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Shibby
ok tought i do this for abit of fun. heres a few questions, and no cheating by researching it, try and see if you know.


Each answer for this bit is worth 1 point.

1. who owns Lamborghini
2. who owns vauxhall
3. bmw use to own what british car company
4. whats the new name of daewoo
5. who owns daewoo
6. Fiat is what nationality
7. Jaguar recently had a factory close down what was it name
8. give 2 jokes that where aimed at skoda in the early days.
9. Land rover came from with what company(name the company) which was taken over by another company(name the other company)
10. what show made a 3 wheeler more famous

Bonus Questions worth 2 points.

11.what used brand got nicked named dagenham dustbins
12. Name 2 cars that have 3 studded wheels (how many studs for the wheel to go on




Golden Question worth 20 points

13. In 1927 what british maker made a car with 2 V-12, 435bhp, 48 valve Matabele aero-engines with chain drive to the wheels that on march 29th 1927 reached 203.793mph (327.973kph) on Daytona Beach.

14. Extra 10 points for who drove it



have fun using your knowledge and also NO CHEATING BY SEARCHING THE NET.

just post back with your answers to the number keep answers to one reply
Dallas
6. im pretty sure Fiat is italian.
Shibby
hmm take it some people are finding it' a little hard then or just can't be aresed to do it lol
bouncindave
1. volkswagon
2. GM
6. Italian
7.Browns Lane
Farstrider
Fiat owns Ferrari and Maserati.
Volkswagen owns Lamborghini,

GM also owns Vauxhall (England), Opel (Germany)

BMW used to own Rover AND Land Rover,

GM-Daewoo

GM owns Daewoo

Italian

Browns Lane site in Coventry.

Volkswagen wants to improve the quality of Skoda cars, so they take the Skoda workers to the Volkswagen plant. The Skoda workers notice that there a big cage with cats inside it. "What's that for?", they ask. "It's for testing the door seals of new cars. In the evening we put a cat into a car, and when the cat is dead in the morning, we know, that the seal is good."
One month later, Volkswagen's boss goes to the Skoda plant to see if the quality has improved. Everything seems to be the same as before, but there is a big cage with cat inside it. "What is that?", they ask. "It's for testing new cars. In the evening we put a cat into a car, and when the cat is inside in the morning, we know, that the car is good."
Shibby
after a few more replies i will post the scores smile.gif
Zip
1. audi owns lambo who in turn are owned by volkswagen
2. GM own vauxhall
3. Rover, MG, Land Rover and technically Mini (but still do)
4. its chevrolet or GM daewoo depending on which daewoo car we're talkin about.
5. GM own daewoo
6. Fiat is italian and owns ferrari nowadays too
7. -
8. why does a skoda have heated rear windows? so its nicer to push on cold days
what do you call a skoda with a sunroof? a skip.
9. Land rover was part of the rover group which was bought by bmw but LR was sold to ford's premier marques division.
10. that'll be mr bean
11. Ford
12. Smart 4four smart citycar
13. -
14. -
Homer™
11. Is Ford. tongue.gif
epple
13 ~ I don't know who actually made it, but it's name was 'Sunbeam 1000'... Maybe it was Jaguar who built it? Mebby they didn't even exist at that time. tongue.gif

14 ~ Henry Seagrave drove it. Damn I wish I could have been in his clothes at that time..
Chicane-UK
Ok.. here goes without looking at any other answers or searching on the net..

1. The VAG Group (VW, Audi, etc)
2. Vauxhall is owned by.. er.. GM?
3. Rover
4. Don't know
5. GM
6. Italian
7. Browns Lane (I live about 15 minutes walk from it)
8. Hm.. I only remeber a Skoda with two exhausts being called a wheelbarrow smile.gif
9. Dunno
10. Only Fools & Horses

11. Ford?
12. The much lesser engined Citroen Saxo's and The Smart Car.

13. Dunno
14. Dunno
turbomonkeycock
6. Italian
10. Only Fools and Horses
11. Seem to think it's ford from first instinct. They used to ahve a factory there?
12. My peugeot 106 sad.gif And Citroen AX's. Basically old french cars
Shibby
ok guys end of quiz .


Dallas - 1
bouncindave-4
toejam-7 (
zip - 12 (an extra for the mini one)
Homer? - 2
epple- 30 points
Chicane-UK- 11 and a half
gdub2611 - 6



1. who owns Lamborghini = VAG
2. who owns vauxhall = GM
3. bmw use to own what british car company = ROVER (extra point for mini)
4. whats the new name of daewoo = GM Deawoo or Chevrolet ( point for each name)
5. who owns daewoo = GM
6. Fiat is what nationality = Italian
7. Jaguar recently had a factory close down what was it name = BROWNS LANE
8. give 2 jokes that where aimed at skoda in the early days. = TO MANY SO I ACCEPT ALOT OF EM
9. Land rover came from with what company(name the company) which was taken over by another company(name the other company) = ROVER > BMW
10. what show made a 3 wheeler more famous = ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES

Bonus Questions worth 2 points.

11.what used brand got nicked named dagenham dustbins = FORD
12. Name 2 cars that have 3 studded wheels (how many studs for the wheel to go on = SMART, CITRION SAXIO/2CV PUGS(I THINK)




Golden Question worth 20 points

13. In 1927 what british maker made a car with 2 V-12, 435bhp, 48 valve Matabele aero-engines with chain drive to the wheels that on march 29th 1927 reached 203.793mph (327.973kph) on Daytona Beach. = SUNBEAM

14. Extra 10 points for who drove it = Henry Seagrave

TOTAL OF 46 POINTS


if people would like to check their scores please and are unsure ask and i will double check them biggrin.gif
epple
1 0wnz 4ll w007!!!!!!!!!!1 biggrin.gif

Really great initiative (sp¿) there, Shibby. Props to you! thumbs_up.gif
Shibby
Thanks i may do one next week, just got to think up some more questions
Paul
Where are TVR's made?

You can use that one smile.gif
Sam
QUOTE(Citizen Erased @ Jan 20 2005, 03:47)
Where are TVR's made?

You can use that one smile.gif
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DrZoidberg
Who owned Rover before BMW?

I think you should broaden the range of your answers, as they are very British car biased. Try including some US and Japanese brands as well.
=NickJ=
QUOTE(DrZoidberg @ Jan 20 2005, 14:14)
Who owned Rover before BMW?

I think you should broaden the range of your answers, as they are very British car biased.  Try including some US and Japanese brands as well.
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Honda helped out Rover a lot back around the N-Reg cars, which is why the insides of an N-Reg Honda Accord and a 6-Series Rover look virtually identical, but im not sure ifthey ever owned them

btw nice idea with a quiz smile.gif yes.gif
Shibby
um i did questions i knew answers to so stop being a bit picky.
plus it mostly for the european countrys but anyone could join in.
if you want an amercian based quick you can do one if you want.
DrZoidberg
QUOTE(Shibby @ Jan 20 2005, 23:42)
um i did questions i knew answers to so stop being a bit picky.
plus it mostly for the european countrys but anyone could join in.
if you want an amercian based quick you can do one if you want.
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There's no need to get so defensive...

Incidentally, before being owned by BMW, Rover were owned by British Aerospace.
Zip
and the civic and the 400 were identical wink.gif
Chicane-UK
QUOTE(DrZoidberg @ Jan 21 2005, 15:22)
There's no need to get so defensive...

Incidentally, before being owned by BMW, Rover were owned by British Aerospace.
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Er - I don't think he was being defensive. He was just explaining his reasons and offering to do you a mini American quiz!
Shibby
i never intend to be defensive. i always end up doing this.
i say something and it comes out wrong :'(
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