Your Car Trivia Quiz Answers

• Answer: True – It has existed since 1909, and is the original Speedway, the first racing facility so named. With a permanent seating capacity for more than 257,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity to approximately 400,000, it is the largest and highest-capacity sporting facility in the world.
• Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway

• Answer: Dodge – The engines made for the Ford were made by the Dodge brothers before they decided to start their own automobile company in 1914. It was not stolen.
• Source: http://www.chacha.com/question/did-the-first-ford-have-a-dodge-engine

• Answer: 1967 -The first Chevy Camaro was produced in 1967. The base Camaro cost $2,466, with sportier versions costing more!
• Source: http://www.chacha.com/question/what-year-was-the-first-camaro-produced

4. Women influience _____% of all new car purchases.

• Answer: 80% –  Did you know that women influence 80% of all vehicle purchases in the US and Canada? Women also buy 62% of all new and used cars and 48% of all trucks sold and 60% of passenger tires in the US and Canada, yet, shopping for and buying a car, buying tire or getting your car repaired can still be a challenge for women. Ask Patty offers women a safe, online place to share and discuss their automotive retail buying experiences.
• Source: http://www.askpatty.com/page.php?Title=Ask_Patty_Media_Center/

5. The Ford Mustang was named after a…

• Answer: Plane – the original designer of the Mustang I Prototype, is said to have named the vehicle after the legendary  P-51 Mustang fighter plane from World War II. Although this is the “official” story, many people believe the Mustang was named after the horse. In fact, Lee Iacocca is said to have stated this several times while discussing the vehicle in interviews. In an interview conducted by Brad Barnett and The Mustang Source in 2004, John Najjar told Barnett he named the car after the airplane. However, his boss at Ford, R. H. Maguire, didn’t want an airplane emblem to appear on the car, so they settled on the horse instead.
• Source: http://mustangs.about.com/od/faq/f/faq_name.htm

6.  What car builder celebrity endorses CP Tools?

• Answer: Rich Evans – As the top school, Ohio Technical College received $10,000 worth of Chicago Pneumatic tools and an award presentation at the school, among other prizes. On hand to present the award and tools to the school were representatives from Chicago Pneumatic and Tomorrow’s Technician, and custom hot rod designer, builder and painter Rich Evans of Huntington Beach Bodyworks, Huntington Beach, CA.
• Source: http://www.huntingtonbchbodyworks.com/news.php

7. If tire tread is ____ or less, it needs to be replaced. 

• Answer: In this video, Jody DeVere explains how to check your tire tread. Using a tire tread gauge, check to see if the tire has 2/32″ or less. If it is less, you need to have tires replaced. Another way to check is by using a penny. If all of Lincoln’s head is exposed indicates the tire is at the 2/32″ or less, which will require tire replacement. Watch the video below for more tire tread details and demonstration.
• Source: http://www.collisionblast.com/2011/05/04/how-to-buy-tires-and-tire-care-tips/

8. What car does this belong to?

• Answer: Jaguar 

9. What car does this belong to?

• Answer: Audi

10.  What car does this belong to?

• Answer: Saturn

11.  There were only 602 Camaro Z/28’s made in 1967….wouldn’t you like to have one….. The Z28 does not stand for anything.

• Answer: True –  Nothing. Z28 is an RPO code from 1967 for a 302ci motor to meet the SCCA race requirements. GM took a 327 and installed a 289 crank to get the 302, in 69 they actually built a 302.
•  Source: http://www.collisionblast.com/2011/03/26/car-quotes-facts-tips-trivia-games-fun-page/

12.  Volvo use grasshoppers to improve road safety.

• Answer: True – That’s right; Volvo is studying grass hopers to take safety to the next level. Here is the theory behind this. If you were to walk to a crop filled with grass hoppers, you would notice that they are jumping and hopping everywhere. However, someone noticed that they never collide with each other. They want to take that technology and apply it to cars.
• Source: http://www.collisionblast.com/2009/01/27/volvo-discovers-new-gh-technology/