Planes, Trains, Automobiles Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bullet train

'Shinkansen' refers to the high-speed railway network in Japan, although outside Japan the term is used to refer to the actual trains. 'Shinkansen' means 'new trunk line' and started in 1964. The maximum speeds used on the Shinkansen are around 300km/h (186 mph).

Answer: Indian Pacific

The Indian Pacific was the first train service crossing Australia in one trip, in late February 1970. It had previously been impossible due to Australia not having a standard rail gauge from east to west, this was finally rectified a few months before the Indian Pacific left Sydney.

Answer: Ghan

The Ghan passenger train travels the Adelaide-Darwin railway stopping at Alice Springs at the approximate half-way point of the journey. The initial railway was laid (starting in 1878) as narrow gauge track as far as Alice Springs but was completely replaced in 1980 by standard gauge track. The track was then extended to Darwin in 2004.

Answer: Red

The Qantas logo which includes the 'flying kangaroo' was introduced in 1944.

The kangaroo was originally white with a red background, then later red with white background and was changed back again in 1984 to white with a red background. The logo was redesigned in 2007 to suit changes to the shape of airplane tails and designated 'no paint areas' on newer aircraft.

Answer: Electra

The Lockheed Model 10 Electra was designed by Hall Hibbard, administrator and engineer of the Lockheed Corporation, and was their first twin-engine, all-metal design.

Amelia Earhart's Electra 10E was built to her own specifications by Lockheed, including a modified fuselage to hold a larger fuel tank.

Answer: Dunmurry

John DeLorean created the DeLorean Motor Company in 1975 which went bankrupt in 1982. The DeLorean DMC-12 was the only car manufactured by the DeLorean Motor Company (for the 1981-82 America market) and was modified and used in the 1985 movie 'Back to the Future' even though the company had disappeared by this time. The DMC-12 was manufactured in Dunmurry (Belfast, Northern Ireland).

A separate DeLorean Motor Company was started in 1996 in Texas, USA, by Stephen Wynne and, although not being the same company, the remaining parts inventory and trademark of the old DeLorean Motor Company were acquired by the new DeLorean Motor Company. How's that for confusing?

Answer: Cadillac

The Ectomobile was a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor that was used in the 'Ghostbusters' (1984) movie. The car was bought by (character) Ray Stantz needing (assuming among other things) "suspension work and shocks, brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear end..., new rings, mufflers, a little wiring....".

Answer: Antonov

Antonov is a state-owned commercial company headquartered in Kiev, Ukraine, and is named after its founder Oleg Antonov. The An-255 was designed to carry the Buran orbiter (spacecraft) and other equipment for the Soviet space program in the 1980s. The An-255 can carry up to 200,000kg (440,000 lb) on top of it, or up to 250,000kg (550,000 lb) inside it.

Answer: Risky Business

The Porsche 928 shown in the movie 'Risky Business' was actually four different cars. A fifth was used for promotional shots and publicity and a sixth was used for its sound (the sounds were taken from another Porsche 928 with a hole in its exhaust). All cars were manufactured between 1978 and 1981. Due to the difference between the cars, each one was used for a different type of shot in the movie - either the internals, a full side shot or a side shot above the wheel line.

For a really interesting read about a man's quest to find the original Porsche 928, it can be found on the 'excellence' magazine website ("Quest for RB 928).
http://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/157/articles/quest-for-rb-928

Answer: Big Red Car

With Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Greg all piled into the big red car there's music to be made! According to the lyrics to 'Big Red Car', Murray is in the back seat playing his guitar, Jeff is having a bit of a snooze, Anthony is eating some fruit and Greg is doing the driving. Sounds like The Wiggles are having some fun!