Cars: A Journey Through Time and Technology!

#46 Week 10

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Sigrun Sørumgård
March 05, 2025

Take a journey through the technology, design, and culture of cars that move us!

  1. What company produced the first mass-produced car?

  2. What does "BMW" stand for?

  3. Which automaker produces the luxury brand Lexus?

  4. What does "SUV" stand for?

  5. What must the petrol be mixed with before it is added to a two-stroke engine?

  6. What was the first commercially successful hybrid car?

  7. Which classic car is known for its gull-wing doors and stainless-steel body?

  8. Which car holds the record for the highest number of production units ever sold?

  9. Which country currently produces the most electric vehicles?

  10. What is the purpose of a timing belt in a car engine?

The Wonder Wall

  • The word “car” is derived from the Latin word ‘Carrum’ which means “two-wheeled Celtic war chariot.”

  • The world’s first speeding ticket was issued in 1902. How fast was the offending motorist travelling? A scandalous 45mph.

  • 75% of all cars produced by Rolls Royce are still on the road.

Yesterday´s Questions & Answers

  1. In what year were the first Academy Awards held?

    The first Academy Awards presentation was held on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner function at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, with an audience of about 270 people.

  2. Which three films has won a record-breaking 11 Academy Awards (Oscars)?

    Three films have won 11 Academy Awards: Ben-Hur (1959): nominated in 12 of the 15 possible categories, Titanic (1997): nominated in 14 of the 17 possible categories and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): nominated in 11 of the 17 possible categories.

  3. What was the first horror movie to be nominated for Best Picture (1973)?

    The Exorcist made history when tt became the first horror film to be nominated for Best Picture.

  4. Who holds the record for the most Oscar wins in history?

    With 22 Oscars, producer Walt Disney holds the record for the most wins; he was also the recipient of four special or honorary Academy Awards.

  5. Which actress holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor, having been nominated 21 times and won 3 (one for best supporting actress and two for best actress)?

    Meryl Streep, won best supporting actress for her work in Kramer vs. Kramer (1980), and best actress for Sophie's Choice (1983), and The Iron Lady (2012).

  6. Which actor famously refused his Oscar in protest in 1973?

    Marlon Brando boycotted the ceremony as a protest against Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans and to draw attention to the standoff at Wounded Knee. He declined the Best Actor award that he won for his performance in The Godfather.

  7. Hattie McDaniel was the first black actor/actress to win an Academy Award, for which film did she win?

    For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar.

  8. Which film was the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture?

    Parasite is a 2019 South Korean black comedy thriller film, won four awards – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film – from six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020.

  9. Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor back-to-back for which two films in 1993 and 1994?

    Hanks has received six Academy Award nominations including two consecutive wins for Best Actor for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump in 1993 and 1994 respectively.

  10. Two people has won both the Oscar and Nobel Prize, whom?

    George Bernard Shaw and Bob Dylan, both of them won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and both has won an Academy Award. Shaw won for Best Writing, Screenplay and his role in adapting his play Pygmalion for screen and Dylan won for Best Original Song in 2001.