Q 01/05

Which carmaker's name blazed in lights on the Eiffel Tower from 1925 to 1934, then the world's biggest advert?

A) Peugeot

B) Citroën

C) Panhard

D) Bugatti

Answer · why

B) Citroën

Citroën turned the Eiffel Tower into what Guinness World Records logged as the world's largest advertising sign. Founder André Citroën also sponsored ...

Q 02/05

The circle-and-arrow badge on Volvo cars is the ancient alchemical symbol for which metal?

A) Copper

B) Silver

C) Iron

D) Tin

Answer · why

C) Iron

Iron's ancient alchemical sign, a circle with an arrow, is what Volvo calls its 'iron mark', paired with the diagonal slash across the grille. A separ...

Q 03/05

The Smart city car began as a 1990s joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and which Swiss watch company?

A) Tissot

B) Rolex

C) Omega

D) Swatch

Answer · why

D) Swatch

Swatch even gave the car its name: Smart stands for 'Swatch Mercedes ART'. Swatch boss Nicolas Hayek wanted a car built and personalised the way his c...

Q 04/05

Henry Leland named his 1917 luxury marque after which US president, the first he had ever voted for?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Ulysses S. Grant

C) James Garfield

D) William McKinley

Answer · why

A) Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln got its name because Abraham Lincoln was the first president Leland ever voted for, in 1864. The new company was financed by a $10 million con...

Q 05/05

Which American marque, the oldest still active, was founded in 1899 by a Scottish-born inventor of enamelled bathtubs?

A) Chevrolet

B) Chrysler

C) Buick

D) Nash

Answer · why

C) Buick

Buick became the oldest surviving American car brand in 2004, when GM closed its older Lansing-born sibling. David Dunbar Buick's method of coating ca...