Cars Trivia

1. Which Belgian-French scientist patented in 1860 the first internal combustion engine that really was used to move vehicles without horses?

From Quiz Driving Inventions

Answer: Etienne Lenoir

Etienne Lenoir (1822-1890) was not the first to patent an internal combustion engine, but he was the first whose invention was sold over 100 times. Some previous patents (almost unused) went to the British Thomas Mead (1794), the French Nicéphore Niepce (1807) and the Swiss François de Rivaz (1807), and the American Samuel Brown (1823). The internal combustion engine (abbreviated ICE) gets its power from the rapid burning of a gaseous fuel, which transforms the chemical energy of the combustion into kinetic energy. Many ICEs work according to the four-stroke cycle developed by Nicolaus Otto: intake of a mixture of air and fuel; compression of the gaseous mixture; ignition via a spark; expansion and expulsion of the rest gases. Most ICEs burn fossil fuel, which causes two different problems: on the one hand the fossil fuels are not renewable, and thus scarcity can be foreseen; on the other hand, the burning of fossil fuel causes air pollution and global warming. That's why many countries have announced measures to ban the sale of ICE powered vehicles, starting somewhere between 2025 and 2050. In these countries, all new cars should be equipped with electrical motors instead of combustion engines.

From Quiz Icons On Four Wheels

Answer: Jaguar E Type

So many cars produced in the late 1950s and early 1960s valued functionality above all else, and then along came the E Type with its sexy, curvaceous body. The car was based on the Jaguar D Type, a racing car which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race for three consecutive years (1955-1958) and enjoyed some success on the track itself, finishing fourth and fifth at the 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours. Even though the engine was great and the car featured technical innovations like independent suspension and disc brakes all round, the E Type will always be remembered for its looks, and this iconic design was recognised by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, when in 1996, they added a 1963 E Type Series 1 roadster to their permanent display.

From Quiz Zooming in on Car Badges

Answer: A snake

Milan is the birthplace of the Alfa Romeo. The symbol of Milan is known as the Biscione. The Biscione is a large grass snake, which is also known as the vipera, that appears to be swallowing a human. Above the Biscione is a crown. These have been the symbols of the Milanese family, the House of Visconti for a thousand years. Legend has it that Ottone Visconti slayed Saracen Voluce during the Crusades in Jerusalem and then took Voluce's family crest as his own. Whilst Voluce's crest showed the serpent swallowing a man, the Visconti version indicates that it is a child emerging from the snake, renewed and purified, as a symbol of goodness. The Milanese flag has a white background and bears a red cross. Many mistake this to be the cross of St. George but, in reality, it shows the link between the city and St. Ambrose. The badge has endured numerous changes over the years including, at one time, having a laurel wreath around the edges of the badge to symbolise the car's victory in the very first Automobile World Championship. This question zoomed in from Phoenix Rising's pollucci19.

From Quiz Nissan Sports Cars

Answer: Double Over Head Cams (DOHC)

Nissan wanted to give drivers in America a more responsive feel to the car, so giving the 2.4L motor DOHC was the most cost effective way. It added significant torque and a bit more horsepower.

From Quiz The Classic Volvo Quiz

Answer: P1800

Roger Moore played Simon Templar in the television show 'The Saint'. He drove a white Volvo P1800 with the license plate "ST 1". Roger Moore liked the car so much that he bought one himself. The Volvo P1800 was manufactured between 1961 and 1972.

From Quiz A Collection of Car Questions

Answer: The 24 Hours of Le Mans

The commonly believed story is that in the early days of the "24 Hours of Le Mans" race, the drivers would start out across the track from their cars. At the starting indication (often, the dropping of the French flag) drivers would run to their cars, start them, and begin racing. By placing the ignition to the left, Porsche enabled their drivers to start the cars with their left hands while putting the transmission in gear with their right, resulting supposedly in a slightly faster start. In the year 2019, however, Porsche claimed that this common belief is a myth and that the company had merely been trying to save on costs by using less ignition wiring. Incidentally, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is the oldest endurance race for automobiles in the world, having started in 1923.

From Quiz International Car Makers & Models

Answer: Ferrari

The name 'Ferrari' is synonymous with the idea of the ultra-desirable, super-fast, super-sexy super-car; preferably in red. Ferrari's 2008 models include the 612 "Scaglietti", 599 "Fiorano", and 430 "Scuderia". The famous 'Dino' wasn't strictly speaking a Ferrari at all, even though it is commonly known as such, but was intended as a distinct brand name to be used by Ferrari for cars with less than 12 cylinders. The name "Maranello" comes from the company's famous home in Maranello, Italy.

From Quiz Renault Clio Sport 172 MK2

Answer: 172 bhp

The 172 stands for the engines brake horse power. The Clio 172 is powered by a two litre 16v engine with variable valve timing. Maximum power: 172 bhp DIN (at 6250 rpm). Maximum torque: 200 Nm ISO (at 5400 rpm). Maximum power kicks in at 6,250 rpm with little power loss beyond 6,250 rpm. With a weight of only 1035 kg the performance is unbelievable.

From Quiz Nissan Xterra

Answer: 1999

The Nissan Xterra was introduced in May of 1999, but was called the 2000 model.

From Quiz BMW 3 series

Answer: 1975

The first 3 series was the E21, and was released from 1975 to 1983. It was the first BMW to sell over 1 million worldwide. It came in a wide variety of engine sizes, from a 75hp 315 to the top of the line 143hp 323i.

From Quiz Honda Civics

Answer: 1973

The Civic was Honda's answer to the 1973 oil crisis. It could achieve 40 mpg on the highway. There are eight generations as of 2008.

From Quiz Tata Nano

Answer: lakh

The US$2500 price tag did not include a 12.5% value-added tax or any other charges. The idea for the Nano originated in 2003.

From Quiz Koenigsegg, The Car

Answer: Christian von Koenigsegg

His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf is the present monarch of Sweden. David Craaford is the first head of design of the Koenigsegg. Ron Dennis is the leader of the McLaren Mercedes formula 1 racing team. Christian von Koenigsegg is the man with the dream for a racing car.

From Quiz Porsche History

Answer: 1948

Although Porsche has designed and created products and technologies for more than 100 years the first car was officially approved on the 8th of June 1948. This was the first 356 to see the light of day. The Porsche got the license plate "K-45286".

From Quiz USDM Subaru WRX!

Answer: 227

222 is the amount of horsepower the NA 300zx has, 286 is for the RX-7, and I made up 216. If you chose 227, good for you! Easy one though...

From Quiz Audi, German Motoring Brilliance!

Answer: August Horch

August Horch was an engineer with Benz, before moving on to build his own Horch cars. In 1910 after disagreements with the board, he left to form another car company, calling it Audi, a latin version of his name.

From Quiz Volvo Cars

Answer: 1927

The first car was the OV4, also known as "Jakob"

From Quiz Ferrari: The Legends of Italy

Answer: 442 hp

The 456 reached 100 kmh in just 5.2 seconds from a standing start. At first it was not a popular release as its lines were much less pronounced than popular favourites the F40 and the Testarossa.

From Quiz Jeeps

Answer: "GP" for general purpose

The exact origin of the name is still debated, but most people consider it to be a slang version of the army designation "GP".

From Quiz The Trabant and Other East German Cars

Answer: 1991

The last Trabants left the production line in April 1991. The Zwickau factory was sold to Volkswagen AG. Volkswagen redeveloped the factory into a centre for engine production, but it also produces some Volkswagen Golfs and Passats.

From Quiz Kia Rio

Answer: Korean

93 percent of the parts are Korean.

From Quiz Cutlass 442

Answer: 1964

Oldsmobile was the first of the other GM corporations to respond to Pontiac's GTO.

From Quiz Driving Inventions

Answer: John Dunlop

During the reign of King Charles II, wooden wheels were protected with steel "tyres", so as to reinforce the whole construction. But this type of tyre does nothing to muffle the unevenness of the terrain. In 1847 Robert Thomson patented a pressurized rubber tyre, but did not use it commercially. It was only in 1889 that John Dunlop (1840-1921) revived the interest for pneumatic tyres, although his first patent demand was refused. The advantage of a pneumatic tyre is that the rubber outside is filled with pressurized air, which smooths out the unevenness of the terrain. It improves the comfort of driver and passengers, but also provides a better continuous grip. Suppose a wheel without pressurized air tyre would roll over a bump of a few millimetres: it would fly for a limited time through the air. Everyone who has ever pushed a pram, will appreciate the advantage of a pneumatic tyre. Goodyear (1800-1860) patented vulcanized rubber. André Michelin (1853-1931) and his brother Edouard (1859-1940) came up with the idea of the removable pneumatic tyre. Pirelli (1848-1932) founded the eponymous tyre company, specialized in tyres for race cars.

From Quiz Icons On Four Wheels

Answer: Ford Model T

The Ford Model T began life as a hand built car, the same as all cars of the time, and in its first month of production in 1908, just 11 cars were made. By 1910 though, Henry Ford had perfected his ground breaking production line and Model T's were coming off the line every three minutes, with production time per vehicle down from over 12 hours to a little over 90 minutes. Henry Ford's most famous quote is probably, "Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black.", but interestingly, between 1908 and 1913, the only colours available to prospective buyers were grey, green, red and blue. Black Model T's were not available until 1914.

From Quiz Zooming In On Car Badges No.2

Answer: Buick

Buick was named for its founder, David Dunbar Buick. He was an American born in Scotland and his family's coat of arms was the inspiration to one of Buick's logos, the shield. The shield started with a red background, gold stag, gold cross and a blue and silver diagonal line running from upper left to bottom right of the shield. In the 1960s and in honor of Buick's three models, LeSabre, Invicta and Electra, the shield changed from one to three. Buick started producing the Skyhawk in 1975 and began using a hawk on its logo. When "Happy" the hawk mascot retired in the 1980s, Buick reverted back to the tri-shield logo. Buick was the flagship of General Motors when it was first founded in 1908. Jaknginger's Buick Enclave has a tri-shield logo. It consists of three shields, red, silver and blue. The shields are outlined in silver.

From Quiz Zooming in on Car Badges

Answer: Stuttgart

The Porsche badge features the coats of arms of the Weimer-era Free People's State of Wurttemberg and its capital Stuttgart. The former is a quartered crest with a trio of black antlers at top left and bottom right signifying the region of Swabia in southwestern Germany and red and black stripes at top right and bottom left representing the Duke of Wurttemberg. The Stuttgart crest is a canting symbol of a black horse shown rampant and is situated in the middle of the logo as an inescutcheon (a fancy word for small shield within a larger one). 'Stuttgart' comes from 'Stutengarten' which translates to "stud [or horse] yard". This question brought to you by Phoenix Rising stud, JCSon. (Just horsing around).

From Quiz Baby, You Can Drive My Car

Answer: Boxer engine

Boxer engines, also known as flat engines, are internal combustion engines with horizontal cylinders arranged in two banks with a crankshaft in between. Each cylinder is controlled by a crankpin. It gets its name from the movement of the pistons, which resembles the fists of a boxer. ('Rapture' is from the album 'Autoamerican'.)

From Quiz Nissan Sports Cars

Answer: Performance

The Performance trim level came with bigger wheels, a rear spoiler, the option for Brembo brakes, and VDC. VDC is a type of traction/stability control that stands for Vehicle Dynamic Control.

From Quiz The Classic Volvo Quiz

Answer: P1900

The P1900 was only built from 1956-57. The body of the car was made of fiberglass and the car was a convertible. This was the first sportscar Volvo made and it was also called the Volvo Sport. Only 68 cars were made, because the car wasn't safe enough according to the Volvo standards.

From Quiz The Quiz Full of Lamborghini Bull!

Answer: October 30th, 1963

Lamborghini set up his company in Sant'Agata because of an agreement with the city leadership that he would not have to pay tax on his profits for ten years. It was also agreed that he would get a 19% interest rate on those profits when they were deposited in the bank. As part of the agreement, all of his employees had to be part of a trade union.

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