Holiday Quiz

[Tee from China]

For all those stuck at home bored and unable to return to work I have concocted a little brainteaser quiz:rolleyes: It is recognized that you guys and gals really know your Supra stuff but what other auto trivia do you also have as well?

HOLIDAY QUIZ

 

OK Here it is, something to ease the boredom of not being able to be at work!

 

1. What brands make up Fords’ ‘Premier Automotive Group’?

2. Which is the ‘odd one out’? 121,323,626,827,929

3. Who is the owner of Ferrari?

4. In Japan you can buy a Toyota Celsior but what is called in the rest of the world?

5. What do the Santana PS-10 and the Otokar Defender have in common?

6. What do the letters TRD stand for?

7. The Porsche 911 was actually called the 901 in 1964, why was the designation number changed?

8. Which one is incorrect? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9. What bought 5.6% share of General Motors in 2000 but sold it in 2005?

10. Who supplied the engines for the first model Land Rover Freelander?

11. Who owned Bentley in 1998?

12. How many turbos could you find on the engine in a Bugatti EB16.4Veyron?

13. What Manufacturers are in the Volkswagen Group?

14. Odd one out? 1 3 5 6 7 8 9?

15. What was the body of a Trabant made from?

16. McLaren as associated with Mercedes Benz, but who supplied the engine for the original McLaren F1?

17. What do the letters FIAT stand for?

18. Which is the world’s fastest growing Auto market?

19. Where could you buy Infiniti or Acura cars?

20. Where can you still buy new Montego’s’ and Zephyrs?

21. Who uses model tags SRT-4, SRT-6, SRT-8 and SRT-10?

22. What do the letters SRT above mean?

23. Which manufacturer originally produced the PT Cruiser?

24. Odd one out – again! 2 4 5 6 7 8 9?

25. An Isuzu model was once sold in the USA as a Honda?

26. Who owns Lamborghini?

27. Who makes models with names such as M12 M14 and M400?

28. Who has been making sports cars in Malvern since 1910?

29. In which country is the Ascari made?

30. Which manufacturer has shares in Dacia, Nissan and Samsung?

31. What do the Peugeot 107, Toyota Aygo and the Citroen C1 have in common?

32. What is the most popular car in the world?

33. Where do Porsche produce the Boxster?

34. What is the Hindustan Ambassador based on?

35. Where is the Sivax Streetster from?

36. What are the three wheeled taxis in Thailand called?

37. Apart from being Japanese – what do Honda, Toyota and Mazda have in common?

38. Who in 2007 became the world’s number one automobile producer?

39. Who owns SAAB?

40. Whose models does Samsung produce in Korea?

[Guest CoolsBlue]

ohhhh leave me alone!!

[Tee from China]

what are doing up at this time? alcohol poisoning? or don't know the answers?

[Guest CoolsBlue]

crap found out!

 

 

 

36. TAK TAKs or something like that? tickle tackle?....no thats from east is east:D

 

 

 

edit got it! TUK TUK!

[Tee from China]

crap found out!

 

 

 

36. TAK TAKs or something like that? tickle tackle?....no thats from east is east:D

 

 

 

edit got it! TUK TUK!

 

Ha one down and just 39 to go:eyebrows:

[Soonto_HAS_soop]

I've missed one or two out, and I can't be arsed to figure out the number ones.....

 

 

1. Jaguar Landrover and Volvo

2. 827

3. Fiat

4. LS400

5. Both based on the LR Defender

6. Toyota Racing Development

7. It coincided with a Peugeot model and they complained like whinging french tossers.

8.

9.

10. Rover 1.8L I think

11. Vickers - sold to VW for £430million

12. 4

13. Audi, Bentley, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Seat and VW - But the group is now owned by Porsche.

14.

15. Duroplast

16. BMW oddly enough

17. Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino or Italian Car Manufacturer of Torino

18. Asia - helped by cars being sold for $2000

19. America

20.

21. Dodge

22. Street and Racing Technology

23. Chrysler

24.

25. Isuzu Bighorn - also sold as an Acura, Chevrolet, Opel, Vauxhall and Holden

26. Porsche - recently bought out VW

27. Noble

28. Morgan

29. Banbury, UK

30. Renault - they also own the Alpine Brand Name and some shares of Volvo and Mack Trucks.

31. Same car different bumpers and badges - produced in same plant

32. Toyota Corolla historically, currently Ford Focus

33. Stuttgart and Uusikaupunki, Finland

34. Morris Oxford Series III

35. Japan

36. TUK TUK

37.

38. Toyota

39. GM

40. Renault

[Tee from China]

Well done Ben.....26 correct answers, 6 passes and 5 half rights! The number ones are quite easy actually.Will post all the answers at the end of 2007 beginning of 2008:eyebrows:

[Soonto_HAS_soop]

5 half rights? Which ones?

[ufop]

20 India errr I think if the rights were sold to someone

 

think they were selling the Montego’s out there in the 80's or 90's but no one bought them as they cost something stupid like the average wage for a year.... or it might be that they thought they were shit?

 

or is it China?

[Tee from China]

5 half rights? Which ones?

 

Numbers 1,7, 10, 18 and 34:eyebrows:

[Tee from China]

20 India errr I think if the rights were sold to someone

 

think they were selling the Montego’s out there in the 80's or 90's but no one bought them as they cost something stupid like the average wage for a year.... or it might be that they thought they were shit?

 

or is it China?

 

Wrong and .....wrong again:eyebrows:

[Jake]

7. It coincided with a Peugeot model and they complained like whinging french tossers.

Isn't it that Peugeot own(reserved/trademarked/whatever) all the 3 digit numbers with a zero in the middle?

[Tee from China]

OK, not many attempted the quiz and must have found "other things" to do so here are the results - as I found them! so anyone who thinks any are wrong should apply in writing with a crisp new £10 note attached for confirmation:eyebrows: BTW Ben the takeover by Porsche(under German law over 51% shares must go for a takeover) is not set to be completed till next month so yes your right but I am too:innocent:

 

A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

 

1.Volvo, Land Rover, Daimler, Lincoln, Mazda, Jaguar and before it was sold Aston Martin

2.827 was a Rover all the others are Mazda’s

3.Fiat only just with 56%(10% Ferrari and 34% banks)

4.Lexus LS400/430

5.Both LR Defenders made under licence

6.Toyota Racing Developments

7.Peugeot had registered all three figure designations with a naught in the middle

8.7 all the others are Audi models

9.Fiat

10.Powertrain (commercial arm of MGRover) 1.8 K Series and 2.5 KV6

11.Audi (VW Group)

12.4

13.VW, Audi, Bugatti, Lamborghini Seat and Skoda

14.9 - all the others are BMW series models

15.Duroplast with added wool!

16.BMW V12

17.Fabbrica Italiano Automobili Torino

18.China (Asia as in Japan and Korea already 'grown')

19.The USA

20.The USA - Mercury the Montego and Lincoln the Zephyr both based on the Ford Five Hundred (sorry not the BL one or the ancient Ford either)

21.Dodge in the USA and Chrysler rest of the world

22.Street Racing Technology

23.Plymouth but the brand disappeared in 1998

24.8 – all the others are Aston Martin Model Numbers

25.Isuzu Bighorn / Trooper

26.Audi (VW Group)

27.Noble

28.Morgan

29.The UK

30.Renault

31.All the same base derivatives

32.Corolla

33.Germany and Finland

34.Morris Oxford Series 11

35.Japan

36.TUK TUK

37.All Japanese Warlords in ancient Japan

38.Toyota

39.General Motors

40.Nissans’ the Sunny, Teana and Fuga as the SM3, SM5 and SM7