The Ultimate Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Quiz

The Jackpine Gypsies were the club that held the first race on August 14, 1938 that eventually became the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Sturgis is named after its host town of Sturgis, located in western South Dakota.

World War II led to two years of the Sturgis Rally being cancelled.

The population of the entire state of South Dakota doubles as hundreds of thousands of attendees of Sturgis show up each year.

The Bear Butte Zone has hosted bands like Credence Clearwater Revival, Poison, Joan Jett, Steppenwolf and Journey.

One can only imagine that the Full Throttle Saloon is the only place that can boast of hosting both Lil John and Molly Hatchet.

An average of $250,000 worth of bikes is stolen during the rally each year.

Pappy Hoel owned an Indian Motorcycle dealership when he co-founded Sturgis.

AMD sponsors the World Championship of Custom Bike Building, a favorite event among Sturgis attendees.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Race honors the 1938 race that kicked it all off by maintaining a half-mile run, much like the original version.