THE AUTO QUIZ

08/11/2015

Quiz Master
Aniketh M Rao

GROUND RULES
No Googling is allowed
The 1st Round will be the Prelims, followed by 3
Main Rounds
Top 5 teams from the Prelim Round will qualify
for the next Rounds
Word of the Quiz Master is Final!

ROUND 1 - PRELIMS
There will be a total of 20 questions in this round
There will be 5 star marked questions, which
will be considered for evaluation incase of a tie
All the Best!

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or

eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The
greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
- Henry Ford

1) Which motorcycle company based in Mysore sold

motorcycles named Jawa and Yezdi?
The catchphrase for the bikes sold by the firm
was Forever bike, Forever value

2) In 1916, William C Durant persuaded this man

to remain at Buick and made an audacious
salary offer to him. This man later went on to
establish an auto giant in his own name.
In 1928, he was Times Person of the Year.
Who was the person?

3) o X was an informal name for specially designed

motor vehicles used during outdoor public
appearances.
o They have always been painted white.
o Some Xs are open air, while others have
bulletproof glass enclosures (after the 1981
assassination attempt). Some allow the occupant
to sit, while others are designed to stand.
o The vehicle registration plates for all official
state vehicles begin with the letters SCV
followed by the vehicle fleet number.
Give me X

4)* o The SS-100-X was based on a 1961 Lincoln

model 74A convertible worth $7347, later
modified to the requirements of the customer by
Ford Motor Company
o It remained in service for 17 years, logging
50,000 miles on the ground and over one million
miles being flown to and from its destinations
o What was the famous moment in 1963 when
this car was seen around the world?
o Pic of car in next slide

5) I am having nightmares
- Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman, IPCC
It is a proud moment for India. It demonstrates Indias
technological and entrepreneurial ability
- Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce, Govt. of
India
We definitely see it as impacting our sales
- An official of Hyundai Motors
They are all talking about the same thing.
What are they talking about?

6) Name the car which was the official support

vehicle in the inaugural Indian F1 Grand Prix.

7) The official state car of the American President

is a Cadillac limousine from GMC, often referred
as CADILLAC 1 or Beast.
Which is official state car used by the the
Indian President now?

8) Logo of which Japanese motorcycle

manufacturer consists of 3 tuning forks?

9) X feature uses a combination of GPS, long-range

forward looking radar, an image-recognition
camera and a long-range sensor to monitor the
cars surroundings.
X feature was first used by Tesla Motors.
Name X

10)* Recently which automobile manufacturer

announced a recall of its 6.5 million vehicles
globally, owing to a defect in the power window
switch?

11) This project required approximately 36 months

for completion and cost Rs. 1 billion. This was
developed by the product engineering division of
X in association with motorcycle designer Glynn
Kerr Tokyo, R&D
ID X

12) This photo represents

the mascot of which
company?
And what is the mascot
called?

13) o X appeared in popular culture as early as

1943, as US Army motorized cavalry are pictured
in Life Magazine performing high speed Xs
o There are basically 3 steps to do a X
Clutch, power and bounce
What is X?

14)* o This technology was initially invented by

James Watt and Mathew Boulton in 1788 to
control Steam engines
o The modern version of this technology was
invented in 1945 by the blind inventor and
mechanical engineer, Ralph Teetor. Its idea was
born out of frustration of riding in a car driven by
his lawyer, who kept speeding up and slowing
down as he talked.
What was the technology?

15)

16) Where are these people driving?

17) Which F1 track is known as the Temple of

Speed?

18)* Which automobile company located in

Bangalore manufactured subcompact cars with
fibreglass bodies in the 1970s. The company is
now defunct. Name the company

19) Two magazine publishers, Peter Heldt of the

Horseless Age and Horace Swetland of the The
Automobile were the advocates of the concept for
X. Heldt wrote an editorial in June 1902 in
which he said, Now there is a noticeable
tendency for automobile manufacturers to follow
certain accepted lines of construction, technical
questions constantly arise which seek solution
from the co operation of the technical men
connected with the industry. These questions
could best be dealt with by a technical society.
The field of activity for this society would be the
pure technical side of automobiles.

20)* Logo progression of ?

END OF PRELIMS

Please submit your answer sheets to

the volunteers

Answers

1) Which motorcycle company based in Mysore sold

motorcycles named Jawa and Yezdi?
The catchphrase for the bikes sold by the firm
was Forever bike, Forever value

Ideal Jawa

2) In 1916, William C Durant persuaded this man

to remain at Buick and made an audacious
salary offer to him. This man later went on to
establish an auto giant in his own name.
In 1928, he was Times Person of the Year.
Who was the person?

Walter P. Chrysler

3) o X was an informal name for specially designed

motor vehicles used during outdoor public
appearances.
o They have always been painted white.
o Some Xs are open air, while others have
bulletproof glass enclosures (after the 1981
assassination attempt). Some allow the occupant
to sit, while others are designed to stand.
o The vehicle registration plates for all official
state vehicles begin with the letters SCV
followed by the vehicle fleet number.
Give me X

Popemobile
SCV is acronym for Latin, Status Crivitatis
Vaticanae ( Vatican City State)

4)* o The SS-100-X was based on a 1961 Lincoln

model 74A convertible worth $7347, later
modified to the requirements of the customer by
Ford Motor Company
o It remained in service for 17 years, logging
50,000 miles on the ground and over one million
miles being flown to and from its destinations
o What was the famous moment in 1963 when
this car was seen around the world?
o Pic of the car in the next slide

The Assassination of JFK

5) I am having nightmares
- Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman, IPCC
It is a proud moment for India. It demonstrates Indias
technological and entrepreneurial ability
- Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce, Govt. of
India
We definitely see it as impacting our sales
- An official of Hyundai Motors
They are all talking about the same thing.
What are they talking about?

Tata Nano

6) Name the car which was the official support

vehicle in the inaugural Indian F1 Grand Prix.

Mahindra Scorpio

7) The official state car of the American President

is a Cadillac limousine from GMC, often referred
as CADILLAC 1 or Beast.
Which is official state car used by the the
Indian President now?

Mercedes Pullman Guard

8) Logo of which Japanese motorcycle

manufacturer consists of 3 tuning forks?

Yamaha

9) X feature uses a combination of GPS, long-range

forward looking radar, an image-recognition
camera and a long-range sensor to monitor the
cars surroundings.
X feature was first used by Tesla Motors.
Name X

Auto Pilot feature

Introduced in the Tesla SP85D Model

10)* Recently which automobile manufacturer

announced a recall of its 6.5 million vehicles
globally, owing to a defect in the power window
switch?

Toyota

11) This project required approximately 36 months

for completion and cost Rs. 1 billion. This was
developed by the product engineering division of
X in association with motorcycle designer Glynn
Kerr Tokyo, R&D
ID X

Bajaj Pulsar DTS-i

12) This photo represents

the mascot of which
company?
And what is the mascot
called?

Rolls Royce and Spirit of Ecstasy

13) o X appeared in popular culture as early as

1943, as US Army motorized cavalry are pictured
in Life Magazine performing high speed Xs
o There are basically 3 steps to do a X
Clutch, power and bounce
What is X?

Wheelie

14)* o This technology was initially invented by

James Watt and Mathew Boulton in 1788 to
control Steam engines
o The modern version of this technology was
invented in 1945 by the blind inventor and
mechanical engineer, Ralph Teetor. Its idea was
born out of frustration of riding in a car driven by
his lawyer, who kept speeding up and slowing
down as he talked.
What was the technology?

Control

15)

16) Where are these people driving?

Monaco
The Grand Prix track

17) Which F1 track is known as the Temple of

Speed?

Autodromo di Monza, Italy

18)* Which automobile company located in

Bangalore manufactured subcompact cars with
fibreglass bodies in the 1970s. The company is
now defunct. Name the company

Sipani Automobiles Ltd.

19) Two magazine publishers, Peter Heldt of the

Horseless Age and Horace Swetland of the The
Automobile were the advocates of the concept for
X. Heldt wrote an editorial in June 1902 in
which he said, Now there is a noticeable
tendency for automobile manufacturers to follow
certain accepted lines of construction, technical
questions constantly arise which seek solution
from the co operation of the technical men
connected with the industry. These questions
could best be dealt with by a technical society.
The field of activity for this society would be the
pure technical side of automobiles.

The Society of Automotive Engineers

20)* Logo progression of ?

Renault

And the Top 5 teams are?

ROUND 2 DIRECT QUESTIONS

Each team will be asked a set of 2 questions,
beginning from the team which scored the
highest in Prelims
Questions 1 to 5 will be formal questions and
Questions 6 to 10 will be Taglines of Automobile
companies
Correct Answer will give you + 10 points and No
Negative Marking in this round

1) Put Funda,
Your answer should contain two names, occasion
and what is happening here.

Sebastian Vettel overtaking Mark

Webber defying his teams orders
at the Malaysian Grand Prix
2013

2) The name of this class of vehicles is derived from

the name of a French region. It was originally an
enclosed automobile with an open drivers seat. It
was later used to describe an automobile body
with a permanent top that extended over the
open drivers compartment, which resembled a
type of cloak and hood worn by the shepherds of
that region. This region is also famous for its
distinctive breed of cattle. Name the class of
vehicles.

Limousine

3) In 1938, Citroen introduced the Traction Avant

Commerciale initially with a two-piece tailgate,
of which the upper piece hinged upwards, cutting
well into the roof, and after 1954 with a one-piece
top-hinged tailgate.
Under what name is such a configuration
known?

Hatchback

4) This class of vehicles derives its name from the

French word X which translates as cut, referring
to the fact that the body is separated by a cut-off
wheel or cut in half . X was considered to be an
ideal vehicle for women to use to go shopping or
to make social visits.
Give me X

Coupe

5) This is a picture of Ray Harroun, an American

racecar driver and a pioneering constructer, here
he is in his famous Mormon wasp racing in the
Indianapolis 500 in 1911, which he later won.
What innovative idea did he include in his wasp
against the riding
specified rules which
later influenced the
automobile industry
to a great extent?

Rear view Mirror

Though it created a controversy at the
beginning of the race, it was later allowed

6) Drive@earth

Mitsubishi Motors

7) The best or nothing

Mercedes - Benz

8) Imported from Detroit

Chrysler

9) American by birth, rebel by choice

Harley Davidson

10) Grace, space, pace

ROUND 3 PASS
Each team will be asked 2 questions each
Correct answer will fetch you +10 points and a
wrong answer 5 points
Unanswered questions will be passed on to the
next team
The next team can attempt to answer the
question, which will fetch them +5 points

1)

Buick

2)

Subaru

3)

Lincoln

4)

Dodge

5)

Mercury

6) Name the car

DC Avanti
It is the first Made-in-India Supercar, produced by
DC Design, an Indian design firm

7) Theres something common

Names of Presidents of United States

From top left to bottom right
Andrew Jackson 1912 Jackson
Abraham Lincoln 2014 Lincoln MKS
Franklin D Roosevelt 1930 Roosevelt
Convertible Coupe
Gerald Ford Ford Capri
Lyndon B Johnson 1990 Johnson Phantom
classic
Warren G Harding 1916 Harding Touring car
Ulysses S Grant 1914 Grant M Roadster

8)

Audi

DKW

Horch

Wanderer

Auto Union AG
These are four previously independent motor vehicle manufacturers:
Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer
The below logo symbolizes the merger in 1932

9) Name the car

Tata Kite

10) Name the sports car company

Corvette

Stingray

Mako Shark

Manta Ray

ROUND 4 - CLUES
There will be a set of 5 questions in this round
Each question will have 4 clues
The team which answers the question/theme for
the 1st clue itself will score +20 points
Answer at 2nd clue: +15 points
answer at 3rd clue: +10 points and
answer at 4th clue: +5 points
Raise your hand if you know the answer and
write it!

1)

This Toyota cars name means to go before in

Latin or ahead of its time
It was the 2005 European Car of the Year
beating the Citreon C4 by almost 140 points
It was the worlds first mass-produced, gasolineelectric hybrid car. Its development resulted in
530 patents being filed
This car has an unblemished record as Googles
self-driving car

Toyota Prius

2)

A special tool is used to remove the wheels from

this car, which is found only in France, so they
can be removed only in France
Only 450 examples of the car were ever produced
Basically a French company, but now owned by
the Volkswagen group
The Super sport version of this car is recognized
as the fast street legal car in the world

Bugatti Veyron

3)
In 1971, the cabinet of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
proposed the production of a 'People's Car' for India the contract of which was given to Sanjay Gandhi.
Before contacting Suzuki, Sanjay Gandhi held talks
with Volkswagen AG for a possible joint venture,
encompassing transfer of technology and joint
production of the Indian version of the 'People's car',
that would also mirror Volkswagen's global success with
the Beetle.
However, it was Suzuki that won the final contract
since it was quicker in providing a feasible design
The resulting car was based on Suzuki's Model 796.

Maruti Suzuki 800

4)

The maker of this two-wheeler was a naval and

aeronautical company till then
It was designed by the engineerCorradino DAscanio,
who had previously designed the first Italian helicopter
It also has a bigger brother calledpe(meaning bee),
which is very widespread among electricians, grocers
and workers
The name, meaning wasp comes from the sound the
scooter made when first presented to Mr. Enrico
Piaggio

Piaggio Vespa

5)

This automobile sources its power from a 1489 cc

BMW B-series Engine
Its design was based on the Old Morris Oxford
III, produced by Morris Motors Ltd in Oxford, UK
It was rated as the best taxi in the world by Top
Gear in the year 2013
The automobile was manufactured by Hindustan
Motors at its Uttarpara plant near Kolkata

Hindustan Ambassador

End of Auto Quiz 2015

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