Q 01/05

Which German engineer patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen in 1886, widely regarded as the first practical automobile?

A) Nikolaus Otto

B) Gottlieb Daimler

C) Karl Benz

D) Wilhelm Maybach

Answer · why

C) Karl Benz

Karl Benz's invention was proved by his wife: in 1888 Bertha Benz drove a Motorwagen about 100 km to her mother's in Pforzheim without telling him, th...

Q 02/05

What is the best-selling car nameplate of all time, with over 50 million units sold worldwide?

A) Honda Civic

B) Volkswagen Golf

C) Ford Fiesta

D) Toyota Corolla

Answer · why

D) Toyota Corolla

The Toyota Corolla passed 50 million sales in 2021, twelve generations after its 1966 launch; its name is Latin for a little crown or garland, a nod t...

Q 03/05

What was the nickname commonly given to the Ford Model T?

A) Tin Snail

B) Iron Horse

C) Tin Lizzie

D) Silver Ghost

Answer · why

C) Tin Lizzie

Tin Lizzie kept getting cheaper: the Model T cost $825 at its 1908 launch and $260 by 1925, and some 15 million had been built when production ended i...

Q 04/05

Ferrari's prancing-horse emblem came from the plane of which Italian WWI flying ace?

A) Francesco Baracca

B) Italo Balbo

C) Silvio Scaroni

D) Pier Ruggero Piccio

Answer · why

A) Francesco Baracca

Francesco Baracca was killed in 1918; after Enzo won at Ravenna in 1923 he met the ace's parents, and Countess Paolina urged him to carry her son's ho...

Q 05/05

Which sports car maker was founded in 1963 by a man who had made his fortune building tractors?

A) Lamborghini

B) Ferrari

C) Porsche

D) Aston Martin

Answer · why

A) Lamborghini

Lamborghini's founder, Ferruccio, began in 1948 by building tractors from discarded war material, fitting them with engines and differentials from sur...