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My Mighty MG Midget Trivia Quiz

In the '70s I was introduced to the love of my life, a British motorcar. This is a quiz about my MG Midget. You don't have to be an auto mechanic or any kind of 'phile' to take and hopefully enjoy this quiz.

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

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Author
suzi_greer

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,086

Updated
Nov 17 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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380

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Question 1 of 10

1. My MG Midget was just the cutest little thing. It was made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) from 1961 to 1979. It was modeled after another cute little bug-eyed car which was partly named for a division of BMC: Hint

Aston Martin

Mini Cooper

Triumph Spitfire

Austin-Healey Sprite

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Question 2 of 10

2. My Midget was considered a roadster. Roadsters are defined as small two-seat convertible sports cars. Some have removable hard tops too. Which of the following is not considered a roadster? Hint

Mini Cooper

Chrysler Crossfire

Triumph

Mazda Miata

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Question 3 of 10

3. I didn't have one of the original models of Midget. There were a couple of things included with my car (not options) that weren't on the original. Can you guess what was included with my car? Hint

jack and spare tire

door handles and wind-up windows

heat and air conditioning

a top and a radio

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Question 4 of 10

4. Speaking of heaters, in order to completely shut off the flow of hot air into the MG Midget, I had to get out, raise the hood, locate a knob next to the motor and turn it till it stopped.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Since I owned a British car, I tried to learn all the names for its various parts. I mentioned before that I lifted the hood to turn off the heater. I think the Brits call it the bonnet. Am I remembering that correctly? Hint

A bonnet is a hat in 'the good old days'.

My memory is intact.

It is the covered part of an Amish vehicle.

That's ridiculous, why would anyone call it that?

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Question 6 of 10

6. The back end of the car also has an interesting British name. It's called a well or rear well, right?

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. I had a scratch on a rear fender and needed some paint to cover it. My friends suggested checking the door panels or owner's manual for a color code. The doors didn't provide any info, but I found the manual inside of the car. What did the manual call the closed and possibly locked area in front of the passenger seat? Hint

glove box

lock box

glove compartment

storage compartment

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Question 8 of 10

8. The fender needed touching up and according to the owner's manual, the color code was BRG. This is an internationally known color and is used on many items that aren't cars. What do you think BRG stands for? Hint

Bright red geranium

Brownish red gradated

(a mix of) blue, red, green

British racing green

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Question 9 of 10

9. Besides the optional hard cover and the soft top that came with my MG, there was another cover for the car. I don't have the owner's manual anymore and I'm having a hard time remembering what it was called. Do you know which of the following is correct? Hint

toplet

coverlet

tonneau

tonto

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Question 10 of 10

10. I loved my little British import but there were some problems. It seemed like every time it rained, the motor flooded out. It got so bad, I would say when someone spat on the street, if I drove near it, the motor died. The car was very close to the ground. It couldn't make it through more than an inch or two of snow. The chuck holes in the streets in winter played havoc with my undercarriage. At a party, I joked about replacing the muffler on the Midget every few months and I really wanted a softer ride. When I left the party, I found the MG sitting on a mattress in the parking lot. Was this even possible if no one started the car? Or in other words, could it be lifted by a few people?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Austin-Healey Sprite

The Austin-Healey Sprite was the inspiration for the first MG Midgets. Austin was a division of BMC that had an arrangement with a well-known auto designer named Donald Healey. Aston Martin (the car and company) was founded in 1913. Leyland Motors was Triumph's parent company. The Mini Cooper is a small car that was made by BMC.

Note: If I really like a car, I name it. You won't get any extra points for this but see if you can guess by the end of this quiz what I named my Midget.

2. My Midget was considered a roadster. Roadsters are defined as small two-seat convertible sports cars. Some have removable hard tops too. Which of the following is not considered a roadster?

Answer: Mini Cooper

Mini Coopers are classified as compact cars and actually have a backseat. In the Midget, behind the driver and passenger seats, there was only room for the convertible top, my purse, and a couple bags of grocery.

3. I didn't have one of the original models of Midget. There were a couple of things included with my car (not options) that weren't on the original. Can you guess what was included with my car?

Answer: door handles and wind-up windows

The original MG Midget didn't have handles on the outside of the door, or locks. The windows on the original were acrylic resin side-screens. The hard top, radio, luggage rack, and heater were extras.

4. Speaking of heaters, in order to completely shut off the flow of hot air into the MG Midget, I had to get out, raise the hood, locate a knob next to the motor and turn it till it stopped.

Answer: True

This is absolutely true. Hot air blew in from around the motor and the inside controls did not completely shut off this air flow. One vent was located near the gas pedal and at times, I thought it was going to melt my nylons (panty hose). I'd step out of the car, raise the hood and find a rag to tighten the knob. I can't count how many times people stopped to see if I was having car trouble.

Answer: My memory is intact.

Bonnets can be many types of head cover, a type of monkey, a valve, part of an irrigation sprinkler, a kind of chili pepper, places in France and Australia and of course, the hinged engine cover of a motor vehicle in England.

6. The back end of the car also has an interesting British name. It's called a well or rear well, right?

Answer: False

What I call a trunk or a place to hide all my Christmas presents from the family, the Brits call a boot. I've heard of putting small presents and fruit in a stocking and coal in a boot, but ...

Answer: glove box

In the U.S. a glove box is what you see in laboratories or in sci-fi movies. People stick their arms into sleeves attached to gloves and then manipulate items inside of a box. But the name 'glove box' stuck with me and I call the locked compartment in my PT Cruiser a glove box. PT doesn't seem to mind.

Answer: British racing green

British Racing Green, also known as deep Brunswick green, is close to hunter or forest green but most people can picture it in their heads when you say it. It takes its name from the color of the international motor racing color of Great Britain. In motorsports, it just means green in general, the specific shade of green has developed outside of racing.

Answer: tonneau

A tonneau cover is the soft cover used on parked roadsters to protect the cab from rain when the top is down. This applies to the bed of trucks also. My cover was made so that I could sit in the driver's seat to drive while the rest of the car was covered. I never figured out why anyone would want to do this after one time of driving in the rain. Have you ever felt rain drops hitting your face when you are traveling 40 miles per hour? Need I say more?!?

Answer: Yes

The Midget weighed 735 kilos (1600 lbs). It only took a few people at each end to pick the car up, move it from the parking spot onto a mattress that had been set out for the trash truck. Of course, I did have trouble clearing the mattress when I tried to drive off.

Note: Any name guesses? I named her 'Queenie' but she didn't always come when I called!

Source: Author suzi_greer

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