Q 01/05

In which town near Bologna is Lamborghini headquartered?

A) Sant'Agata Bolognese

B) Maranello, near Modena

C) Modena in Emilia

D) Castelfranco Emilia

Answer · why

A) Sant'Agata Bolognese

The factory site doubled from 80,000 to 160,000 square metres with the launch of the Urus.

Q 02/05

In which year did Ferruccio Lamborghini found Automobili Lamborghini?

A) 1959

B) 1963

C) 1957

D) 1948

Answer · why

B) 1963

He founded it on 7 May 1963 to compete with Ferrari, having already made tractors, boilers and air conditioners.

Q 03/05

What did Ferruccio Lamborghini's first company, founded in 1948, manufacture?

A) Motorcycles

B) Tractors

C) Aircraft engines

D) Refrigerators

Answer · why

B) Tractors

Lamborghini Trattori still exists as a separate company in Pieve di Cento.

Q 04/05

Ferruccio's early 'Carioca' farm machines were built from what?

A) Discarded aircraft parts

B) Surplus military vehicles

C) Scrapped railway engines

D) Old Fiat cars

Answer · why

B) Surplus military vehicles

He used engine parts from military vehicles and Morris truck engines.

Q 05/05

Ferruccio's 1948 Mille Miglia ended when he crashed his modified Fiat Topolino into what?

A) The side of a restaurant

B) A level crossing gate

C) A medieval stone bridge

D) A riverbank at Fano

Answer · why

A) The side of a restaurant

He had turned the humble city car into a 750cc open two-seater and lasted 1,100 km before hitting the building in Fano.