Q 01/05

What does BMW stand for?

A) Bayerische Motoren Werke

B) Bavarian Mechanical Works

C) Bremer Motor Werke

D) Bayern Motorrad Werke

Answer · why

A) Bayerische Motoren Werke

Bayerische Motoren Werke means Bavarian Motor Works, though the firm that took the name in 1917 made aircraft engines, not cars.

Q 02/05

In which city is BMW headquartered?

A) Stuttgart

B) Hamburg

C) Munich

D) Frankfurt

Answer · why

C) Munich

Munich is BMW's home city, and the company wanted its home state of Bavaria represented, so the roundel shows Bavaria's white and blue.

Q 03/05

What does the 'M' in BMW's M performance division stand for?

A) Motorsport

B) Meisterschaft

C) Mechanik

D) Modell

Answer · why

A) Motorsport

The M stands for Motorsport: BMW Motorsport GmbH was founded in 1972 to run the company's racing programme before it began building high-performance r...

Q 04/05

Which actor played The Driver in The Hire, BMW's 2001 series of short films?

A) Clive Owen

B) Jude Law

C) Daniel Craig

D) Ewan McGregor

Answer · why

A) Clive Owen

Clive Owen returned as The Driver 15 years later in The Escape, a new BMW short directed by Neill Blomkamp.

Q 05/05

Which firm, famous for fast BMW-based cars, did BMW buy the brand rights to in 2022?

A) AC Schnitzer

B) Alpina

C) Hartge

D) Dinan

Answer · why

B) Alpina

Alpina: BMW took over the brand, while the Bovensiepen family firm in Buchloe kept servicing and supplying parts for existing Alpina cars.