. Why did the U.S. Auto Club switch the Indianapolis 500 from gasoline to methanol in 1965?

Methanol was cheaper than gasolineMethanol made the cars fasterAfter the 1964 fatal fire crash, methanol was chosen because it burns cooler and can be put out with waterMethanol smelled better and improved driver comfort

2. Who was Paul Dana?

An Indianapolis Motor Speedway track ownerAn Indianapolis-based journalist who became an IndyCar driver and championed the switch from methanol to ethanolA NASCAR driver who refused to switch fuelsA Brazilian sugarcane farmer

3. In what year did every car in the Indianapolis 500 first run on 100% fuel-grade ethanol?

1965200520072023

4. What is the chemical formula for ethanol?

CH3OHC2H5OHH2OCO2

5. Approximately how many gallons of ethanol can be produced from ONE bushel of corn?

About 0.5 gallonsAbout 2.9 gallonsAbout 10 gallonsAbout 50 gallons

6. How many ethanol biorefineries does Indiana have?

381550

7. Approximately what percentage of Indiana's corn crop goes to ethanol production?

5%25%44%100%

8. What does the current (2023+) Shell renewable race fuel for the Indianapolis 500 come primarily from?

Indiana corn fieldsBrazilian sugarcane waste (bagasse)Texas oil fieldsIowa soybean farms

9. What is 'second-generation' ethanol?

Ethanol that has been refined a second timeEthanol made from agricultural waste rather than from food cropsEthanol blended with diesel fuelEthanol used in racing only

10. Approximately how many acres of Indiana corn would be needed to fuel one entire Indianapolis 500?

About 5 acresAbout 50 acresAbout 500 acresAbout 5,000 acres

Episode 5 — Quiz