Finals of tms 13 auto quiz

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DRY 1

1)

• In 1953 chrysler was the first car in 12 years t implement a particular feature after experiments by packard and cadillac in 1940s

• Walter p chrysler had seen to invention of this feature for chrysler building in the 1930s for chrysler building

• WHAT?

• answer

• AIR CONDITIONING

2)id

Hyundai terracan

3)

• Port of Gothenburg is the largest port in the Nordic countries, with over 11,000 ship visits per year from over 130 destinations worldwide. As the only Swedish port with the capacity to cope with the very largest modern, ocean-going container vessels , Gothenburg handles nearly 30% of the country's foreign trade, comprising 42 million tonnes of freight per year. Which MNC in automotive sector has its headquarters here ?

• VOLVO

4)

• L’ Auto is a french magazine . In the early 1900s , their circulation was sluggish after facing stiff competition from its closest rival Le Velo . In a crisis meeting with the editor Henry Desgrange as the presider , 26 year old journalist Geo Leferve suggested a historic idea to overcome the crisis .

• WHAT WAS HIS IDEA?

• He suggested a cycling competition to be held across france and this competition goes by the name of TOUR DE FRANCE

5) August Horch who established the company, Horch Automobil-Werke

GmbH in 1909 was forced out of the company he had founded . He then started a new company in Zwickau and continued using the Horch brand. His former partners successfully sued him for trademark infringement .He called a meeting with close business friends, Paul and Franz Fikentscher from Germany. During this meeting, Franz's son was quietly studying Latin in a corner of the room. Several times he looked like he was on the verge of saying something but would just swallow his words and continue working, until he finally blurted out , "Father wouldn't it be a good idea to call it instead of horch?” "Horch!" in German means "Hark!" or "hear", which is similar to in Latin ( meaning ‘to listen’) .

• THUS THE COMPANY GOT THE NAME WHICH WE KNOW

• AUDI

6)connect

• Bicycle thieves

7)

• Give the common name given to the last phase of the Chadian–Libyan conflict, which took place in 1987 in Northern Chad and on the Libyan-Chadian border following Libyan occupation of northern Chad in 1983, when Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the Chadian President Hissène Habré, militarily supported the attempt by the opposition Transitional Government of National Unity (GUNT) to overthrow Habré

• Toyota war

8)FITB

• On 18 January 2013, calling it the "car Charles Rolls would choose to drive", Rolls-Royce announced the as a model that would "indulge a passion for innovation, engineering and adventure". It has been reported that this will be the fastest and most luxurious British car to be built by Rolls-Royce. the vehicle was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on 5 March 2013. Deliveries were expected from September 2013.

• ROLLS ROYCE WRAITH

A similar basic technique was used during World War II by Luftwaffe aircraft with the GM-1 system to maintain the power output of aircraft engines when at high altitude where the oxygen content is lower. Accordingly, it was only used by specialized planes like high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, high-speed bombers and high-altitude interceptors.

How do we know this system more popularly which is also used in some cars these days?

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NOS Nitrous Oxide Systems

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• The image shown here is of Mary Ward (27 April 1827 – 31 August 1869) an Anglo Irish amateur scientist . Why should I ask about her in an automobile quiz?

• She is the world's first known person to die as a result of an automobile accident.

• While riding as a passenger with relatives in an experimental steam car, Mary Ward was thrown from the car and fell under the wheels as it rounded a bend.

11)

• Virgin racing team owned by Richard Branson finished 12th and last in 2010 f1 racing championship and Lotus f1 racing owned by Tony Fernandes finished 10th.

• What happened subsequently?

• Branson and Tony Fernandes had a bet where the team's boss should work on the winner's airline on a charity flight dressed as a stewardess. Branson kept his word after losing the bet as he served his duty as a stewardess on an Air Asia flight between Perth and Kuala Lumpur on 12 May 2013.

12)

• The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE), with its restored, 1920s vintage cars, is the world’s most authentic luxury train. Train still runs on the legendary route from Paris to Istanbul. Many other itineraries are also available. They include Istanbul to Venice, and many itineraries including Venice, Krakow, Dresden, Prague and Paris.

• THIS TRAIN IS MADE FAMOUS BY WHICH 1934 NOVEL?

• IMAGE NEXT SLIDE

13)Id the trophy

F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

14)

• On 13 February 2006, during the submarine's deployment inVishakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command, the then President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam became the first Indian head of state to sail in a submarine.

• WHICH SUBMARINE DID HE SAIL IN?

• INS SINDHURAKSHAK

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• X has driven in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. X is one among very few Indians to race in International arena. He has also been abroad for various races, including Germany and Malaysia. He drove in the 2003 Formula Asia BMW Championships. He raced in the 2010 Formula 2 Championship along with two other Indians, Armaan Ebrahim and Parthiva Sureshwaren.. Id X.

Ajith kumar

DRY2

1)

The original ________ were first designed by AM General Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Motors (AMC), and built in its Mishawaka, Indiana, assembly plant. In 1979, the United States Army was seeking contractors for a new "High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle" which could follow the tracks and ruts of full size army trucks (HMMWV).Among the four competitors for the contract, AM General designed an entirely new vehicle to meet the Army's requirements.In less than one year, it was the first to deliver a prototype vehicle. Initial production versions were delivered to the Army's proving grounds in April 1982.

Its highy poor fuel economy is neither published by the U.S. EPA nor counted toward Corporate Average Fuel Economy.

FILL IN THE BLANK

2)Upon release of the movie's first trailer, Road & Track magazine, who helped ___2___ create the first X in 1994, issued a public apology for ever having had a connection to the series which reads thus:

Dear fellow _____1_____and auto enthusiasts,

We all know the big ____1_____franchises. Gran Turismo and Forza are the undisputed kings. Then, there's the other one: X. And that’s what we’d like to discuss today. Yes, friends, you may not recall, but we at Road & Track are at least partially responsible for this redheaded-stepchild of a driving game franchise. Back in 1994, the first version of this was, in fact, titled Road & Track Presents: X and represented a partnership between the magazine and _____2______.

From there, the series took on a life of its own, spawning a litany of sequels over the ensuing 19 years that continues to this dayBut the hilariously overwrought trailer for the movie based on the franchise with which we once shared a name? Not a bright spot.Don’t take our word for it. Just watch for yourselves.And, you know: sorry.

Just ID X!!!!!

3)

In September 2007, Bajaj Auto filed a claim accusing that the development of TVS Flame was in violation of their patent for X.TVS Motors countered by threatening to sue Bajaj Auto for libel.

On February 2008, the Madras High Court in Chennai restrained TVS from launching it with the X technology.TVS appealed against this decision, claiming that crucial evidence was not taken into account and in March 2008, launched the Flame with a modified engine containing one _______.

On 16 September 2009 the Supreme Court of India permitted TVS Motors to manufacture and sell the 125 cc TVS Flame with X Technology.

ID the X technology!!!

4)

• 11 december 2003• Race 1: length 600m Italian air force Eurofighter lost to opponent• Race 2 : 900m Eurofighter defeats the opponent by 0.2 s• Race 3 : 1200m Eurofighter won comprehensively.WHO WAS THE OPPONENT ?

• MICHAEL SCHUMACHER WITH HIS FERRARI

5)• Kadamba• Hoysala• Rashtrakuta• Ganga• Chalukya• Bahamani• Adil Shahi• Sangama • Satavahana• Yadukula and • Vijayanagara

CONNECT

• Dynasties after which 11 coaches in the luxury train Golden chariot that connects the important tourist spots in the Indian states of Karnataka, Goa,Kerala & Tamil Nadu as well as Pondicherry are named

6)

• Name Russian motorcycle company which specializes in making heavy sidecar motorcycle. The first motorcycle of this company was "modeled after a late-1930s BMW sidecar bike called the R71, which Nazi Germany provided to the Soviet Union after the countries signed a nonaggression pact in 1939.

• IMZ-ural

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• ID both of them need the exact names

• Captain america and billy bike• Both frm harley davidson

8) connect

• LAMBHORGINI• murcielago • gallardo• diablo• roadster

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• Name of this car means "God of the winds" in Quechua, the official language of the Inca Empire.It was named "The Hypercar of the Year 2012" by Top Gear magazine and is currently the fastest road-legal and streetworthy car ever to go round the Top Gear Test Track, setting a time of 1 minute 13.8 seconds, faster than both Ariel Atom and Bugatti Veyron.

• Pagani Huayra..

10)ID

• Length: 15 feet 2 inches (4.62 m) • Width: 9 feet 2 inches (2.79 m) • height 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m) • Weight: 2.5 short tons (2.3 t) • Acceleration: 0-60 in 5.6 seconds. • Engine: 5.7 liter GM V8 engine capable of 500 horsepower (370 kW).• Fuel: The "jet engine" on the back of the car was fed by propane

tanks.• Tires: 4 Interco "Super Swamper TSL" tires standing 44/18.5-16.5 in

the rear, and two 94.0/15.0-15 Hoosier Checkerboard dirt tires on the front, with superior grip.

• ID

• BATMOBILE TUMBLER

11)

• Name this famous motorcycle brand which initially manufactured motorcycles under the Meguro name, having bought out an ailing motorcycle manufacturer called Meguro Manufacturing Co. Ltd with whom they had been in partnership earlier. Some early motorcycles display an emblem with Aircraft on the fuel tank.

12)

• Started in 1978 as public sector company this brand mainly exports vehicles like 3 wheelers to 3rd world companies like egypt sri lanka bangladesh botswana ,etc

• id the company

• Kerala Automobiles Limited

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• X is a town in Hooghly district . X is 34 km from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Tarakeswar line. It is 2 km ahead of Kamarkundu junction, the crossing point of Howrah-Bardhaman chord and Howrah-Tarakeshwar lines. It is on the Durgapur Expressway/ NH 2 connecting with Maheswarpur.

• Why did this place gain international attention in 2007 – 08?

• Tata Nano Singur Controversy

14)put funda

• Massimilano lattorre casting his vote in italy

15)X AND Y

• In 1901, X , age 20, drew up plans for a small engine with a displacement of 7.07 cubic inches (116 cc) and four-inch (102 mm) flywheels. The engine was designed for use in a regular

pedal-bicycle frame. Over the next two years, X and his childhood

friend Y worked on their motor-bicycle using the northside Milwaukee machine shop at the home of their friend,

Henry Melk. It was finished in 1903 with the help of Y‘s brother . Upon testing their power-cycle, they found it unable to climb the hills around Milwaukee without pedal assistance. They quickly wrote off their first motor-bicycle as a valuable learning experiment.

• William Harley and Arthur Davidson

Clue 1: Opinions on the origin of the _______ car vary, but the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88, created in response to public interest in speed and power, is often cited as the first _______ car. It featured America's first high-compression overhead valve V8 in the smaller, lighter Oldsmobile 76/Chevy body for six-cylinder engines (as opposed to bigger Olds 98 luxury body.

Clue 2

Clue 3 : _______ car is a term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles.The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines _______cars as "any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving." A large V8 engine is fitted in a 2-door, rear wheel drive, family-style mid-size or full-size car designed for four or more passengers.

“MUSCLE” CARS

Clue 1 : __________ is a styling term describing a car body style, a variation of three-box styling where the third distinct volume or "box" is less pronounced — especially where the rear deck (third box) is short or where the rear window is upright. Generally, the __________ refers to the distinct angle of the rear window in relation to the vehicle's more horizontal roofline and its rear decklid.

Clue 2 :The term is derives from the noun, ______ meaning v-cut or indentation — though as a styling term it eludes precise definition and can overlap other styling designations. The term can apply to a sedan, coupé, liftback or hatchback configuration — especially where the third box of the three-box styling remains articulated.

Clue 3 :

NOTCHBACKS!!!

Three-box Styling in a Notchback, Fiat 124

Clue 1 :The PRV engines of the this car were dubbed over with recorded V8 sounds. Six ___________ were used during the production, along with one manufactured out of fiberglass for scenes where a full-size ____________was needed to "fly" on-screen; only three of the cars still exist, with one having been destroyed , two additional cars left to rot, and the fiberglass replica being torn apart for scrap. Universal Studios owns two of the remaining cars, occasionally putting them on display or using them for other productions, and the last resides in a private collection after having been extensively restored.

Clue 2 :It was the only model ever produced by the company and is a sports car manufactured by John _________'s ________ Motor Company for the American market in 1981–82. Featuring gull-wing doors with a fiberglass "underbody", to which non-structural brushed stainless steel panels are affixed, the car became iconic for the appearance of a modified version in a trilogy.

Clue 3 :

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!!!!!!

DeLorean DMC-12

•Clue 3: Officially known as the MP5 ("Moto Piaggio no. 5"), the prototype was nicknamed "Paperino" (either 'duckling' or Donald Duck in Italian)

•Clue 1:The ___________ has been accorded the honour of being among the12 most iconic industrial designs for the last 100 years based on a survey byCNN.

•Clue 2:This iconic vehicle was named thus when the son of founder of its company Enrico X saw it the first time and exclaimed,”semra urna ________”.Meaning “It resembles a wasp”.

Vespa

Clue 2:This was launched on 3rd january 2012, inorder to challenge the Supremacy of Tata Nano and Maruti 800.

Clue 3:

Clue 1:This car was the first four-wheeler manufactured by Bajaj Auto.

BAJAJ RE60

Clue 3:Priced at $3.9 million,only three cars will be made in the colours red,White and green and they have already been sold out.

Clue 1:It is named after one of the fastest and strongest fighting bullsever that gained recognition back in 1914 for killing a matador.

Clue 2:With a 6.5 litre V12 engine ,producing 750 horsepower and aTopspeed 220 miles per hour ,it is the fastest car made by it’s manufacturer.

Lambhorgini Veneno

LVC

• NON EXHAUSTIVE• FINITE• 10 OF THEM SHOWN HERE

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THE KEYWORDS• CAESAR’S PALACE• MONACO• ANNIE VILLEUNOVA• SUZUKA• JOS CARLOS• SILVERSTONE• BUDDH• PHOENIX• MARINA• VALENCIA

And the connect

INTERNATIONAL F1 CIRCUITS

WRITE BROS

• 10 ETYMOLOGIES• 10 CARS / BIKES / SERIES ETC…• 5 POINTS FOR EVERY CORRECT ANSWER• BONUS 10 IF ALL 10 RIGHT

TRIAL

• PROTECTOR OF SEAS

ANSWER : SINDHURAKSHAK

etymology• 1) Latin word for small crown• 2) Greek word meaning spirit , character , ideas…• 3) German word for fuel injector• 4) Latin word meaning truth• 5) Japanese for peregrine falcon• 6) a person skilled in X , a Japanese martial art characterized by stealthy movement and camouflage • 7)Spanish term for bat• 8)Zoroastrian god of light and wisdom• 9)‘it doesn’t go’ in spain • 10)Greek godess of dawn and wind

• EXCHANGE YOUR SHEETS

answers• 1)Toyota corolla• 2)Toyota etios• 3)Mercedex benz e class• 4)Mahindra verito / logan• 5)Hayabuza • 6)Ninja• 7)Lamborghini murcielago• 8)Mazda• 9)Chevrolet nova• 10)Volkswagen eos