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BMX History Quiz: 1978 — Verified Answer Key

Live learning page: https://sites.google.com/view/lititzbmxinventorylist/learning-resources/quizzes/1978-bmx-history-quiz
Primary verification source: BMX Action, December 1986, pp. 32–33, retrospective feature “1978”


Verified answers

Item Verified answer Evidence from the supplied source Status
1 B. Bobby Encinas The article states that the winner of the 1978 NORA Cup—the first NORA Cup—was factory Shimano racer Bobby Encinas. Verified
2 Oklahoma The photo caption says Jeff Ruminer came from Oklahoma. Verified; published-name discrepancy
3 C. Modesto, CA The article identifies Stanley Robinson with Kings BMX track in Modesto. Verified
4 C. Bob Haro The “Custom Numbers and Addicks Sprockets” section says Bob Haro found custom number plates profitable. Verified
5 A. “Almost zilch job” A reproduced BMX Action quotation describes the NBA as doing its usual “almost zilch job” of promoting. Verified
Extra credit A. San Diego, CA The image caption identifies Wheels ’N Things as a bike shop out of San Diego. Verified

Critical verification findings

Published surname error in Question 2

The quiz reads “JEFF RUIMNER.” The supporting article reads “Jeff Ruminer.”

Archival treatment:

Published distractor spelling

Extra-credit option D reads “PITTSBURG, PA.” The Pennsylvania city is normally spelled Pittsburgh. Because this is a published distractor rather than the verified answer, it is preserved exactly and documented without alteration.

Source scope

The answers are verified only against the supplied two-page retrospective article. No unsupplied answer key, direct magazine scan URL, or additional source has been invented.