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 40 per cent of American cars in 1900, battery power took 38 per cent and petrol just 22 per cent. Petrol only pulled clear after Charle...

Q 02/05

Which torpedo-shaped Belgian car became the first road vehicle to pass 100 km/h, in April 1899?

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 on batteries with Camille Jenatzy driving. It beat a 92.78 km/h record set only weeks earli...

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

Norway's 2016 transport plan set a goal for all new cars sold to be zero-emission by which year?

A) 2025

B) 2030

C) 2035

D) 2040

Answer · why

A) 2025

2025 was the target, and Norway nearly hit it early: battery-electric cars were 88.9 per cent of new-car sales in 2024, the world's highest share for ...