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CAR TEST FOR OLD PEOPLE
(if you are over 50 you are elderly according to millenniums)
(answers below)
NO cheatin'
1. Who designed what was considered the world??s first car?
A. Henry Ford?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿB. Ferdinand Porsche?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿC. Karl Benz?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ D. David Buick
E. Louis Chevrolet?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿF. Antoine Laumet de la Mothe Cadillac
2. What famous auto maker is responsible for designing the Volkswagen Beetle?
A. Bavarian Motor Works?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿB. Walter P. Chrysler?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿC. Henry Ford?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ D. Ferdinand Porsche
3. What make and?ÿ model is the General Lee?
A. Dodge Charger?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿB. Chevrolet Camaro?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ C. Ford Mustang
D. Mercury Cougar?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿE. Plymouth Roadrunner
4. How did the Ford Mustang get its name?
A. Herd of Wild Horses?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿB. WWII Fighter Plane
C. Henry Ford??s Wife?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. Play on words for Horsepower
5. Which car is considered to be the first ??muscle car??
A. 1963 Buick Rivera?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. 1962 Chevrolet Imala
C. 1967 Chevrolet Camaro?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. 1964 Ford Mustang?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿE. 1964 Pontiac GTO
6. What is the world??s largest automotive company?
A. Volkswagen Group?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿB. General Motors?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿC. Ford Motors?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. Toyota Moto
7. What company opened up the first drive-in gas station?
A. Mobile?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿB. Exxon?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ C. Shell?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ D. Gulf
8. When and where was the first drive-in theater built?
A. Detroit Michigan in 1928?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. NYC, New York in 1930
C. Camen, NJ in 1933?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. Philadelphia, PA in 1929
9. What US Production car is the fastest from 0-60 mph?
A. 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. 1966 Ford Shelby GT 350
C. 1968 Chevrolet Camaro RS 327?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ D. 1966 Dodge Charger
10. What is the name of the caped lady on top of the Rolls Royce radiators?
A. Flying Woman?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. Queen Elizabeth?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿC. Spirit of Ecstasy?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. Lady Liberty
11. In what year did Auto Insurance become available to drivers?
A. 1897?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿB. 1890?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ C. 1902?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. 1918
12. Harley Earl introduces what feature to the Chevy Cadillac in 1948
A. Wheel Wells?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿB. Radio?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿC. Blinkers?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. Tail Fins?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿE. Side Mirrors
13. Why was a national speed limit of 55 mph enacted in 1974?
A. Increase in automobile accidents?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿB. Increase in speeding tickets
C. Oil Shortage?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ D. Increase in city traffic
14. When did Chrysler first officially use the "Hemi" name?
A. 1964?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. 1954?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿC. 1965?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. 1960
15. What was the first Japanese car to be produced in the United States?
A. Toyota Camry?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. Honda Civic?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ C. Nissan Altima?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. Honda Accord?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ E. Subaru WRX
16. What was Henry Ford most famous for?
A. Inventing the Automobile?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. Inventing Combustion Engines
C. Development of the assembly line used in mass production?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ D. Development of the Ford Mustang
17. What video game comes standard in every Saab equipped with a GM Tech II?
A. Tetris?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. Mario Cart?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ C. Centipede?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. Pong
18. What tailgate accessory did the first and second generation Honda CRV??s come equipped with?
A. Beverage Cooler?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. Tailgate Grill?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿC. Picnic Table?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿD. Porta-Potty
19. What was the last automaker to offer cassette players in their vehicles?
A. Ford?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. Lexus?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿC. Honda?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ D. Chevrolet
20. Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Porsche are auto manufacturers under what flagship company?
A. BMW?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ B. Jaguar?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ C. Volkswagen?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ D. Subaru
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ANSWERS:
1. Answer - C - Designed, built and patented by Karl Benz in 1886, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen is
universally recognized as the first internal combustion automobile.
In 1926, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler would join forces and company??s, creating Daimler-Benz, later Mercedes-Benz.
2. Answer D. Not his most luxurious or fastest automotive design, Ferdinand Porsche,
legacy to Porsche Motors and some of the most luxurious and sought after sports cars in the world,
did in fact design the Volkswagen Beetle, contracted by Adolf Hitler.
3. Answer - A. The General Lee was based off of a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T, although many ??m odified '68 Chargers were used in filming,
sharing the same sheet metal with the '69's
4. Answer B. Ford executive stylist John Najjar is credited with naming the Mustang. Najjar was said to be a fan of the
WWII-winning P-51 Mustang fighter plane, thus using the powerful moniker for Ford??s iconic and first of the Pony cars.
5. Answer E. Although there had been powerful cars built up to this point, it is the 1964 Pontiac GTO,
which is recognized as the first true Muscle car. With an advertising and marketing campaign stating the facts,
the midsize Pontiac Tempest/LeMans could be optioned with the GTO package,
featuring a 389ciri-power (3-dual carburetors) engine, dual exhaust and hood scoops.
6. Answer D. Toyota is the worlds largest automaker followed by General Motors who just recently ranked ahead of Volkswagen Group.
The Toyota Corolla remains the best selling car in the world with 1.02 million units sold.
7. Answer E. Gulf opened up the first station in Pittsburg, PA in 1913.
8. Answer C. The first drive in Theater was built in 1933, in Camden, NJ.
9. Answer A. 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409. It could go from 0-60 mph in 14.0 seconds.
10. Answer C. The Spirit of Ecstasy is the official name for the woman mascot hood ornament seen on many Rolls Royces.
11. Answer A. The first auto insurance policy is purchased in Westfield, MA in 1897
12. Answer D. Harley Earl introduces the tail fin on the Cadillac in 1948 which continue
to grace the rear of Cadillacs for another decade.
13. Answer C. Oil Shortage. The National Maximum Speed Law (NMSL) in the United States was a provision of the
1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that prohibited speed limits higher than 55 miles per hour (90 km/h).
It was drafted in response to oil price spikes and supply disruptions during the 1973 oil crisis. While officials
hoped gasoline consumption would fall by 2.2%, actual savings are estimated at between 0.5% and 1%.
14. Answer A. 1964. Even though Chrysler make engines with hemi heads in the 50s, it wasn??t until 1964 when they revived
the hemi head design and officially used the ??Hemi" name.
15. Answer D. In November of 1982, the first American-produced Honda Accord rolled off the assembly line at the
Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio, making it the first Japanese car to be produced in the United States.
The Accord would prove quite popular. In its first year of production, it became the best-selling Japanese
car in the United States ?? a title which it would hold for the next 15 years.
16. Answer C. The ??Model-T? was the first car to be mass-produced. Henry Ford introduced the assembly line in December
of 1908, and as a result he was not only able to mass-produce the Model-T, but was able to offer it to his customers
at a much lower price than the competition. By 1913, Ford was producing half of all cars sold in the United States,
and by 1927, he had sold more than 15 million Model-Ts!
17. Answer D. When using the GM Tech II on a Saab 9-3 SS (I believe this works on 2003-2007 cars) if you go into the
Airbag/SRS system submenu, there is a easter egg that allows the tech to play Pong on the Tech II.
18. Answer C. The first and second generations of Honda??s winsome compact SUV came with a standard flip-out picnic table.
For first gens, there was also an optional shower kit for the back, too.
19. Answer A. While the Lexus SC430 came with a standard cassette player until 2010, the very last car to be able
to play cassettes was the Ford Crown Vic, which still had an optional player in 2011.
20. Answer C. Volkswagen Group sells passenger cars under the Audi, Bentley, the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini,
Porsche, SEAT, ÿkodaand Volkswagen marques; motorcycles under the Ducati brand; and commercial vehicles under the MAN,
Scania,Neoplan and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles marques. It is divided into two primary divisions, the Automotive
Division and the Financial Services Division, and has approximately 340 subsidiary companies.
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Old Mister smarty idiot here flunked miserably 60% ?????ÿ
I'm pretty sure #6 is VW, not Toyota....?ÿ
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Not according to WIKI (Via Google)
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| Rank | Group | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota | Japan |
| 2 | Volkswagen Group | Germany |
| 3 | Hyundai | South Korea |
| 4 | General Motors | United States |
75% and I learned something from the misses and the guesses
#14 Actually Chrysler's first "hemi" dates back to the 1940s
#9...NONE of the above (not even close).
I'm surprised that I managed 50% although I had a car-mad dad and a mom who has always driven...interesting cars ('70 442, '75 Cutlass Supreme with a 455, 2 Monte Carlo SS). I have to admit that I'd just looked up the maker of the first automobile a few days ago after being asked by one of my kids in our nightly "ask mom a question". I've banned video game-related questions. Maybe I need to start watching Top Gear again!
1st front wheel drive automobile ?
Hey, I don't write 'em, I just steal 'em. ?????ÿ
Hey, I don't write 'em, I just steal 'em. ?????ÿ
I know, no offense meant!
interesting.... apparently the race at the top is only differentiated by a few hundred thousand cars out of tens of millions!?ÿ?ÿ
There's no way #9 is correct.?ÿ 0-60 in 14 seconds??ÿ I'd believe 4 seconds probably.?ÿ Heck, my big diesel truck will get down the 1/4 in that amount of time at over 90mph and I'm pretty sure any of those cars would smoke my ass!
My brothers and I have intimate knowledge of the acceleration capabilities of the 1962 Chevrolet Impala 409 SS.?ÿ Pops bought one brand new.?ÿ All of us boys eventually got their turn with it before Holden wrapped it around a power pole.
0 to 60 was more in the 5 or 6 second range.?ÿ 14 seconds is more like the 1/4 mile time.?ÿ After some tweaking and tuning my brother Cole had a time card from the local drag strip that showed a quarter-mile time of 13.5 seconds with a speed of a little under 100 mph.?ÿ He kept that card on his dresser mirror.?ÿ He also liked to brag that the car had snow tires on the rear at the time.
My brothers and I have intimate knowledge of the acceleration capabilities of the 1962 Chevrolet Impala 409 SS.?ÿ Pops bought one brand new.?ÿ All of us boys eventually got their turn with it before Holden wrapped it around a power pole.
0 to 60 was more in the 5 or 6 second range.?ÿ 14 seconds is more like the 1/4 mile time.?ÿ After some tweaking and tuning my brother Cole had a time card from the local drag strip that showed a quarter-mile time of 13.5 seconds with a speed of a little under 100 mph.?ÿ He kept that card on his dresser mirror.?ÿ He also liked to brag that the car had snow tires on the rear at the time.
That sounds about right. A true classic, too bad you don't still have it.
Loyal
My brothers and I have intimate knowledge of the acceleration capabilities of the 1962 Chevrolet Impala 409 SS.?ÿ Pops bought one brand new.?ÿ All of us boys eventually got their turn with it before Holden wrapped it around a power pole.
0 to 60 was more in the 5 or 6 second range.?ÿ 14 seconds is more like the 1/4 mile time.?ÿ After some tweaking and tuning my brother Cole had a time card from the local drag strip that showed a quarter-mile time of 13.5 seconds with a speed of a little under 100 mph.?ÿ He kept that card on his dresser mirror.?ÿ He also liked to brag that the car had snow tires on the rear at the time.
That is awesome.?ÿ?ÿ I love hearing stories about the old Camaros and Chevelles my dad and uncle had back in the 60's.?ÿ My first car in the early 90's was a 1970 Nova.?ÿ It only had a 235 6cyl in it but my step-dad and I had begun building a small block to go in front of the Power Glide it had.?ÿ Then I got stupid and decided I wanted a car with more modern conveniences and sold it to a buddy who promptly wrapped it around a power pole.?ÿ I still beat myself up for letting that car go.?ÿ I'd like to find me another one some day.?ÿ ?ÿ
I recently inherited a 1968 Camaro from my late brother. It has not run in 25 years (had been in his garage that entire time). It went into the shop last Saturday to get it running and safely road worthy. I should be driving it in a couple of weeks.
Nice specimen.?ÿ The 327 was a great power plant in Chevys during those years. I hope you get it running and roadworthy so you can enjoy motoring in such a nice survivor car.
I think the only diff between the '67 and '68 was the taillights and the '67 had a "wing window" which they dropped that after that year I believe.?ÿ The color looks original.?ÿ Is it a repaint?
You are correct that was a typo on my behalf, it should have been 4.0 seconds, not 14, I was thinking 1/4 mile seconds which nothing in the '60's could do not even Art Arforn (sp?) with his jet dragster.
Thanks for pointing that out.
I am not sure, but I believe so. Their paint guy is checking it out today. It is all original, matching numbers, factory AC, and not a speck of rust or bondo on it anywhere. Odometer reads a little over 69,000 miles. I should be driving it week after next.
