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Cars are an integral part of modern life, allowing us to travel quickly and easily from one place to another. They have come a long way since the first gasoline-powered automobile was invented in the late 19th century. Today, cars are equipped with a wide range of features and technologies that make them more efficient, safer, and more comfortable to drive. However, not everyone is aware of the interesting trivia and facts surrounding the car industry. Here are a few examples of car trivia questions that might test your knowledge:
These are just a few examples of the many fascinating facts and trivia related to the car industry. Whether you're a car enthusiast or just someone who is curious about how these vehicles work, these questions can be a fun and interesting way to learn more about one of the most important inventions of the modern era.
1. The Soul, the Sorento, and the Sportage are models made by what Korean automaker that, despite producing those cars, does not have a name that starts with an S?
Answer: Kia
2. The Meat Fleet tracker is a handy way to find out if there’s going to be an appearance at a nearby Halloween carnival by one of a certain group of vehicles shaped like what ballpark food?
Answer: Hot Dog
3. What “A” term refers to the rate at which velocity changes over time, and the direction in which that change is acting? In terms of cars, it is used to refer to the act of increasing speed.
Answer: Acceleration
4. In 1968, Elliot Handler came up with what brand of toy cars as a competition to Matchbox? They are a two-word brand that starts with “H”, modeled as highly modified and fantastical, as opposed to realistic car toys.
Answer: Hot Wheels
5. In the United Kingdom, you might take a peek under the bonnet if your engine is making a weird sound. What do Americans call the front cover on their cars?
Answer: Hood
6. In May 2003, the fastest known speeding ticket in U.S. history was handed out, with a Swedish sports car allegedly going 242 MPH in a 75 MPH zone. Fittingly, in what state did this occur? I suppose everything's bigger, and everything's faster there.
Answer: Texas
7. In the U.S., the metal part of a car that covers the engine is called a hood; in the UK, this part goes by the name of what piece of headgear?
Answer: Bonnet
8. The Sentra, Altima, and Pathfinder are all car models made by what maker?
Answer: Nissan
9. What popular Honda model, which debuted in the 1970s, has a palindromic name that reflects its design as a car for citizens and cities?
Answer: Civic
10. Although the origin of the name is an Italian acronym, what auto brand's name is also a four-letter word that can mean "an authoritative or arbitrary order?"
Answer: Fiat
11. What action film starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox saw a striped, yellow 2007 Chevrolet Camaro turn into a heroic fighting machine?
Answer: “Transformersâ€
12. Which Chevy car has its own national museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky?
Answer: Corvette
13. By the end of 2025, a Dutch company is hoping to start production on the first affordable solar-powered car on the market. What is the car manufacturer's name, the same as the surname of a character from "Toy Story"?
Answer: Lightyear
14. The Roman god of commerce, liquid element #80 on the periodic table, and a now defunct brand of the Ford Motor Company that was around from 1938 - 2011, all share what name?
Answer: mercury you forgot some really cool cars
15. What "feline" British automaker launched a colorful ad campaign in November 2024 that drew immediate mockery on the internet because the ads do not feature any cars?
Answer: Jaguar
16. In 1992, what car manufacturer released its Ultralite, low-emission model that was rated at 88 miles per gallon, but had performed at up to 100 miles per gallon?
Answer: General Motors
17. Also known as "lean manufacturing," just-in-time manufacturing is a hyperefficient process pioneered by what Japanese automaker in the 1960s?
Answer: Toyota
18. Often made of vinyl, what lingerie-related name is given to the black cover that is often used to protect the hood and front bumper of a car or other vehicle?
Answer: Bra
19. What is the name of the 3D imaging company, which is used to capture and display 3D representations of cars, that was acquired by Cox Automotive in 2020?
Answer: Fyusion
20. According to some reports, what rental car company chose its name not because of a historical reference to a famous San Antonio fort, but simply to be near the front of the phone book?
Answer: Alamo
21. What popular Toyota compact model shares its name with the part of a flower that contains the petals?
Answer: Corolla
22. One of Car and Driver's "Ten Best Cars for 2024" was the Air Pure, by what electric vehicle manufacturer?
Answer: Lucid
23. What is the name of the black sports car, equipped with a talking artificial intelligence, driven by David Hasselhoff's character on the TV series "Knight Rider?"
Answer: KITT
24. Fuoco, corso, and scuderia are a few shades of what ROY G. BIV color that about 85% of pre-2000 Ferraris came in?
Answer: Red
25. What Japanese automaker of the Miata and the CX-5 introduced the repetitive "Zoom Zoom" tagline in its U.S. advertising starting in 2000?
Answer: Mazda
26. A hybrid remote-office work model was announced in March 2021 by what Big Three U.S. automaker currently run by CEO Jim Farley?
Answer: Ford
27. In a famous parody of the Christmas carol "Jingle Bells," what famous fictional car that belongs to a superhero has "lost a wheel" while "the Joker got away?"
Answer: Batmobile
28. The LaSabre, Enclave, and Reatta vehicle models were produced under which GM luxury brand?
Answer: Buick
29. The 1967 Indy 500 was paced by a convertible version of which sporty Chevy car that had only just hit the road the year before?
Answer: Camaro
30. The Cavallino Rampante, or "prancing horse," is a symbol on the logo of what Italian automaker, whose models include the Roma and the Testarossa?
Answer: Ferrari
31. Toyota’s NHW10 debuted in Japan in 1995 at the Tokyo Motor Show. Still among the most popular hybrids on the market today, that model is better known by what five-letter name?
Answer: Prius
32. A company once known as "Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili," or "Lombardian Car Factory," is now better known by what two-word name, which incorporates an initialism of the company's earlier name?
Answer: Alfa Romeo
33. Established on November 11, 1926 and stretching 2,448 miles across the United States, what famous highway is also known as the Will Rogers Memorial Highway?
Answer: Route 66
34. The LeSabre, Century, and Roadmaster are all automobile models from what brand? This brand was the first manufacturer to start General Motors.
Answer: Buick
35. The car company Holden, which is now owned by General Motors, began in 1948 in which southern hemisphere country?
Answer: Australia
36. Phantom, Ghost, and Spectre are all models made by what luxury car company?
Answer: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
37. Depicting the official state colors of the European state of Bavaria, the colors white and blue are seen within the inner circle of the famous logo of what German auto manufacturer that is known for its line of luxury cars?
Answer: BMW
38. With the "V" referring to the spatial arrangement rather than standing for a longer word, calling an engine a "V6" means that it has six of what components?
Answer: Cylinders
39. What internationally-recognized car brand, commissioned in 1934 by the country's notorious leader, translates in English to "People's car?"
Answer: Volkswagen
40. What 1980s TV series starred David Hasselhoff as a crime fighter assisted by a talking, self-aware sports car named K.I.T.T.?
Answer: Knight Rider
41. Nothing to do with soup or Wall Street: What does the "S" in "NASCAR" stand for, a word referring to the sport's use of production-model automobiles?
Answer: Stock
42. Don't overthink it: Nismo is the division of what Japanese automaker that’s all about performance and motorsport vehicles?
Answer: Nissan
43. This question makes me tired: the four strokes of a gasoline engine are intake, compression, combustion, and what "E" stroke also known as "outlet?"
Answer: Exhaust
44. What’s the name for the cover on the center of a car’s wheel (Hint: It’s technically the smaller part of the larger wheel cover, which is usually decorative in nature)
Answer: Hubcap
45. Which important rating can you get for a new vehicle, tires, or car seats by searching the database maintained by the NNTSA?
Answer: Safety
46. According to "U.S. News and World Report," accounting for 35% of cars worldwide, what is the most popular car color in the world?
Answer: White
47. The Accent, Santa Fe, and Palisade are all car models manufactured by what international automotive company?
Answer: Hyundai
48. By dollar value, what big-ticket consumer item is the UK's largest import (hint: it could probably give everything else a run for its money as the largest import by weight too!)?
Answer: Cars
49. The Sierra, Acadia, Yukon, and Savana are all brands under which division of General Motors?
Answer: GMC
50. On November 18, 2023, the Formula One World Championship held its first-ever racer in what U.S. city that's home to a massive sphere that's shrouded in a 16K LED screen?
Answer: Las Vegas
51. In January 2021, German car manufacturer Opel became a subsidiary of what multinational corporation responsible for Chryslers and Fiats?
Answer: Stellantis
52. A green Audi A8 sedan features prominently in a chase scene in what 1998 Robert De Niro film, whose name means a samurai with no master?
Answer: Ronin
53. While it was nominated for five Oscars after its 1970 release, not everyone enjoyed "Tora! Tora! Tora!" What Chicago Sun-Times film critic, Siskel’s long-time partner, gave it one star and called it "one of the deadest, dullest blockbusters ever made”?
Answer: Roger Ebert
54. According to the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles in 2018, China was the world's largest manufacturer of motor vehicles with 28 million produced. Next up was the United States with 11 million vehicles. What Asian country was in third place with nearly 10 million vehicles produced?
Answer: Japan
55. In 1966, what car builder (played by Matt Damon in the film "Ford v. Ferrarri") was tasked with redesigning Ford's Mustang GT40 in order for Ford to beat Ferrari at Le Mans that year?
Answer: Carroll Shelby
56. An orange Toyota Supra featuring "Nuclear Gladiator" artwork fetched $550,000 at auction in 2021, two decades after being driven by the undercover protagonist of what 2001 movie franchise starter?
Answer: The Fast and the Furious
57. Just a red convertible at the time and not the high-precision driving machine it is now, what iconic superhero car made its first appearance in Gotham City in a 1941 DC Comics issue?
Answer: Batmobile
58. Which discontinued Toyota model (the last one, the Trail Teams model, came out in 2014) was a 260 hp, mid-size SUV with a retro style, and was built by Hino Motors?
Answer: FJ Cruiser
59. Daddy does, in fact, take the T-Bird away in the third verse of what classic and triply titled Beach Boys song from 1964?
Answer: Fun Fun Fun
60. Alaska is home to the largest mountain in the United States, coming in at over 20,000 feet high. This mountain is also the namesake for a line of GMC trucks and SUVs. What is the mountain called?
Answer: Denali
61. What’s the name of the French brand of luxury sports cars that includes the Veyron, Chiron, and Divo?
Answer: Bugatti
62. What division of General Motors with a geriatric name was top tier for most of the 20th century with its Vista Cruiser, Cutlass Supreme, and Starfire, and was one of the longest-surviving American auto brands before declining in popularity and shuttering in 2004?
Answer: Oldsmobile
63. Founded in 1914 and owned by FIAT since 1993, what is the name of the Italian luxury car manufacturer that features a trident as its emblem?
Answer: Maserati
64. Which Japanese carmaker designed the Miata sports car according to the principle of jinba ittai, AKA "oneness of horse and rider”?
Answer: Mazda
65. In November 2022, San Francisco residents voted to permanently ban cars from John F. Kennedy Drive in what city park, which runs from Haight-Asbury to the sea?
Answer: Golden Gate Park
66. The Birkin motorcar company are from which Southern Hemisphere country?
Answer: South Africa
67. The Silhouette minivan and the Alero compact were the last cars produced under what former General Motors brand?
Answer: Oldsmobile
68. A sleek black convertible known as the Regalia is the car Noctis Lucis Caelum and his friends use to travel across Eos in the fifteenth installment of what alliterative video game franchise?
Answer: Final Fantasy
69. Claiming speeds of over 300 mph, what automaker’s Venom F5® Roadster may well be the fastest car in the world as of 2023?
Answer: Hennessey
70. After 32 years climbing the ladder to lead Ford, Lee Iacocca turned around what struggling automaker in just four years?
Answer: Chrysler
71. Before it became one of the most iconic carmakers of all time, what Japanese company made automatic looms?
Answer: Toyota
72. Known for its multi-story auto "vending machines," what Arizona-based online retailer's name is a combo of a type of automobile and a concept from Buddhism?
Answer: Carvana
73. Which British manufacturer of luxury cars was founded by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford in 1913?
Answer: Aston Martin
74. According to Car and Driver, what five-letter word specifically means a closed two-door car with less than 33 cubic feet of rear interior space?
Answer: Coupe
75. Legend has it that Chevrolet marketing officials once defined what model's name as "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs?"
Answer: Camaro
76. Featuring 36 silk-screen paintings and 13 drawings in the artist's signature colorful pop style, "Cars" is a series of artworks commissioned by Mercedes-Benz in the 1980s from what artist?
Answer: Andy Warhol
77. Carrie Underwood sings about keying the side of a four-wheel-drive car and carving her name into the leather seats in what hit 2005 song about a two-timing guy?
Answer: Before He Cheats
78. The Lincoln Futura was the basis for the TV-version of which famous roadster of a crime-fighting Gotham city superhero?
Answer: batmobile
79. Which manufacturer has had the most Le Mans wins with 19, with their first coming in 1970?
Answer: Porsche
80. What tech giant is behind Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company that, in 2015, created what it claimed as "the world's first fully driverless ride on public roads"?
Answer: Google
81. What famous filmmaker behind "Patton" and "The Godfather" received his middle name because of the car company that sponsored the radio show where his father worked?
Answer: Francis Ford Coppola
82. What is the seven-letter branded software standard created by Apple that enables a car radio or touchscreen to be a display and a controller for an iOS device?
Answer: CarPlay
83. Although the technology has existed for at least 50 years, in the 2000s was the first time that efficacy and output increased enough in LED lights to be used in applications such as car headlights. What does LED stand for?
Answer: Light emitting diode
84. What German automaker's brand name comes from the Latin for "listen," itself a translation of the last name of founder August Horch?
Answer: Audi
85. An urban legend exists that in the 1970s, a Chevrolet model failed to sell in Spanish-speaking countries because its name means "doesn't go" in Spanish. What is that car model's name?
Answer: Nova
86. Which American “hypercar” maker based in Texas “makes fast cars faster” with mods like Venom and Exorcist?
Answer: Hennessey
87. The Meteor was a car brand exclusive to Canada. It was a subsidiary of which larger North American car manufacturer?
Answer: Ford
88. Automaker logo analogy! A charging bull is to Lamborghini, as a roaring lion is to what French auto brand?
Answer: Peugeot
89. What "sporty" compact, first released by Volkswagen in 1974 and also marketed in the U.S. as the Rabbit, was intended as a replacement for the Beetle?
Answer: Golf
90. It's really popular on the outskirts of cities! At 86 years old, what bulky Chevrolet model has the distinction of being the longest-running car model available to consumers?
Answer: Suburban
91. Subaru is the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters as it comprises of seven stars. How many stars are in the logo for the car manufacturer Subaru?
Answer: Six (Japanese tradition says one of the seven stars is invisible)
92. The movie "Ford v. Ferrari" was about Ford Motor Company's efforts in the mid-1960s to win what iconic race? The race takes place over 24 hours in a town in France.
Answer: Le Mans
93. Known widely as "il Commendatore" or "il Drake," what famous motor racing driver became a household name once his surname became attached to an automobile brand?
Answer: Ferrari
94. What was the name of the unsuccessful division and brand of automobile made by Ford which had been named after the son of company founder Henry Ford?
Answer: Edsel
95. The "B" in "BMW" reflects the location of the automaker's headquarters in which of Germany's 16 states?
Answer: Bavaria
96. What's the name of the infamous art installation, visible from US-40 west of Amarillo, made up of several painted cars buried halfway in the ground?
Answer: Cadillac Ranch
97. Ask Isiah Thomas: a gudgeon pin AKA wrist pin connects a connecting rod to what beautiful reciprocating car part?
Answer: Piston
98. The huge fins and grill, not to mention the additional sirens and sci-fi hardware, made the 1959 Cadillac Meteor-Miller modified for what 1984 film instantly iconic?
Answer: Ghostbusters
99. What “x”tremely useful software owned by Cox Automotive allows for car dealers to have direct insight into the cars they sell, allowing for prompt service appointments among other features?
Answer: xtime
100. What former "Tonight Show" host is famous for his car collection, which was itself the focus of a six-season CNBC reality series starting in 2014?
Answer: Jay Leno
101. Doc Brown transforms a Delorean into a time machine, enabling Marty McFly to meet younger versions of his parents in the 1950s, in what classic 1985 film?
Answer: Back to the Future
102. If you’re looking up a car you’re thinking about buying in the Kelley Blue Book and you think you’ll want to negotiate the cost, it’ll help to know that MSRP is an acronym for what?
Answer: Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price
103. Which former division of General Motors gave us the Firebird (1967), Grand Prix (1962), and Trans Am (1969)?
Answer: Pontiac
104. In 1968, Plymouth paid Warner Bros. big money so could make a muscle car named after which speedy “Looney Toons” character? (They even give it a “beep beep!” horn, too).
Answer: Road Runner
105. In 2008, which over 100-year-old American automaker sold its former UK brands Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata Motors?
Answer: Ford
106. A sleekly designed side view of a leaping African antelope is included in the emblem of what Chevrolet sedan model?
Answer: Impala
107. What hydrocarbon, whose molecules have eight carbon atoms, is added to gasoline to prevent engine knock?
Answer: Octane
108. The Pixar movie Cars debuted in 2006 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a legendary NASCAR track home to the Coca-Cola 500, in what state?
Answer: North Carolina
109. The Duragno, Charger, and Neon are just a few vehicles made by which Stellantis brand that’s headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan?
Answer: Dodge
110. Founded in 2004, Zenvo is a sports car manufacturer from which European country?
Answer: Denmark
111. A museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky memorializes what Chevrolet model, which has been produced in that town since 1981?
Answer: Corvette
112. The Leaf is an all-electric vehicle made by what Japanese automaker whose name begins and ends with the same letter?
Answer: Nissan
113. The Challenger and the Charger are muscle cars made by what evasive-sounding American automaker?
Answer: Dodge
114. Voiced by Owen Wilson in the Pixar film "Cars," Montgomery McQueen, who is a mashup of several real-life muscle cars, is better known by what speedy nickname?
Answer: Lightning
115. Also the name of a type of metal fastener, what Chevrolet EV model did General Motors announce it would stop producing in late 2023?
Answer: Bolt
116. What car company collaborated with Lucasfilm on cars referencing Disney+ television shows in 2022 and 2023? The company created cars whose paint was inspired by "Obi-wan Kenobi" and "The Mandalorian," respectively.
Answer: Volkswagen
117. According to a Fox Business article, only three new car models have a starting price of under $20,000, including the Mirage hatchback from what Japanese automaker?
Answer: Mitsubishi
118. What U.S. state in 1875 offered a prize of $10,000 to the first resident who could create a vehicle that could cheaply replace horses and other animals? This led to the first city to city car race in the U.S..
Answer: Wisconsin
119. According to J.D. Power, the world's fastest production car is the Jesko Absolut by Koenigsegg from what Scandinavian country? The car can go a staggering 330 miles per hour (531 kilometers per hour).
Answer: Sweden
120. In July 2023, Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, and other board members of what automaker agreed to return more than $700 million to shareholders after being accused of overpaying themselves?
Answer: Tesla
121. In a bid to move away from environmentally unfriendly petroleum, automakers like Toyota changed up the coating they used to cover the wires in their cars circuitry. The plan kind of backfired, however, when drivers started filing class action lawsuits claiming that the new coating was attracting rodents. What was the plant-based coating made of that apparently turned wires into a tasty tofu treat for mice?
Answer: Soybean
122. According to Progressive’s website, what kind of citrus fruit is also “a term for a car with a significant defect or malfunction that makes it unsafe to drive?”
Answer: Lemon
123. What “Techron-making” oil company was better recognized by its advertising campaign featuring a cast of talking claymation cars from 1995 until 2009?
Answer: Chevron
124. Trick-or-Streets was an initiative to clear cars during prime trick-or-treating time from many thoroughfares in the five boroughs of what American city?
Answer: New York
125. Toyota was named such because the original name taken from the family that founded the company, Toyoda, took more characters to write in what language?
Answer: Japanese
126. What German engineer designed an engine that replaces traditional pistons with a rotor that revolves in a housing? The engine, while popular with some manufacturers, was discontinued by Mazda, its last manufacturer, in 2012.
Answer: Felix Wankel
127. In 1970, the first NASCAR racing car to exceed 200 m.p.h. was created by what U.S. automaker?
Answer: Dodge
128. What Ford model that shared a name with a sign of the zodiac was sold alongside a very similar model, the Mercury Sable?
Answer: Taurus
129. What car brand was responsible for the auto industry's first concept car, the Y-Job, created in 1938?
Answer: Buick
130. Which automaker’s luxury brand, Lincoln, was close competition for Cadillac until about 2021 when it started focusing on SUVs and crossovers?
Answer: Ford
131. The Acura is the luxury performance side of what Japanese automaker known for the reliable Accord?
Answer: Honda
132. What automaker’s 300 SL model was the first to sport its iconic gullwing doors? The original coupé was produced from 1954 to 1957.
Answer: Mercedes-Benz
133. It's a myth that what iconic Ford car was only available in black—that was true from just 1914 to 1925 to increase efficiency. Before and after that period, it was available in red, blue, green, and gray.
Answer: Model-T
134. In 1991, what Japanese automaker prototyped the 71-pound Suitcase Car? Its design was essentially a suitcase/pocket bike combo that looked more like a go-kart than the brand’s well-known models like the CX-5 and CX-9.
Answer: Mazda
135. What is the name of the American truck company that manufactured its first truck in 1907, inspired the name of a Pixar character in the movie "Cars," and was purchased by Volvo in 2000?
Answer: Mack Trucks
136. Lamborghini's Huracán, Aventador, and Revuelto models are all named after specific animals of what type that the company has on their logo?
Answer: Bulls
137. What TWO car brands—neither of which still produces automobiles under their original names—were named for Ohio-born automotive industry pioneer Ransom E. Olds?
Answer: Oldsmobile, REO
138. Reflecting the initials of its co-founder, Anthony A. Martino, what transmission-repair franchise featured actress Zsa Zsa Gabor in its earliest commercials in the 1960s?
Answer: AAMCO
139. What Japanese automaker owned Datsun, a brand that was phased out in ’86, brought back in 2023, and then discontinued again in 2022?
Answer: Nissan
140. Engineer Nils Bohlin created the now standard three-point safety belt while working for what luxury vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Torslanda, Gothenburg?
Answer: Volvo
141. I-90, the longest interstate highway in the United States, has its termini in Boston and what west coast city (which is NOT its state's capital)?
Answer: Seattle
142. What Ford vehicle, belonging to Starsky, did Starsky and Hutch use most during the TV series that bore their names?
Answer: Ford Gran Torino
143. Despite a logo depicting a Viking longship, it is not from Scandinavia. LADA is a brand of cars manufactured by AvtoVAZ. a state-owned automobile manufacturing company in which country?
Answer: Russia
144. Higher octane gas leads to less premature ignition which in turn reduces the rattling noise in cars most commonly known by what "K" term?
Answer: Knocking
145. Consisting of a central gear with smaller gears rotating around it, and a ring gear surrounding both the large and small gears, the gearsets in automatic transmissions are known by what "spacy" P-word name?
Answer: Planetary
146. Patent DRP – 37435 for “vehicle with a gas engine” was sort of like the birth certificate of the automobile. Who, then, could be considered the father, as he was the one who got the papers in 1886?
Answer: Carl Benz
147. "I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last," is how Prince begins what 1983 top-ten hit whose title refers to a small and colorful Chevy?
Answer: Little Red Corvette
148. Benny the Cab is an animated taxi who ferries the title character around Toontown in what 1988 film that mixes live action with animation?
Answer: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
149. The first compulsory car insurance program was introduced with the Road Traffic Act 1930 in what country?
Answer: United Kingdom
150. Spanning more than 1,800 miles, the World Solar Challenge is an every-other-year car race for solar-powered vehicles across what country?
Answer: Australia
151. The first internal combustion engine suitable for use in transportation applications was named for its German inventor who had what four-letter palindrome last name?
Answer: Otto
152. What Midwestern city was the home of the Studebaker car manufacturer? This city was also featured in the 2019 news cycle due to its presidential hopeful "Mayor Pete."
Answer: South Bend, Indiana
153. For their golden anniversary, Cadillac introduced what car model named for a mythical city?
Answer: Eldorado
154. Styled as "Dear John" letters to inanimate objects, what campaign did Lime Scooters start in April 2022 to encourage commuters to ditch their automobiles for more sustainable alternatives?
Answer: #BreakUpWithCars
155. The luxury car brand Lamborghini started out in 1948 manufacturing what type of vehicle? They later went into sports cars when Ferrari ignored their feedback.
Answer: Tractors
156. A miniature villain stalks a suburban home to the tune of Darth Vader's famously imposing theme song in a 2011 Super Bowl Commercial for what car manufacturer?
Answer: Volkswagen
157. "Crash” or “crush” zones in the safety testing of vehicles are also known by what more compressed C-term?
Answer: Crumple
158. Although it is a trait that any car could share, the "PT" in Chrysler's PT Cruiser stands for what two-word phrase?
Answer: Personal Transportation
159. Stephen King's titular evil, possessed car "Christine" was what muscular Plymouth model?
Answer: Fury
160. Oh, hey! What three-letter word means the rotation about a vertical axis that passes through a car's center of gravity?
Answer: Yaw
161. What Japanese motor corporation introduced the Debonair in 1964 as its flagship passenger vehicle?
Answer: Mitsubishi
162. Name the popular automotive magazine that was founded in 1955 as “Sports Cars Illustrated” until it was renamed to its current title by editor Karl Ludvigsen in 1961.
Answer: “Car and Driverâ€
163. What car brand's first ads in 1989 featured nature scenes such as streams and rocks, with no cars?
Answer: Infiniti
164. Important for the auditory comfort of a driver or passenger, NVH dampening in the context of automaking stands for Noise, Vibration, and WHAT?
Answer: Harshness
165. What friendly neighborhood animal name was given to the first western-produced car made with a Wankel rotary engine? It was made by NSU in 1964.
Answer: Spider
166. Described on its own website as "Trucker's Disneyland," the "World's Largest Truckstop" includes eight restaurants, a chiropractor, and a barbershop. The complex is located off of I-80 near Walcott in what state?
Answer: Iowa
167. In the spring of 1954 in Seattle, a strange mass delusion broke out as people began reporting damage in unprecedented numbers to what part of their cars? The craze led to theories of cosmic rays, sand fleas, and nuclear weapon testing among other hypotheses.
Answer: Windshield
168. British-Greek automotive designer Alec Issigonis designed what diminutive car, developed in the late 1950s under the name ADO15, for the British Motor Corporation?
Answer: The Mini (Mark I)
169. A reference to a nickname for the Ford Model T, what is the name of the vintage automobile voiced by actress Katherine Helmond in Pixar's "Cars" franchise?
Answer: Lizzie
170. What was the last name of designers Frank and Charles who created the first American successful gasoline-powered car in 1893, and won the first American car race in 1895?
Answer: Duryea
171. Supercar manufacturer Rimac (maker of the all-electric Nevera, starting price a cool $2.2 million) is located in what eastern European nation?
Answer: Croatia
172. To make the TIE Fighter sound extra terrifying, legendary sound designer Ben Burtt combined the sound of cars on wet pavement with the sound of what formidable animal?
Answer: Elephant
173. An automobile factory totaling 1.5 million square feet located in Newark, Delaware produced more than 7 million cars before its 2008 closure. Which of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers owned and operated the plant while in operation?
Answer: Chrysler
174. What is the two-word name for a drag racing vehicle that features a tilt-up fiberglass automotive body and an engine placed in front of the driver rather than behind the driver?
Answer: Funny Car
175. Electric cars are much older than Tesla. In the 1890s, William Morrison created the first successful electric car in the U.S. What Midwestern state was Morrison from?
Answer: Iowa
176. Because it is the worldwide headquarters of Mercedes-Benz, "Benztown" has become a nickname for what city in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg?
Answer: Stuttgart
177. In 1958, what was the first individual model (as opposed to a manufacturer or division) to be named Motor Trends' Car of the Year?
Answer: Ford Thunderbird
178. It might help to really think hard about your knowledge of cars to guess this one…what Ford model that started in 1998 almost didn’t get its name in the German market since there was already a magazine with that name?
Answer: Focus
179. A hallmark of '70s automobile design was a small fixed window found behind the rear side window in cars with vinyl roofs. Without being too much of a diva, tell me what type of music inspired its name.
Answer: Opera
180. Perodua is a car manufacturer that started in and is now based in which Southeast Asian country?
Answer: Malaysia
181. According to Motoring Research, what car series was the most popular in the world with over one million new registrations in 2018? Second place was the Toyota Corolla and third place was the Honda Civic.
Answer: Ford F-Series
182. The three-wheeled front-drive Dymaxion car, which could carry eleven passengers and reach 90 miles per hour on 30 miles per gallon of fuel, was designed by what visionary designer and inventor in the 1930s?
Answer: Buckminister Fuller
183. Founded by its namesake in 1909, what German auto brand became so synonymous with "luxury" it inspired rapper and producer Rick Ross to name his record label after it?
Answer: Maybach
184. In the "Alternate Side" episode of Seinfeld, what is the 3-letter name of the character that moves the cars from one side of the street to the other to avoid parking tickets?
Answer: Sid
185. Headquartered in the city of Mladá Boleslav which automobile manufacturer uses the slogan "Simply Clever"?
Answer: Å koda Auto
186. What company that makes high-performance cars was founded in 1909 in Molsheim, in the Alsace region of Germany (although it became part of France following World War I)?
Answer: Bugatti
187. The world's first road made specifically for cars was paved in which of New York City's five boroughs?
Answer: Queens
188. The squat, futuristic 1956 Predictor was the not-so-apt name of the final concept model produced by what Detroit luxury automaker?
Answer: Packard
189. In 1966 which Australian became the only person to win a Formula 1 world driver championship in a car that he built himself?
Answer: Jack Brabham
190. In the early 1920s, which American car manufacturer, named for the Swiss-born brothers who co-founded it, was the first to install radios in their cars?
Answer: Chevrolet
191. What “M” auction house, founded in Kissimmee, Florida in 1988, specializes in collector and classic cars, named after founder Dana?
Answer: Mecum
192. You might spot some dalniks on the streets of Europe. What’s the common name for these covered, perhaps even electric, motorcycles?
Answer: Cabin Motorcycles
193. The used car shopping website TrueCar released data in 2014 with the share of cars sold in each U.S. state that are a truck (pickups and SUVs) vs. a car (cars, small crossovers, wagons). The leading state had over 75% of its sold vehicles counted as a "truck" by this definition. What state was that?
Answer: Alaska
194. What “C” cybersecurity company based out of Israel offers cybersecurity protection for the computer systems inside of cars? In 2021, the company was acquired by LG.
Answer: Cybellum
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