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Cool Cars! Trivia Quiz

This quiz is mainly about sports/supercars but will occasionally feature the odd hatchback. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by dougleman. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
dougleman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,093

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
766

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Question 1 of 15

1. What car immediately replaced the SSC Ultimate Aero as fastest production car in the world? Hint

Bugatti Veyron SuperSport

SSC Tuatara

Bugatti Veyron

Ferrari Enzo

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Question 2 of 15

2. What engine is in the Ariel Atom 500? Hint

V12

V10

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Question 3 of 15

3. What British company built the M600? Hint

Noble

Caterham

Aston Martin

TVR

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of these models is NOT a Ford? Hint

Fiesta

Beta

Taurus

Falcon

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of these is an Italian hatchback? Hint

Alfa Romeo MiTo

Jaguar CX-75

Alfa Romeo 8C

Lancia Stratos

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of these is made by KTM? Hint

Atom

M3000

R500

X-Bow

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is the only colour you can get the Lamborghini Murcielago SV in? Hint

Red

Orange

Yellow

White

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Question 8 of 15

8. What type of doors does the Mercedes SLS have? Hint

Cockpit

Scissor

Gullwing

Normal

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Question 9 of 15

9. What tuning companies do Mercedes often work with? Hint

Scuderia and HPE

AMG and Pirelli

Brabus and AMG

Mansory and Brabus

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Question 10 of 15

10. Enzo is both a model of a Ferrari and a person.

True

False

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Question 11 of 15

11. The Ferrari 430 Scuderia replaced which model? Hint

163 Superleggera

F430

360 Challenge Stradale

250 GTO

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which of the following cars is NOT a Porsche 911? Hint

Turbo

Targa

Carrera

Boxer

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which car companies created the SLR? Hint

McLaren and Mercedes

Lotus and McLaren

Mercedes and Audi

Audi and Lotus

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which nationality (on the whole) is Saleen? Hint

American

French

Japanese

British

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of the following groups of car manufacturers were all at one time British-owned? Hint

Caparo, Lotus, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, VXR, FIAT

Jaguar, TVR, KTM, Mercedes, FIAT

Lotus, Ariel, Noble. Aston Martin, Caparo

Caterham, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Porsche, TVR

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What car immediately replaced the SSC Ultimate Aero as fastest production car in the world?

Answer: Bugatti Veyron SuperSport

The Ultimate Aero had a top speed of 257mph, and the Veyron SS goes up to 268! However the Supersport has since been beaten.

2. What engine is in the Ariel Atom 500?

Answer: V8

The Atom 500 is also known as the Atom V8.

3. What British company built the M600?

Answer: Noble

The Noble M600 does 225mph and achieved a time of 1:17.7 on the motoring show "Top Gear".

4. Which of these models is NOT a Ford?

Answer: Beta

The Beta was made by the now defunct company Lancia.

5. Which of these is an Italian hatchback?

Answer: Alfa Romeo MiTo

Jaguar is not Italian, it is British. The 8C and Stratos are both supercars.

6. Which of these is made by KTM?

Answer: X-Bow

KTM usually make motorbikes, but they decided to make a car. It looks more like a bathtub from the side, but it is a very good car.

7. What is the only colour you can get the Lamborghini Murcielago SV in?

Answer: Orange

The SV was the last Murcielago model to be made. The last Murcielago ever was an SV, which rolled out of the factory in 2010.

8. What type of doors does the Mercedes SLS have?

Answer: Gullwing

The SLS AMG has gullwing doors. Its indirect predecessor is named after these doors: the Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe.

9. What tuning companies do Mercedes often work with?

Answer: Brabus and AMG

Most Mercedes cars have been tuned in some way by AMG. The Brabus rocket car was, well, made by Brabus.

10. Enzo is both a model of a Ferrari and a person.

Answer: True

Enzo Ferrari used to work for Alfa Romeo, but then made his own company. No prizes for guessing what that company was.

11. The Ferrari 430 Scuderia replaced which model?

Answer: 360 Challenge Stradale

The Scud is an even better version of the F430, and replaced the Challenge Stardale in 2007.

12. Which of the following cars is NOT a Porsche 911?

Answer: Boxer

The Boxer is a Ferrari, which competed with the Lamborghini Miura/Countach and a Porsche whose name escapes me.

13. Which car companies created the SLR?

Answer: McLaren and Mercedes

McLaren and Mercedes often work together for races, building engines etc so they decided to make a car. It was amazing and rivalled the Porsche Carrera GT/Ford GT.

14. Which nationality (on the whole) is Saleen?

Answer: American

Saleen created one of the fastest cars in the world - the S7. It is not well known however.

15. Which of the following groups of car manufacturers were all at one time British-owned?

Answer: Lotus, Ariel, Noble. Aston Martin, Caparo

Mercedes is German, as is Porsche. FIAT and Lamborghini are Italian. VXR is not actually a car manufacturer. It is a tuning company that usually works with Vauxhall.

Source: Author dougleman

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