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1. When was the first engine crank built and by whom?
(a) 1492 Christopher Columbus (the guy with the big boat)
(b) 1782 James Watt (no relation to watt-age)
(c) 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte (probably would take credit regardless)
(d) 1879 Albert Einstein (how things function was definitely his thing)
HINT: It came BEFORE the first Benz (which everyone knows is the first car, duh!)
2. What was the cost of the first car produced in QUANTITY in 1901?
(a) 1,700 bottles of whiskey (38 cents @ bottle)
(b) 70 ounces of gold ($8.50 @ ounce)
(c) 140 weeks pay ($4.35 average @ week)
(d) 32,500 loaves of bread (02 cents @ loaf)
HINT: It debuted as The Curved Dash Oldsmobile. They made a whopping 425! And no it is not the Model T or the Duryea (there were only 13 identical Duryeas in 1896.)
3. When was the first traffic signal installed?
(a) 1908 The year the Fourth Olympiad started, (actually changed locations from Rome to London creating much controversy.)
(b) 1914 The year Merrill Lynch was founded.
(c) 1919 The year of the Black Sox Scandal (American League Chicago White Sox vs National League Cincinnati Reds.)
(d) 1925 The year Ben-Hur was 2nd top grossing film.
HINT: It was in wonderful Cleveland with only a red and green light. A little man operated it in a little nearby booth. He had little glasses and. okay I dont know if he was really little, but he could have been.
4. In what year did the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration make seat belts mandatory in all new cars?
(a) 1955 Chuck Berry had his first recorded single, Maybellene.
(b) 1961 Patsy Cline #1 song of the year, I Fall to Pieces.
(c) 1968 Led Zeppelin performs for the 1st time.
(d) 1973 Pink Floyd has biggest hit of the year, The Dark Side of the Moon.
HINT: It was after lap belts became standard equipment. I mean AFTER, like in decades. The big question. When did YOU actually start using them?
5. In historical 1974 a law passes changing the freeways and interstates to a maximum speed of 55 mph, why?
(a) There was an energy crisis and oil shortage.
(b) Captain & Tennille married and made a request for more peaceful driving.
(c) Daylight savings time commenced nearly 4 months early, as result speed limit reduced because, duh, everyone was sleepy.
(d) The country was preoccupied with the Watergate scandal and causing accidents.
HINT: It had nothing to do with the movie Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brooks.
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