Start Your Engines!: The 'Mario Kart' Quiz

The Needle Bomb pops opponents' tires and slows them down so you can beat them to the finish.

"Mario Kart Wii" has sold more than 35 million copies.

Wood tires and cushion tires have about the same acceleration and traction.

The animation showing them drinking champagne was axed from U.S. versions of the game.

While its sea speed is above average, its air speed is poor.

"Super Mario Kart" was released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo console.

The eight playable characters include Yoshi, Donkey Kong and Wario.

The Blue Shell power-up was created to reduce processing demands. Otherwise, players bunched up often and bogged down the system.

"Mario Kart 7" introduced hang gliders, which allowed karts to soar for a short time.

The 11 versions include the arcade and portable ones.

Only one player allowed — it's all about achieving the best time possible.

Bowser is a muscular Koopa and one of Mario's fiercest rivals.

The Thunder Cloud speeds your kart up, but it shrinks your cart when the lightning strikes. Luckily, you can bump another player and pass it on before the lightning strikes.

Be careful not to get whiplash!

The Blue Shell projectile power-up makes its first appearance in "Mario Kart 64."

Pac-Man never made it to the console versions, despite his fame.

No one is certain, but reducing the possibility of seizures is the most likely explanation.

Mario's mustache wiggles in the breeze.

The kart has poor handling and bumbles around like a confused bee.

You can also play with Link from "The Legend of Zelda," thanks to the download.

This anti-gravity capability introduced in "Mario Kart 8" added new dimensions of fun.

Miyamoto also helped make "The Legend of Zelda" and "Donkey Kong."

As the loose translation "Bad Mario" suggests, Wario is Mario's evil twin.

Players can choose from 17 kart bodies in "Mario Kart 7."

The song must repeat 64 times before it changes, but by then it will be stuck in your head, anyway.

In Japan Baby Rosalina is known as Rosetta.

The fastest engine is the 200cc version, released for "Mario Kart 8."

The sound that the Thwomps make is audio of Wario's laugh slowed down. Being flattened by one isn't so funny, though.

Wood tires have the best handling on land, but they have drawbacks in terms of weight and speed.

There are four tracks in each of the six race stages.