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Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Car Trivia

Auto facts from the Model T to the supercar

AARP

En español

Published August 30, 2019

7 Questions

Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Car Trivia

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  "question" : "True or false? The Ford Model T, the first car to be built on a moving assembly line, was available only in black.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "True",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "False",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "It’s an enduring myth. Car site Autoblog.com notes that black wasn’t even an option when Ford began manufacturing the Model T — the car came in gray, blue, red or green.",
  "hint" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "In what model year was the first mass-produced, fully automatic transmission available on a car?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "1925",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1930",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1935",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1940",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "It was available as an option on 1940 Oldsmobiles, according to car site Hemmings Daily.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "As of 2018, according to Autoblog.com, what was the best-selling car of all time?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Volkswagen Beetle",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Ford F-150",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Toyota Corolla",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Chevrolet Credenza",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "More than 43 million Corollas had been sold as of mid-2018, according to Autoblog. The first Corolla was produced in 1966.",
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  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "One of these is/was not a brand name for a real car. Which one?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Bugatti Veyron",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Grotti Carbonizzare",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Aston Martin Vanquish",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Maserati Quattroporte",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The Carbonizzare is a vehicle in the Grand Theft Auto V video game.",
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  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "What was the first model year for Chevrolet’s iconic Corvette sports car?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "1953",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "1955",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1957",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1961",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The first 300 Corvettes were built that year in Flint, Michigan, according to the National Corvette Museum.",
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}, {
  "question" : "Car and Driver listed this as the most valuable Mattel Hot Wheels toy car as of the end of 2018.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "1971 purple Oldsmobile 442",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1969 pink rear-loading Beach Bomb ",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "1970 red Ferrari 312P",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1968 pink Beatnik Bandit",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The publication valued the toy surfing van at $150,000. Only two versions are known to exist.",
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}, {
  "question" : "The duPont Registry Daily, a publication covering exotic and luxury cars, says this former talk show host owns around 181 cars with a value of over $52 million.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "David Letterman",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Arsenio Hall",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Craig Ferguson",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Jay Leno",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Jay Leno Botafogo Special and a 1986 Lamborghini Countach. Leno also owns about 160 motorcycles.",
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