Test your motoring knowledge
Our Christmas quiz will make your head hurt!
THAT WAS 2019 How well do you remember the year? These will test your memory 1 Which brand launched a camper van called the Custom Nugget?
a) Ford b) Volkswagen c) Mitsubishi
2 When BMW announced the arrival of an M850i xDrive Coupé First Edition, how many did it say will be built?
a)8 b) 400 c) 850
3 Audi announced the arrival of a Decennium edition this year to celebrate what?
a) 100 years of Audi cars b) 10 years of the R8 c) 1,000 years since Germany founded
4 Fiat Chrysler announced that it was chopping which model from its UK line-up?
a) Abarth 500C b) Stilo c) Fullback
5 Porsche revealed the price of its new 911 Speedster. How much was it?
a) £1.3million b) £822,000 c) £211,599
6 Nissan unveiled an electric concept car designed to fulfil what purpose?
a) Ice cream van b) Uber Eats delivery van c) Golf buggy
7 It was confirmed that Toyota and JAXA would work together on the development of what kind of vehicle?
a) Flying car b) Moon buggy c) Electric hoverboard
8 David Brown Automotive launched a limited edition version of the original Mini. How much did it cost?
a) £33,000 b) £54,700 c) £98,000
9 Ferrari pulled the wraps off a convertible version of which model?
a) 812 Superfast b) 458 Italia c) Portofino
10 Volkswagen revealed the look of its next Golf. What generation will the new model be when it lands next year?
a) 7th generation b) 8th generation c) 9th generation
SPORTING CHANCE Did you keep up with all things motorsport in 2019? 11 Which former world champion announced his retirement from the MotoGP motorcycling world championship in November?
a) Jorge Lorenzo b) Valentino Rossi c) Marc Marquez
12 Lewis Hamilton was Formula One champion again in 2019. How many F1 World Drivers’ Championships has he now won?
a) Five b) Six c) Four
13 Ott Tänak was crowned World Rally Champion in November. What nationality is he?
a) Estonian b) Russian c) Finnish
14 Who won the Indianapolis 500 in 2019?
a) Rusty Handlemeir b) Marco Andretti c) Simon Pagenaud
15 Who replaced Pierre Gasly in the Red Bull F1 team after the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix?
a) Alexander Albon b) Daniil Kyvat c) Antonio Giovinazzi
16 Which manufacturer won the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours?
a) Toyota b) Audi c) Porsche
17 And how many laps did the winning car complete?
a) 1,025 b) 385 c) 773
18 By what margin did BMW’s Colin Turkington win the 2019 British Touring Car Championship title?
a) 121 points b) 21 points c) 2 points
19 Which country will host its first-ever Formula One Grand Prix in 2020, taking the championship to 22 races and making it the longest season in history?
a) Ireland b) Vietnam c) Switzerland
20 Which make of car won the 2019 Monte Carlo rally?
a) Citroen b) Ford c) Hyundai
STATESIDE The cars, the people and the roads of the car-loving United States 21 According to calculations from the Federal Highway Administration, how many miles of road are there in the USA, including Alaska and Hawaii?
a) 4,180,000 b) 922,000 c) 1,350,000
22 Interstate highways use road signs made up of which colours?
a) Green and black b) Red and blue c) Grey and yellow
23 In what year was the Ford Mustang officially launched?
a) 1955 b) 1965 c) 1971
24 What do Americans call the central reservation?
a) Bumper zone b) Hooky lane c) Median strip
25 In what year was Route 66 officially removed from the United States Highway System?
a) 1966 b) 1985 c) 2013
26 What is the youngest age that someone can legally drive a car in the USA?
a) 14 b) 17 c) 21
27 Where does the highway US Route 1 run to and from?
1) San Diego, California, to San Francisco, California 2) Key West, Florida, to Fort Kent, Maine
3) Sarasota, Florida, to Wilmington, Delaware
28 Which European car maker has had a factory in Greer, South Carolina, since 1994?
1) Mercedes
2) Audi
3) BMW
29 A national speed limit of 55mph was implemented by President Richard Nixon in what year?
1) 1968
2) 1974
3) 1979
30 In the eighties TV series The Dukes Of Hazzard, what car was driven by the Duke boys?
a) 1969 Dodge Charger b) 1972 Plymouth Fury c) 1970 Corvette C3
CARPLAY How well do you know your motors in music? 31 Autobahn was originally a hit for which German group?
a) Tangerine Dream b) Neu! c) Kraftwerk
32 In Sheryl Crow’s 1993 hit All I Wanna Do, which two car brands are referenced?
a) Datsun and Buick b) Mercury and Subaru c) Ford and Mercedes
33 Why did Marc Bolan drive a Rolls-Royce in the 1972 T-Rex song Children of the Revolution?
a) It was good for his back b) It was good for his voice c) It was good for curing hangovers
34 What did Elvis Presley do when his 1969 Cadillac didn’t start?
a) He shot it b) He gave it to a fan c) He had it sent to the home of GM CEO James Roche
35 Berlin’s 1986 hit Take My Breath Away featured in which car ad?
a) Ford Sierra Cosworth b) Peugeot 405 c) Skoda Rapid
36 “Told my girl I’ll have to forget her, rather buy me a new carburettor” is a lyric from which song?
a) I’m in Love With My Car – Queen b) ’Ello John, Got A New Motor? – Alexei Sayle c) Maybelline – Chuck Berry
37 Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason bought which car with royalties from the 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon?
a) Ferrari 250 GTO b) Rolls-Royce Phantom II c) Porsche 356
38 Which car appears in the video for Kylie Minogue’s 2001 hit Can’t Get You Out Of My Head?
a) Hummer H2 b) Ford StreetKa c) DeTomaso Mangusta
39 In Madness’s 1982 hit Driving In My Car, what speed did singer Suggs say he had achieved?
a) 33mph b) 58mph c) 102mph
40 Thomas Bangalter and GuyManuel de Homem-Christo released the 2013 album Monaco Grand Prix as…?
a) Eminem and Jay-Z b) Deadmau5 c) Daft Punk