Trivia Quiz on Automotive

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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Rev your engines for 15 fast-paced questions spanning car tech, safety, and everyday driving know-how. Perfect for gearheads and casual drivers alike, this automotive challenge blends science, lingo, and road-ready facts.

Buckle up for a group-friendly automotive trivia session that’s great for meetups, team socials, classrooms, and livestreams. With 15 concise questions covering engines, safety systems, fluids, and car culture, this quiz balances approachable questions with a few curveballs to keep everyone engaged. Play head-to-head or in teams, and run it easily in online meetings on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or on livestreams like YouTube Live, Twitch, and Kick. A host can read questions aloud, display choices, and reveal answers after each round or at the end for maximum suspense. Expect a quick, energetic pace—about 12–18 minutes—plus optional bonus points for fastest correct answers or a tie-breaker like “closest to the number” for horsepower or 0–60 guesses. Ideal for icebreakers, team-building, or a themed game night when you want to spark friendly competition and car-chat without needing expert-level knowledge.

1. How many cylinders does a V-8 engine have

A) Six

B) Twelve

C) Eight

D) Four

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2. What does 4wd on a car indicate

A) Two wheel drive

B) Four wheel drive

C) All wheel drive

D) Front wheel drive

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3. How is 75% of petrol in an engine wasted

A) Heat loss in the exhaust system

B) Friction within moving parts

C) Combustion

D) Evaporation of fuel before ignition

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4. The automobile company that makes beetles

A) Toyota

B) Volkswagon

C) Mercedes

D) Ford

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5. What is an SUV to off roaders

A) Sports utility vehicle

B) Sport utility van

C) Sport utility wagon

D) Soft-road vehicle

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6. What Every Day Invention Was Patended By Mary Anderson

A) Windscreen Wipers

B) Telephone

C) Lightbulb

D) Velcro

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7. What type of acid is used in car batteries

A) Hydrochloric acid

B) Nitric acid

C) Sulphuric

D) Phosphoric acid

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8. For what is ethylene glycol used in automobiles

A) Anti-freeze

B) Engine oil additive

C) Brake fluid

D) Windshield washer fluid

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9. Cab is a shortened version of what word

A) Cabinet

B) Cable car

C) Cabriolet

D) Cabbage

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10. In which country were Lada cars manufactured?

A) Russia

B) Germany

C) Italy

D) Japan

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11. Name the implement that removes water from your windshield on your car?

A) Windshield washer

B) Wiper

C) Defogger

D) Heated windshield

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12. Which German Company Developed The First (ABS) Breaking System?

A) Bosch

B) Mercedes-Benz

C) Audi

D) Continental AG

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13. The Mercedes Benz car company is based in which German city

A) Munich

B) Stuttgart

C) Berlin

D) Hamburg

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14. What do people in cold climates add to the water in a car's radiator in winter

A) Water

B) Anti freeze

C) Coolant

D) Engine oil

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15. To make a car go backwards you have to put it in what gear?

A) Reverse

B) Drive

C) Neutral

D) First gear

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QuizWithStreamAlive is a set of ready-made quiz templates you can duplicate and run in your own live sessions. It’s built on StreamAlive, so you’ll create (or auto-create) a StreamAlive account to use them. Almost everything is free to start. Your audience doesn’t need to sign up or go anywhere else. quizzes run directly inside Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and other platforms via their chat.

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Pretty much anywhere you host: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, LinkedIn Live, YouTube, Twitch, Kick, Airmeet, and more. Works for remote, hybrid, and in-person events: the interaction runs through the platform’s chat, so your audience stays exactly where they already are.

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StreamAlive is the engine; QuizWithStreamAlive is the curated library of quiz templates on top of it. You get StreamAlive’s reliable, real-time chat integration and scale, while starting fast with prebuilt quizzes you can run immediately.

Can I bring my own questions, add branding, and get results?

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