Q 01/05

The 1949 Rocket 88, seen by some as the first muscle car, was built by which GM division?

A) Oldsmobile

B) Chevrolet

C) Buick

D) Pontiac

Answer · why

A) Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile's Rocket 88 was the car to beat in early NASCAR, and it inspired 'Rocket 88', one of the earliest rock and roll records.

Q 02/05

Which 1979 film follows a highway cop who hunts a biker gang in a black V8 Interceptor?

A) The Cars That Ate Paris

B) Death Race 2000

C) Mad Max

D) Convoy

Answer · why

C) Mad Max

Mad Max gave Mel Gibson his breakout role, launching the career that made him an action hero.

Q 03/05

The Pontiac GTO's name was inspired by a 250 GTO built by which carmaker?

A) Lamborghini

B) Alfa Romeo

C) Ferrari

D) Maserati

Answer · why

C) Ferrari

Ferrari's 250 GTO inspired the name, and fans soon added an A and rearranged the letters to nickname Pontiac's car the Goat.

Q 04/05

In 1964, the GTO was an option package on which Pontiac model?

A) Grand Prix

B) Bonneville

C) Catalina

D) LeMans

Answer · why

D) LeMans

LeMans buyers got the big engine only as an option, a loophole because GM's limit on engine size covered base engines, not options.

Q 05/05

Which Pontiac chief engineer, who later started his own car company, led the team behind the 1964 GTO?

A) Preston Tucker

B) Carroll Shelby

C) John DeLorean

D) Malcolm Bricklin

Answer · why

C) John DeLorean

John DeLorean's GTO success made him Pontiac's general manager at 40, the youngest division head in GM history.