94 History Of The Automobile Trivia Questions with Answers
94 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which car became the first production vehicle with a turbocharged gasoline engine, in 1962?
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Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire
Which 1973 production car became the first to offer a passenger airbag?
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Oldsmobile Toronado
Which 1953 Chevrolet model became the first mass-produced car with a fiberglass body?
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Chevrolet Corvette
Which 1936 vehicle is often considered the first modern minivan?
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Stout Scarab
Which electric car became the first vehicle to exceed 100 km/h, in 1899?
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La Jamais Contente
Which 1989 car launched a two-seat roadster that became the world’s best-selling sports car?
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Mazda MX-5 Miata
Which vehicle is widely credited as the first production car to use a turbocharged diesel engine?
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SD
Which car won the first Indianapolis 500, held in 1911?
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Marmon Wasp
Which car became the world’s best-selling automobile in 1972, surpassing the Ford Model T?
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Volkswagen Beetle
Which car introduced the electric starter to production automobiles in 1912?
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Cadillac Model Thirty
Which Mercedes-Benz sports car, introduced in 1954, became famous for its upward-opening “gullwing” doors?
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
What was the name of the 1934 Citroën model that pioneered mass-produced front-wheel drive and unitary construction?
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Citroën Traction Avant
Which car became the first mass-produced automobile when Oldsmobile began selling it in 1901?
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Oldsmobile Curved Dash
What manufacturing method did Ford introduce at its Highland Park plant in 1913 to build the Model T faster?
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Moving assembly line
Which Italian car maker launched the Lamborghini Miura in 1966?
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Lamborghini
What was the first Japanese car to be exported to the United States, in 1957?
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Toyota Crown
Which safety device did Volvo introduce as standard equipment in 1959?
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Three-point seat belt
Which car became the first to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1923?
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Chenard-Walcker Sport