Archive for the ‘Trivia’ Category

Car Chick Trivia – January 2009

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Question: In what year did the first woman receive a driver’s license in the United States?

Answer: Mrs. John Howell was the first American woman to receive a driver’s license in 1899.

Car Chick Trivia – October 2008

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Question:  What was the first automobile to offer seat belts, which were considered more of a novelty than a critical safety device? (Hint: The year was 1950.)

Answer: The Nash Rambler

Car Chick Trivia – September 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Q:  What car sold more than one million units in 1965, setting a record that still stands today?

A:  Chevy Impala

Car Chick Trivia – August 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Q:  In what year was the national highway speed limit of 55 mph enacted?  (Hint:  It was enacted due to oil shortages.)

A:  1974

Car Chick Trivia – June/July 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Q:  Which vehicles in Ford’s current model lineup are named after men’s razors (although probably not intentionally)?

A:  Fusion, Edge, Flex

Car Chick Trivia – May 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Q:  What auto company became the third place automaker in 1928?

A:  Chevrolet

Car Chick Trivia – April 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Q:  In what year did rear-view mirrors become standard equipment on production cars in the United States?

A:  1930

Car Chick Trivia – March 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Q:  Which car manufacturer used the ad slogan “A different kind of company”?

A:  Saturn

Car Chick Trivia – February 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Q:  What was the first Japanese automobile to be manufactured in the United States?   (Hint:  It rolled off the line in 1982 at the Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio.)

A:  Honda Accord

Car Chick Trivia Question – January 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Q:  What is the name of the automobile company that made the Jeep / Eagle brand, before being bought out by Chrysler for $1.1 billion in 1987?

 A:  American Motors Corporation (Anyone remember the AMC Pacer?)