Q 01/05

France introduced the world's first mandatory national driving test in which year?

A) 1899

B) 1905

C) 1913

D) 1921

Answer · why

A) 1899

Most tests today still split into a theory part and a practical road test, and many countries require the theory pass first.

Q 02/05

Carl Benz got a permit to drive his Motorwagen in 1888 after neighbours complained about what?

A) Its speed

B) Its noise and smell

C) Frightened horses

D) Damaged cobblestones

Answer · why

B) Its noise and smell

The Grand Ducal authorities issued it; European permits stayed ad hoc until the early 20th century.

Q 03/05

Prussia's compulsory 1903 driving tests were run by a body that supervised what?

A) Railway signals

B) Horse-drawn cabs

C) Steam boilers

D) Gas lamps

Answer · why

C) Steam boilers

The Dampfkesselüberwachungsverein tested mechanical aptitude. Germany went national in 1910 with a model copied by other countries.

Q 04/05

Which European country let people buy a permit without a driving test until 1977?

A) Portugal

B) Greece

C) Ireland

D) Belgium

Answer · why

D) Belgium

It was the last in Europe to introduce testing.

Q 05/05

Which US state was first to require all drivers to pass an exam, in July 1913?

A) New York

B) Massachusetts

C) California

D) New Jersey

Answer · why

D) New Jersey

New York's 1910 law, North America's first, had covered only professional chauffeurs.