Vehicle Quiz

Quiz: Test your vehicle knowledge

1. Who designed the world's first large-scale mass-produced helicopter in 1942?
2. Which Italian brand of scooters gets its name from the Italian word for 'wasp'?
3. What is the term for a vehicle that uses two or more sources of power, typically petrol and electric?
4. By what name would we better know the Shinkansen?
5. A long, luxury sedan driven by a professional driver is often known by what two word term?
6. What's the fictional train in the Harry Potter series?








7. Which American manufacturer of motorhomes was founded in Iowa in 1958?
8. Which British motor vehicle was officially launched at a 1948 Amsterdam Motor Show?
9. A hovercraft is also known as an ACV. What exactly does this stand for?
10. What is South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer after its parent company Hyundai?
11. What word for a large, heavy vehicle, do we get from a Hindi god?
12. What train broke the world speed record for a steam locomotive in 1938, which still stands today?
13. Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of which carmaker?
14. The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle military truck is better known by what name?
15. Which manufacturer of electric vehicles is headquartered in Austin, Texas?
16. The Montgolfier brothers are known for which mode of transport?
17. The Flying Pigeon is a Chinese publicly owned company known for the maufacture of what type of vehicle?
18. Name the largest airline of Russia?
19. The Countach was a sports car produced by which automobile manufacturer from 1974 until 1990?
20. Which American aircraft company, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, designs and manufactures business jets?
21. The last modern edition of which iconic car rolled off the production line in Puebla, Mexico on 10 July, 2019?
22. What's the name of the fictional submarine belonging to Captain Nemo in the Jules Verne's novels?
23. Also known as a quad bike, what is an ATV?
24. What type of early 20th century open-topped, motor coach got its name from the French for "carriage with benches"?
25. What is a zorb?

Answers

1. Igor Sikorsky
2. Vespa
3. Hybrid
4. Bullet train
5. Stretch limousine
6. Hogwarts Express
7. Winnebago
8. Land Rover
9. Air-cushion vehicle
10. Kia
11. Juggernaut
12. Mallard
13. Toyota Motor Corporation
14. Humvee
15. Tesla
16. Hot air ballon
17. Bicycle
18. Aeroflot
19. Lamborghini
20. Gulfstream
21. Volkswagen Beetle
22. Nautilus
23. All-terrain vehicle
24. Charabanc
25. A large inflatable ball that people climb into. Zorbing is a sport where you roll downhill inside this ball.