Q 01/05

In 1900, which power source drove the largest share of American cars, ahead of both battery and petrol?

A) Kerosene

B) Diesel

C) Steam

D) Compressed air

Answer · why

C) Steam

Steam led with about 40 per cent of American cars, with battery power close behind and petrol a distant third. Petrol pulled clear once Charles Ketter...

Q 02/05

Which torpedo-shaped battery car, built by Belgian racer Camille Jenatzy, was the first road vehicle to pass 100 km/h?

A) La Belle Électrique

B) La Jamais Contente

C) L'Obéissante

D) Le Diable Rouge

Answer · why

B) La Jamais Contente

La Jamais Contente, 'the never satisfied', hit 105.88 km/h in 1899, beating a 92.78 km/h record set only weeks earlier by a rival battery car, the Jea...

Q 03/05

The battery-powered Lunar Roving Vehicle was first driven on the Moon during which mission?

A) Apollo 11

B) Apollo 14

C) Apollo 15

D) Apollo 17

Answer · why

C) Apollo 15

Apollo 15 carried the first rover in July 1971, making a battery car the first crewed vehicle ever driven on the Moon. Three rovers are still parked u...

Q 04/05

Thomas Edison's first car came from which Cleveland maker, whose battery runabouts sold from 1899?

A) Winton

B) Baker

C) Peerless

D) White

Answer · why

B) Baker

Baker Motor Vehicle sold Edison his first car, and the inventor returned the favour by designing nickel-iron batteries for some later Bakers. The firm...

Q 05/05

Which country's 2016 transport plan set a goal for every new car sold to be zero-emission by 2025?

A) Sweden

B) Norway

C) Netherlands

D) Iceland

Answer · why

B) Norway

Norway nearly hit the target early: battery-electric cars were 88.9 per cent of new-car sales in 2024, helped by purchase taxes that fall hardest on p...