Q 01/05

Which London fashion designer said she named the miniskirt after her favourite car, the Mini?

A) Vivienne Westwood

B) Mary Quant

C) Barbara Hulanicki

D) Jean Muir

Answer · why

B) Mary Quant

Mary Quant said the car and the skirt suited each other, calling both optimistic, exuberant, young and flirty. Her short hemlines became one of the de...

Q 02/05

The Mini's designer said he sized its door bins to hold the ingredients of which cocktail?

A) Gin and tonic

B) Negroni

C) Dry martini

D) Whisky sour

Answer · why

C) Dry martini

Dry martini was his favourite drink, so each bin was shaped to take one bottle of vermouth and two bottles of gin. Similar bins beside the rear seats ...

Q 03/05

In the 1969 film The Italian Job, what loot do the thieves load into three Mini Coopers?

A) Diamonds

B) Paintings

C) Cash

D) Gold

Answer · why

D) Gold

Gold worth $4 million is split between the boots of the three cars, which then escape over rooftops, down stairs and through sewers.

Q 04/05

Which British sitcom character drives a citron-green Mini with a matte black bonnet and a padlock?

A) Mr. Bean

B) Del Boy

C) Basil Fawlty

D) Alan Partridge

Answer · why

A) Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean locks his Mini with a bolt-latch and padlock, and in two episodes he takes the steering wheel away with him as extra security.

Q 05/05

Which carmaker kept the Mini brand for itself when it broke up the Rover Group in 2000?

A) Honda

B) Fiat

C) BMW

D) Audi

Answer · why

C) BMW

BMW let Land Rover, MG and Rover go but held on to the Mini name, then launched an all-new hatchback under it in 2001.