Q 01/05

In what year was the Ford Motor Company incorporated?

A) 1896

B) 1903

C) 1908

D) 1913

Answer · why

B) 1903

It launched in a converted factory with $28,000 in cash from twelve investors, including brothers John and Horace Dodge.

Q 02/05

In which Michigan city is Ford Motor Company headquartered?

A) Detroit

B) Flint

C) Lansing

D) Dearborn

Answer · why

D) Dearborn

Its longtime headquarters building, the Henry Ford II World Center, is nicknamed the Glass House.

Q 03/05

What was the Model T's famous nickname?

A) Iron Betsy

B) Brass Annie

C) Steel Sally

D) Tin Lizzie

Answer · why

D) Tin Lizzie

Its 20-horsepower four-cylinder engine gave it a top speed of about 42 mph.

Q 04/05

In what year did production of the Model T begin?

A) 1908

B) 1913

C) 1919

D) 1927

Answer · why

A) 1908

The first one was built on August 12 at the Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, and the last rolled out in May 1927.

Q 05/05

Roughly how many Model Ts were built in total?

A) 5 million

B) 10 million

C) 12 million

D) 15 million

Answer · why

D) 15 million

Henry Ford personally watched the 15 millionth car roll off the Highland Park line on May 26, 1927.