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TORQUIZ - Tathva '14 AutoQuiz Prelims by Subin.
Citation preview
THE PRELIMS
RULES
30 Questions in the prelims
38 points in total
There are 5 starred () questions(619202128) in the prelims which comes handy in case of a tie
Top 6 teams to the finals
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
RULES
30 Questions in the prelims
38 points in total
There are 5 starred () questions(619202128) in the prelims which comes handy in case of a tie
Top 6 teams to the finals
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
12
SimpleConnect
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
30
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
ANSWERS FOLLOWhellip
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
1
The X Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Wuumlrttemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of an event that happened in late 19th century
The route also leads to one of the most attractive scenic regions in Germany the wine region Baden
The town pharmacy in Wiesloch a village on the route referred to as the ldquo first ___ in the worldldquo due to something that X obtained from there
ID X AND THE EVENT
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
BERTHA BENZ - WORLDS FIRST LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
2
The _____ are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa Most ____ live in the Saharan parts of Niger Mali and Algeria Being nomadic they move constantly across national borders
Which SUV takes its name from this group of nomads
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
VW TOUAREG
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
3
He holds a degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California US He worked at the Design Centre for General Motors USA He also started his own auto accessory business In 2006 he announced ___ tie-up between Eximstar and X Design Pvt Ltd The company to be set up in Dubai will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers requirementsHe has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt Shah Rukh Khan
Id him and his most famous work that shot to fame in 2002
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
DILIP CHHABRIAASTON MARTIN VANQUISH FROM DIE ANOTHER DAY
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
4
The Fountain of Neptune by Giambologna ( a sculptor famous for works like Rape of Sabine Women ) Explain the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
MASERATI LOGO
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
5
The overall layout and project was designed by architect Raj Rewalwho also designed some key buildings such as the Hall of NationsIt was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the eve of the International Trade Fair called Asia 72 The name literally means Progress Field or Field of Progress It is a huge complex of buildings spread across acres of land sprinkled with many lawns The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion the Defense Pavilion the Indira Pavilion and the Son of India Pavilion
Id the location and the automobile connection
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
PRAGATI MAIDAN ndash VENUE OF AUTO EXPO
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
6Born in Paris in 1878 he was the 5th and last child of Jewish parents The family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873 Upon arrival the diaeresis was added to the name and the name means lsquoLemonrsquo in Dutch It is reputed that he was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition making him want to become an engineer
He was a graduate of the Eacutecole Polytechnique in 1900 In that year he visited Poland the birthland of his mother who had recently died During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure These gears were less noisy and more efficient He bought the patent for very little money Leading to the invention that is credited to him double helical gears
Id the automotive legend His interest in double helical gears is believed to be the reason behind what
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
CITROEumlNTHE GEARS INSPIRED THE LOGO
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
7 Sally Windmuumlller founded the company in 1899 under the name Westfaumllische Metall-Industrie Aktien-Gesellschaft (WMI) to produce ball horns and candles and kerosene lamps for carriages
The name first appeared in 1908 as a trademark for acetylene headlights The name was included in the company name in 1986 The most likely explanation for the name of the brand is attributed to Sally Windmuumlller He wanted to honour his wife and also wanted to use the playful association between this name and the German word for bright
Which brand having more than 50 years of presence in India
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
8Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who drove in Formula One before moving into sportscars including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003 However he is known for being the original X The name X came from the name given to new boys at Repton SchoolDerbyshire Some of Xrsquos characteristics includeHe has no face The drinks in his cabinet contain 15 different types of custard Never blinks Naturally faces magnetic north All of his legs are hydraulic Two sets of knees Heart ticks like a watch etc
ID X
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE STIG (FROM TOPGEAR)
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
9The description of the character in the work goes like
A ____ is an animal living in a three dimensional worldmdashin this case our worldmdashbut really belonging to a fourth dimensional world Heres what happened A number of ___ life cells were somehow forced through the dimensional barrier into our world They combined at a favorable time with free life cells of the African Hooey Hound The electrical vibrations of the Hooey Hound cell and the foreign cell were the same They were kindred cells In fact all things are to some extent relative whether they be of this or some other world now you see The extremely favorable conditions of germination in Africa caused a fusion of these life cells So the uniting of kindred cells caused a transmutation The result a mysterious strange animal
It was small able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problemsldquo Id and provide the automobile connect
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
EUGENE THE JEEPTHE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORD
lsquoJEEPrsquo
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
10The word in fact came from Scottish for brimless hat for men ultimately from the shortening of Late Latin abonnis a kind of capldquo This painting The Gleaners by Jean-Franccedilois Millet depicts women wearing the garment This eventually found its way to the world of automobiles Which word
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
BONNET
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
11
The ___ are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains
Ignaacutec Šustala founded this brand in 1850 as Schustala amp Company Later it was renamed after the mountain range mentioned above The company is the third oldest car maker after Daimler and Peugeot
ID
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
12
SimpleConnect
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
TYPES OF CAR DOORS
Gull-Wing
Sliding
Butterfly
Scissors
Suicide
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
13
The company has its marque on non-automotive products as well In the 1930s and 1940s they manufactured radios cameras and electrical products such as a razor They made a marine binocular called the BIMAR for the Kriegsmarine during World War II some of which were sold on the civilian market after the war The ____ Sogno was a half-frame Leica-like camera which is now a collectors item
Which company
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
DUCATI
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
14Biopic of Burt Munro who once broke the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Fields Id the movie or the legendary brand in the title
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
15
The publication was launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage on 2 November 1895 when it is believed there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom
It claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon In 1988 it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine It has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 GT1 It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron which were published in the 31 May 2006 issueID
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
16 Frederick Morrell Zeder Owen Ray Skelton and Carl Breer These three men would later become the core engineers that started the Chrysler Corporation Chrysler surrounded himself with the finest engineers available when he started Chrysler Corporation and they were such people
They were famous in the automobile world under what nickname
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
17The man is Shri Janki Das Kapur His venture had modest beginning in an improvised shed at Sonepat This was transformed into a 25 acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months in 1951The became Indiarsquos largest producer in their respective field The company is also know due to their association with the IXth Asiad at Delhi in 1982
Id the firm
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
ATLAS CYCLES
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
18This is the drogue parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object to provide control and stability or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute It was invented by Giovanni X who started the company X which was later wholly owned by Finnmeccanica It merged with another subsidiary Y to form XY in 2000 Id this MNC that was in the news
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
19
W one of the early pioneers of the automotive industry claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his first gasolinendashpowered car in 1896 The basic concept of a revolutionary invention is credited to W who used it for producing his company Yrsquos famous product lsquoCurved Dashrsquo But this claim was overshadowed by X who perfected the it so that it could do the similar task in ninety-three minutes Other than Y there is a brand Z which gets its name from Wrsquos initials Z shot to international fame when a group formed in 1960s took its name from one of Zrsquos products Id ALL (W-X-Y-Z)
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
W- RANDOM E OLDSX-HENRY FORDY- OLDSMOBILE
Z-REO SPEEDWAGONTHE CONCEPT BEING THAT OF MODERN ASSEMBLY LINE
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
20The firm was started by Battista ____ an Italian automobile designer a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars
His nickname being the first part of the companyrsquos name referred to his being the youngest baby of the family Other product designs by the firm include the 2006 Winter Olympics torch cauldron and medals as well the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine
His much famous nephew sharing the same surname is the first ___ in history when he achieved the distinction in 1950 Identify the company and the ownerrsquos famous nephew
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
PININFARINAamp GIUSEPPE NINO FARINA ndash THE FIRST F1 WORLD CHAMPION
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
21Much similar to how Ferrari adapted the prancing horse symbol from Francesca Baracca this manufacturer adopted their mascot statuette atop the radiator from emblem painted on the side of a fighter aircraft that had been flown by the World War I French ace Georges Guynemer
This prestigious firmrsquos patents had a great demand For instance for many years Rolls Royce installed power brakes designed by this company in its vehicles
The name comes from Spanish for the two countries being the nationalities of the owner and the chief engineer ID
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
HISPANO-SUIZA(FROM SPANISH FOR ldquoSPANISH-SWISSrdquo)
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
22
In his book Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway wrote
There are certain strains of bull with a marked ability to learn from what goes on in the arena faster than the actual fight progresses which makes it more difficult from one minute to the next to control them these bulls are raised by Don Eduardo Xs sons from old fighting stock
X is famous in automobile world for a different reason Identify X
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
MIURA(LAMBORGHINI)
The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks
to Lamborghini and its classic Miura sports car A number of
Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting
in general it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio
Lamborghini a Taurus himself to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
23
The main dedication is all in upper case and reads
ldquoErected by public subscription to the memory of the Honourable ____ third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock as a tribute of admiration for his great achievements in motoring ballooning and aviation He was a pioneer in both scientific and practical motoring and aviation and the first to fly across the channel from England to France and back without landing He lost his life by the wrecking of his aeroplane at Bournemouth July 12 1910 His death caused world wide regret and deep national sorrowrdquoId
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
CHARLES ROLLS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
24
The flexible stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin ndash polyurethane-coated Spandex with which it is made is resilient and durable It resists high or low temperaturesThe body changes its shape according to exterior conditions and speeds and it also allows the driver to change its shape at will The fabric is stretched over a moveable frameessential shapes are formed beneath the skin by an aluminium wire structure though at points where movement is needed (ducts door openings spoiler) flexible carbon struts are usedThe shape of the frame is controlled by many electric and hydraulic actuators for example the headlights are revealed when small motors pull the fabric back in an eyelid like fashion As the fabric is translucent the taillights shine through it
What is being described
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
BMW GINA
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
25 It was sold in an auction in October 2014 for $135 million (pound840000) According to some reports being sold at that price it now becomes the most expensive of its kind in the world It was designed and built by two African-American builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy Four of these were created Three of the four were stolen and sold for partsThe one auctioned was created from the wreckage of the fourth one
Auctioneers boss Joseph Maddalena commented after the auction
It personifies the Sixties all of the good and the bad that decade brought This is the only original ___ in existence This is without doubt the worlds most famous _____ It influenced the entire industryrdquo
Identify (Be Very Specific)
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
30
THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
26
The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
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HARLEY DAVIDSON ndash CAPTAIN AMERICA
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The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
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By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
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THE ANSWER IS
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The ____ were a Gallic tribe who established themselves in the Massif Central area including Haute-vienne Creuse Corregraveze and Charente territories in France and the province takes its name from the tribe Their capital was Durotincum (Villejoubert) The name means ldquoconquerors with the elmrdquo
Famous products of the province such as the Aubusson tapestries and enamels and porcelains are made in the capital city of Haute-Vienne A part from these products beef cattle have been raised here for many years and the shepherds who began the tradition of raising this leading breed of cattle in Europe wore a long cloak The shepherds used the cloaks to protect themselves from the rain and from the cold
Explain why this story is here in this auto quiz
THE ANSWER IS
THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
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By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
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THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
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THE ANSWER IS
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THE ORIGIN OF LIMOUSINE THIS COVERED COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY RESEMBLED THE RAISED HOOD OF THE CLOAK WORN BY THE SHEPHERDS THERE
27
By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
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THE ANSWER IS
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By 1996 the event had grown to 8000 attendees and unrestricted driving was becoming a major safety hazard To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrianbicycleart-car-only event This event became one of the most famous and innovative art car display venue
Id the event in the question which had an attendance around 65000 in 2014
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
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THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE ANSWER IS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
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THE ANSWER IS
END OF THE PRELIMS
THE BURNING MAN
28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
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THE ANSWER IS
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28Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant or IZHMASH (ИЖМАШ) based in Izhevsk founded in 1807 at the decree of Tsar Alexander I and is now one of the largest corporations in its field
The first IZh motorcycle was 1928s IZh 1 a 1200cc across-the-frame V-twin with shaft drive In the 1970s and 1980s these motorcycles were sold in Britain under the Cossack and Neval brandsThe company is the largest Soviet motorcycle maker
The first IZh automobiles were approved for manufacture in 1965 Currently IZh produces one Kia model and two Lada models
Identify their most famous product which is also depicted in their logo
THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
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THE ANSWER IS
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THE ANSWER IS
AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
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THE ANSWER IS
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AK-47 (KALASHINIKOV)
29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
THE ANSWER IS
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THE ANSWER IS
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29The series____was launched in 1994 by Editora Abril but was cancelled in the same year after a purticular incident It was relaunched in 2008 Whom is this comic based on
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