Q 01/05

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

A) The Michaux-Perreaux steam velocipede

B) The Hildebrand & Wolfmüller

C) The Daimler Reitwagen

D) The Werner Motocyclette

Answer · why

C) The Daimler Reitwagen

Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach built it in Germany in 1885. It had wooden wheels and two outrigger supports.

Q 02/05

Which 1894 machine was the first series production motorcycle?

A) The Indian Single

B) The Hildebrand & Wolfmüller

C) The Triumph No. 1

D) The Excelsior Motor Bicycle

Answer · why

B) The Hildebrand & Wolfmüller

It was also the first machine to be called a motorcycle. Fewer than two thousand were built.

Q 03/05

Roughly how many new motorcycles were sold around the world in 2021?

A) 58.6 million

B) 31 million

C) 104 million

D) 150 million

Answer · why

A) 58.6 million

Car sales that year came to 66.7 million. In much of Asia and Africa the small-capacity motorcycle is the family vehicle.

Q 04/05

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

A) The Ford Model T

B) The Volkswagen Beetle

C) The Toyota Corolla

D) The Honda Super Cub

Answer · why

D) The Honda Super Cub

Its 60 millionth unit was produced in April 2008, and the 100 millionth came in 2017. It has been in production since 1958.

Q 05/05

In 2024, how did the US motorcyclist fatality rate per mile compare with car occupants'?

A) About twice as high

B) Roughly the same

C) About 27 times higher

D) About half

Answer · why

C) About 27 times higher

The 2024 figures were 28.00 against 1.05 per 100 million miles. Helmets cut the risk of death by 42%.