Weekend Trivia - 05/06/2013

Among Kentucky Derby champions, what was unique about Canonero II, the 1971 upset winner?

• He was the only foreign-based horse to win the Run for the Roses. He was from Venezuela.

What was the top speed of the first police car in the U.S., introduced on the streets of Akron, Ohio, in 1899?

• 16 mph. The electric vehicle, built by Akron Fire Department employee Frank Loomis, was equipped with two motors, electric lights, gongs, and a stretcher—and had to have its battery recharged every 30 miles.