Q 01/05

What was the first internal combustion, petrol-fuelled motorcycle?

A) The Excelsior Motor Bicycle

B) The Holden Motor Bicycle

C) The Daimler Reitwagen

D) The Werner Motocyclette

Answer · why

C) The Daimler Reitwagen

The Daimler Reitwagen of 1885 was built as a test bed for Daimler and Maybach's new petrol engine, which they meant for carriages.

Q 02/05

Which 1894 machine was the first series production motorcycle?

A) The Holden Motor Bicycle

B) The Hildebrand & Wolfmüller

C) The Triumph No. 1

D) The Excelsior Motor Bicycle

Answer · why

B) The Hildebrand & Wolfmüller

The Hildebrand & Wolfmüller was designed by former steam-engine engineers, so its engine drove the rear wheel directly through connecting rods, as a s...

Q 03/05

Which star rides a stolen motorcycle toward the Swiss border in the 1963 film The Great Escape?

A) James Garner

B) Steve McQueen

C) Charles Bronson

D) Richard Attenborough

Answer · why

B) Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen did most of his own riding and even put on a German uniform to chase himself, though stuntman Bud Ekins is widely credited with the famo...

Q 04/05

Which machine is the biggest selling motor vehicle of all time?

A) The Volkswagen Beetle

B) The Vespa

C) The Honda Super Cub

D) The Ford Model T

Answer · why

C) The Honda Super Cub

The Honda Super Cub was designed so it could be ridden one-handed, leaving noodle-shop delivery riders a free hand to balance their orders.

Q 05/05

Per mile travelled in 2024, US motorcyclists died at roughly how many times the rate of car occupants?

A) About 3 times

B) About 9 times

C) About 27 times

D) About 81 times

Answer · why

C) About 27 times

About 27 times: 28.00 deaths per 100 million miles against 1.05 for cars, because a crashing rider lacks the protection of an enclosed vehicle.