Q 01/05

Which German engineer is widely credited with patenting the first gasoline-powered automobile in 1886?

A) Gottlieb Daimler

B) Nikolaus Otto

C) Wilhelm Maybach

D) Karl Benz

Answer · why

D) Karl Benz

Karl Benz patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen in January 1886; about 60 miles away, Gottlieb Daimler built a motor carriage of his own that same yea...

Q 02/05

Ford's moving assembly line borrowed its idea from the overhead trolley lines of which Chicago industry?

A) Meatpacking

B) Steelmaking

C) Printing

D) Furniture making

Answer · why

A) Meatpacking

Meatpacking: Chicago's packers ran a 'disassembly line', hanging each carcass from a trolley that carried it past butchers who did one task apiece; Fo...

Q 03/05

What ignites the air-fuel mixture in a gasoline engine but is missing from a diesel?

A) Distributor

B) Fuel injector

C) Spark plug

D) Carburetor

Answer · why

C) Spark plug

Spark plug: it fires an electric spark inside the cylinder to light the fuel; a diesel carries glow plugs instead, but those only warm the engine to h...

Q 04/05

What does the acronym ABS stand for in the context of automotive safety systems?

A) Automatic Braking Sensor

B) Anti-lock Braking System

C) Advanced Battery System

D) Adaptive Boost Steering

Answer · why

B) Anti-lock Braking System

An Anti-lock Braking System stops the wheels locking under hard braking so the driver keeps steering control; it is fitted to cars, motorcycles, truck...

Q 05/05

Which exhaust-system device turns toxic pollutants into less harmful gases?

A) Exhaust manifold

B) Turbocharger

C) Catalytic converter

D) Oxygen sensor

Answer · why

C) Catalytic converter

A catalytic converter uses platinum, palladium and rhodium to turn carbon monoxide, unburned fuel and nitrogen oxides into carbon dioxide, water and n...