I really hate to do this to you, but your trivia quiz is wrong. Mario didn't qualify 11th on his first F1 outing, he qualified on the Pole. It's a famous stat so it was easy to identify the mistake. I quote from Mario's own site:
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Originally Posted by Mario Andretti
He even tried drag racing in 1968 – driving a Ford Mustang – and earned eight more Champ Car victories en route to second place in the Champ Car point standings. Realizing a lifelong dream, Mario qualified on the pole in his very first Formula One race at the 1968 U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, but was forced out of the race with a clutch problem. But Grand Prix racing was in his blood and the decade of the Seventies would see his dream come true.
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Here's the link to his bio page where you can find his stats and the quote:
http://www.andretti.com/content/view/209/73/
Otherwise, LET'S GO KARTING!!!