1. How much money did the original Ford Model T cost in 1908: $250, $850, $1250, $2800, or $5250?
$850.
2. Name the first Japanese car to be produced in the United States.
The Honda Accord, manufactured in Ohio in November 1982 (as opposed to being shipped overseas from Japan).
3. Electronic toll collection is an automatic method to collect toll fees and eliminate delays caused by regular toll collection. Match each country with its respective electronic toll collection system. Countries: Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Portugal, Japan, United States. Electronic Toll Collection systems: AutoPASS, ETC, E-Z Pass, Smart TAG, Telepass, Via Verde.
Italy = Telepass; Malaysia = Smart TAG; Norway = AutoPASS; Portugal = Via Verde; Japan = ETC; United States = E-Z Pass.
4. What device makes and controls the proportions and quantity of fuel-air mixture fed to a spark-ignition internal combustion engine?
The carburetor or fuel-injection system.
5. Name the most fuel-efficient commercially sold car as of 2008.
The Toyota Prius, an electric hybrid vehicle, gets an estimated 48 miles per gallon (mpg) city/45 mpg highway.
6. Who was the French military officer who founded the city of Detroit, Michigan, in 1701? Hint: His last name was later used for one of the most famous car models to be manufactured in this auto-making city.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658-1730).
7. Automobiles have inspired a great many popular songs. The Beach Boys, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Wilson Pickett, and Janis Joplin have each praised a different car model in song. Name these five tunes.
Beach Boys: "Little Deuce Coupe" (the nickname of the 1932 Ford Model B) or "409" (named for the Chevrolet 409); Prince: "Little Red Corvette"; Bruce Springsteen: "Pink Cadillac" or "Cadillac Ranch"; Wilson Pickett: "Mustang Sally"; Janis Joplin: "Mercedes Benz".
8. What is the longest road tunnel for cars?
The Lærdal Tunnel in Norway, completed in 2000, covers 24.5 kilometers (15.2 miles) and runs from Lærdal to Aurland, which is a vital link between Oslo and Bergen.
9. What is the more common term for the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint feature found in cars?
An airbag.
10. In the 1973 film, American Graffiti, the young character played by Richard Dreyfuss is smitten by a mysterious blonde-haired girl (played by Suzanne Somers) driving a white car? What model car was she driving?
A white 1956 Ford Thunderbird (T-bird).
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