Automobile Quiz - Wikipedia

Who is credited with building the first full-scale, self-propelled mechanical vehicle in about 1769?

• Ferdinand Verbiest

• Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

• Richard Trevithick

• Gustave Trouvé

What is the usual formal term for a car in British English?

• Car

• Autocar

• Horseless carriage

• Automobile

In which year was the modern car invented by German inventor Carl Benz?

• 1886

• 1879

• 1808

• 1769

What was probably the world's first internal combustion engine created by Nicéphore Niépce and his brother Claude fueled by?

• Electricity

• Hydrogen and oxygen

• Lycopodium powder, coal dust, and resin

• Solar power

Who is generally acknowledged as the inventor of the car?

• Carl Benz

• Gustave Trouvé

• Emile Roger

• Wilhelm Maybach

What is the English word 'car' believed to originate from?

• All of the above

• Latin carrus/carrum

• Gaulish karros

• Middle English carre

What is the fuel source for cars mentioned in the text?

• Petrol, electricity, diesel

• All of the above

• Vegetable oil, electricity, diesel

• Natural gas, hydrogen, solar

What is the primary purpose of cars according to most definitions?

• Transporting cargo

• Transporting people

• Both transporting people and cargo

• None of the above

What is the estimated number of cars in use worldwide?

• 5 billion

• 500 million

• 1 billion

• 2 billion

What is the largest cause of injury-related deaths worldwide mentioned in the text?

• Road congestion

• Air pollution

• Traffic collisions

• Noise pollution