Q 01/05

The first known purpose-built RV, the horse-drawn Wanderer, was commissioned in 1884 in which country?

A) Britain

B) The United States

C) France

D) Germany

Answer · why

A) Britain

Britain: the Wanderer was built in Bristol by the Bristol Wagon and Carriage Works for the Scottish author Dr William Gordon Stables, who toured in it...

Q 02/05

The world's first RV club, formed in 1907, was "The ___ Club". Which word fills the blank?

A) Good Sam

B) Caravan

C) Wanderer

D) Tin Can

Answer · why

B) Caravan

It grew out of Britain's Gentlemen Gypsy movement, which promoted the restorative benefits of horse-drawn caravanning.

Q 03/05

The first steam-driven motorhome, the Quo Vadis of 1900, was built in which country?

A) Britain

B) The United States

C) France

D) Belgium

Answer · why

C) France

France built both pioneers: the steam-powered Quo Vadis in 1900 and, in 1902, the Passe-Partout, the first petrol-driven motorhome.

Q 04/05

Which affordable car helped make lightweight tent trailers popular in the US from 1911?

A) The Chevrolet Series 490

B) The Dodge Brothers touring car

C) The Oldsmobile Curved Dash

D) The Ford Model T

Answer · why

D) The Ford Model T

The Ford Model T, cheap enough for ordinary families after 1908, put auto-camping within reach; lightweight folding camp trailers appeared around 1911...

Q 05/05

Which small, lightweight 1950 vehicle is credited as the first "one box" RV seen in large numbers?

A) The Volkswagen Kombi

B) The Citroën H Van

C) The Ford Transit

D) The Dodge A100

Answer · why

A) The Volkswagen Kombi

The Volkswagen Kombi, the Type 2 launched in 1950, was a light one-box van whose camper conversions sold in huge numbers through the 1950s and 60s, be...