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License Plates Part II Trivia Quiz

Know your license plates? You'll have to be VERY sharp to do well on this quiz. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Drewski. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Drewski

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,662

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
1216

Last 3 plays: teejay1504 (2/10), GoodVibe (1/10), sw11 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This Scandinavian country issued porcelain license plates with an 'eye on hand' symbol on the plate. Hint

Iceland

Denmark

Norway

Sweden

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Question 2 of 10

2. Visit this area, and you can come away with a souvenir license plate with the plate number SP90. Hint

Greenland

Antarctica

North Pole

Puntas Arenas

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Question 3 of 10

3. Only ONE of the following issuing jurisdictions have NEVER had a license plate die cut into an unusual shape. Hint

Northwest Territories, Canada

Tennessee

Kansas

New Mexico

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Question 4 of 10

4. The following tiny Pacific island state has had a picture of an alligator on their license plate. Hint

Yap

Ngarchelong

Peleliu

Ponape

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Question 5 of 10

5. If you have a brown license plate with yellow numbers, with FLORIDA at the top, and ALTAR DE LA PATRIA across the bottom, you have a plate from.... Hint

Paraguay

Uruguay

Brazil

Bolivia

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Question 6 of 10

6. License plates are not used on this tiny British island, as no motor vehicles are permitted. Hint

Sark

Guernsey

Jersey

Alderney

7. Zanzibar, a dependency of Tanzania, uses British style license plates, with a distinctive ZNZ prefix code. There is a smaller island off the coast of Zanzibar, which uses the code PBA. This island is.... Hint

Pemba

Penembao

Pinaba

Port Brighton-Arthur

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Question 8 of 10

8. Early plates from the Isle of Rhodes had this symbol on their license plates. Hint

Lion

Maltese Cross

Fascio

Crest

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Northwest Territories, located in the vast northern portion of Canada, issued their first issue of green on white license plates in what year? Hint

1955

1935

1941

1948

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Question 10 of 10

10. The following abbreviation is commonly used on Diplomatic vehicles around the world. Hint

DIP

DIPL

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This Scandinavian country issued porcelain license plates with an 'eye on hand' symbol on the plate.

Answer: Denmark

Plates used on the Faeroe Islands during the same period also had the 'eye on hand' symbol, but in a vertical position.

2. Visit this area, and you can come away with a souvenir license plate with the plate number SP90.

Answer: Antarctica

The plate 'number' SP90 stands for South Pole 90 degrees. The plates are usually blue on white, and also have the picture of a penguin.

3. Only ONE of the following issuing jurisdictions have NEVER had a license plate die cut into an unusual shape.

Answer: New Mexico

Tennessee was the first state to issue a 'die cut' shaped license plate, in 1936. The plates were shaped like the state of Tennessee.

4. The following tiny Pacific island state has had a picture of an alligator on their license plate.

Answer: Peleliu

The Peleliu license plates also had pictures of various fish, boats, shells, and dwellings.

5. If you have a brown license plate with yellow numbers, with FLORIDA at the top, and ALTAR DE LA PATRIA across the bottom, you have a plate from....

Answer: Uruguay

With the legend FLORIDA across the plate, these plates are sometimes misidentified as U.S. Floridian license plates.

6. License plates are not used on this tiny British island, as no motor vehicles are permitted.

Answer: Sark

Only bicycles are permitted on the tiny island of Sark, located in the Channel Islands. A few tractors are licensed, but only use paper disks for registration purposes.

Answer: Pemba

Very few registered vehicles exist on the tiny island of Pemba - plate are generally white with black characters, usually hand painted on a variety of materials.

8. Early plates from the Isle of Rhodes had this symbol on their license plates.

Answer: Maltese Cross

The Maltese Cross sometimes stood alone, sometimes it was encircled. The plates were black with white characters, and first came into use in the 1920's.

9. The Northwest Territories, located in the vast northern portion of Canada, issued their first issue of green on white license plates in what year?

Answer: 1941

Very few license plates were issued or needed in 1941, and today, less than a handful are know to exist. In 1970, NWT began issuing license plates in the shape of a polar bear.

10. The following abbreviation is commonly used on Diplomatic vehicles around the world.

Answer: CD

The abbreviation C.D. stands for Corps Diplomatique, and has been accepted for use in most foreign countries.

Source: Author Drewski

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