Updated January 2007.

Test your K-1 knowledge with 21 questions. There is a link at the bottom of the page that will lead you to the answers.

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1-      The Netherlands has the most wins [bouts] in the Grand Prix. Which of the following countries comes in second?
a-Australia
b-Croatia
c-France
d- Japan
e- New Zealand

2-      Who is the only champion to lose a match en route to winning the Grand Prix?
a- Ernesto Hoost [2002]
b- Mark Hunt [2001]
c- Ernesto Hoost [2000]
d- Ernesto Hoost [1997]
e- Branko Cikatic [1993]

3-      Who won the Grand Prix tournament in the fastest time?
a- Andy Hug [1996]
b-Peter Aerts [1998]
c- Ernesto Hoost [2000]
d- Mark Hunt [2001]
e- Sem Schilt [2005]

4-      How many times has Ernesto Hoost won the Grand Prix?
a- zero
b- once
c- twice
d- thrice
e- four times

5-      Who won the Grand Prix tournament in the slowest time?
a-Peter Aerts [1994]
b- Andy Hug [1996]
c- Ernesto Hoost [2000]
d- Mark Hunt [2001]
e- Remy Bonjasky [2004]

6-      Ernesto Hoost has lost 7 matches in the Grand Prix. Who are the fighters who beat him in the tournament?
a- Aerts, Bonjasky, Cikatic, Greco, Hug, Sapp and Schilt
b- Aerts, Cikatic, Greco, Hug, Hunt, Sapp and Schilt
c- Aerts, Cikatic, Greco, Hug, LeBanner, Mori and Sapp
d- Aerts, Cikatic, Filho, Hug, LeBanner, Sapp and Schilt
e- Aerts, Bonjasky, Cikatic, Hug, Leko, Sapp and Schilt

7-      Peter Aerts has 9 loses in the Grand Prix. Who are the fighters who beat him in the tournament?
a- Abidi, Filho, Filipovic, Hoost, Hug, Ignashov, LeBanner, Schilt and Sefo
b-Abidi, Bernardo, Botha, Greco, Hoost, Hug, LeBanner, Leko and Sefo
c-Abidi, Bernardo, Botha, Filho, Greco, Hoost, Mori, Schilt and Sefo
d- Bernardo, Botha, Filho, Hoost, Hug, LeBanner, Mori, Schilt and Sefo
e- Bernardo, Filho, Filipovic, Hoost, Hug, Ignashov, LeBanner, Satake and Schilt

8-      Which non champion has the most wins in the Grand Prix?
a- Akio Mori
b- Jerome LeBanner
c- Mike Bernardo
d- Ray Sefo
e- Stefan Leko

9-      Who are the 3 Americans who have won matches in the Grand Prix?
a-Jean Claude Leuyer, Bob Sapp, and Patrick Smith
b- Jean Claude Leuyer, Rick Roufus and Bob Sapp
c- Rick Roufus, Bob Sapp and Maurice Smith
d- Rick Roufus, Bob Sapp and Patrick Smith
e- Bob Sapp, Patrick Smith and Maurice Smith

10-  Who has the worst K-1 Grand Prix record?
a-Cyril Abidi
b-Masaaki Satake
c-Akio Mori
d-Nicholas Pettas
e- Stefan Leko

11-  Who are the 3 K-1 Grand Prix 2000 qualifying tournament champions?
a- Abidi, Bernardo and Filipovic
b-Abidi, Bernardo and Lebanner
c-Bernardo, Filho and Lebanner
d-Filipovic, Hoost and LeBanner
e- Hoost, Bernardo and Filho

12-  Who are the 4 K-1 Grand Prix 2001 qualifying tournament champions?
a- Aerts, Skelton, Van Dams and Watt
b- Filho, Hoost, Ignashov, LeBanner
c- Filho, Hoost, LeBanner, Sefo
d- Hoost, Hunt, Ignashov, LeBanner
e- Hoost, Ignashov, LeBanner, Leko

13-  Which of these finalists did NOT beat Musashi en route to the final round of the tournament?
a- Mike Bernardo
b- Francisco Filho
c- Mirko Filipovic
d- Jerome LeBanner
e- Ray Sefo

14-  Which Grand Prix final lasted the longest?
a-1994 Aerts vs. Satake
b-1995 Aerts vs. LeBanner
c-1997 Hoost vs. Hug
d-2001 Hunt vs. Filho
e-2004 Bonjasky vs. Mori

15-  Which Grand Prix final lasted the shortest?
a-1993 Cikatic vs. Hoost
b-1995 Aerts vs. LeBanner
c-1996 Hug vs. Bernardo
d-1998 Aerts vs. Hug
e-2005 Schilt vs. Feitosa

16-  Ernesto Hoost did NOT participate in the Grand Prix in 2003 or 2005. In what other year did Ernesto Hoost NOT participate in the Grand Prix Tournament?
a-1993
b-1994
c-1995
d-1996
e-None of the above.

17-  What was the fastest elimination of a champion in his bid to repeat as champ?
a-Branko Cikatic 1994
b-Peter Aerts 1996
c-Ernesto Hoost 1998
d-Peter Aerts 1999
e-Ernesto Hoost 2001

18-  How many wins [bouts] does Ernesto Hoost have in the Grand Prix?
a- 10
b- 11
c- 12
d- 15
e- 17

19-  Who was the first champion to wear the gold wreath crown?
a-Andy Hug 1996
b-Ernesto Hoost 1997
c-Peter Aerts 1998
d-Ernesto Hoost 1999
e-Ernesto Hoost 2000

20-  In what year were blue gloves NOT used in the Grand Prix tournament?
a-1993
b-1994
c-1995
d-1998
e-2001

21-  How many fighters from the southern hemisphere have made it to the final round of the tournament?
a- 1
b- 2
c- 3
d- 4
e- 5

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