Q 01/05

The Mercedes name comes from the daughter of which Austrian businessman, who ordered the 1901 Mercedes 35 hp?

A) Ferdinand Porsche

B) August Horch

C) Emil Jellinek

D) Adam Opel

Answer · why

C) Emil Jellinek

He raced under his daughter's name and registered it as a trademark in 1902.

Q 02/05

How old was Mercédès Jellinek when her father began painting her name on the cars he raced?

A) 14

B) 16

C) 21

D) 10

Answer · why

D) 10

'Mercedes' is Spanish for 'godsend', which suited a father betting his fortune on motor racing.

Q 03/05

Which 1886 vehicle is widely regarded as the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine?

A) Daimler Reitwagen

B) Peugeot Type 2

C) Benz Patent-Motorwagen

D) Duryea Motor Wagon

Answer · why

C) Benz Patent-Motorwagen

Karl Benz's three-wheeler was financed in part by his wife Bertha's dowry.

Q 04/05

In what year did the companies of Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler merge to form Daimler-Benz?

A) 1901

B) 1926

C) 1912

D) 1918

Answer · why

B) 1926

The first cars badged Mercedes-Benz rolled out that same year.

Q 05/05

In which German city is Mercedes-Benz headquartered?

A) Stuttgart

B) Munich

C) Wolfsburg

D) Ingolstadt

Answer · why

A) Stuttgart

The complex there also houses the Mercedes-Benz Museum and an assembly plant.