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B-Town 500 Trivia
How well do you really know Bloomington? Race your friends around a 3D Little 500 track, one question at a time.
81
Bloomington questions, each checked against sources
3
Levels: Classic, Hard and Ramp up
1 to 8
Teams on one phone, laptop or TV
200
Laps in a perfect race
How it works
Answer right. Ride faster.
- Line up. Name your teams, add riders if you like, and pick a level.
- Race. Take turns answering. Every right answer moves your bike around the track.
- Take the checkered flag. Most laps wins. A perfect race is all 200.
Watch for the hidden extras: a secret Townie Bonus worth double, a breakaway after three in a row, and a courthouse fish that knows things.
Pick your level
Friendly, fiendish or somewhere in between
Classic
For a mixed crowd. Downtown, campus, food, music and the outdoors.
Sample: What are IU’s official school colors?
Hard
For longtime locals and IU diehards. Expect deep cuts.
Sample: Who hit the game-winning shot in the 1987 national championship game?
Ramp up
Starts with Classic questions and turns Hard at the halfway round. Good when one person always knows too much.
Try one now
What sits on top of the Monroe County Courthouse dome?
Show the answer
A copper fish weathervane. It has topped Monroe County’s courthouses since the 1820s, and it’s about five and a half feet long. There are 80 more questions where that came from.
Built like the real race
Quals, exchanges and a white flag
- Quals set the starting grid, and the pole team wears green.
- Exchanges. List your riders and they trade the bike every turn.
- Flags. A white flag for the last round and a checkered flag at the finish.
- Yellow jersey. Win, and you defend the title in the rematch.
Photos throughout are from the Little 500 Spring Series by Dave Martin.
Who it’s for
Game night, classrooms and anyone new to town
Game night
Put it on the TV, split into teams, and pass the phone or keyboard. Sound effects stay off until you turn them on.
Classrooms and youth groups
B-Town 500 Junior is a two-minute version for up to 4 riders, with a round about what web designers do. It was made for the Greater Bloomington Chamber’s Career Cruise.
New to Bloomington
A quick way to learn the town, from the courthouse fish and the B-Line to Lake Monroe and the Lotus Festival.
Built to work for everyone
- Play the whole game with a keyboard: A to D to answer, Enter to move on.
- Large, high-contrast text in light and dark mode.
- No sound unless you turn it on.
- If your device can’t show the 3D track, a simple progress bar takes its place.
Spot a wrong answer?
Local facts change, and we want these right. Send us a note and choose “Story tip or correction.” We’ll check it and fix it.
Green flag. Your race starts now.
Free, no sign-up and no ads. Works on a phone, a laptop or a TV.
B-Town 500 Trivia is a community project from Bloomington Online, designed and built by David Martin Design, Bloomington web design and digital marketing. It is not affiliated with Indiana University, the IU Foundation or the Little 500.