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Q: Who was the oldest person to drive a Formula 1 car?
Rosemary Smith
Q: What was Mercury's first compact car?
Mercury Comet
Q: Which Italian car brand is nicknamed "Casa del Biscione"?
Alfa Romeo
Q: Which American car was awarded the Guinness World Record for the fastest acceleration from 0 to 300 km/h by a two-seater sports car in January 2013?
Hennessey Venom GT
Q: Which was the first small car in Europe to feature electric sliding doors?
Peugeot 1007
Q: Which was the first Mazda model to use Ford's C1 platform?
Mazda 3
Q: Which Opel model was considered the brand's first affordable compact car?
Opel Kadett
Q: In what year was the 10th-generation Honda Accord launched?
2018
Q: Which version of the Maserati Quattroporte was owned by the legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti?
Maserati Quattroporte Royale
Q: What was the first Chinese car to be assembled in Poland?
Leapmotor T03
Q: What is the only car whose official name contains an emoticon?
Citroen Ami
Q: What was the name of the Toyota F1 team's car for the 2003 season?
Toyota TF 103
Q: How many CC Catch songs mention cars?
2
Q: Before the decision was made to produce the Renault 8 in Romania as the Dacia 1100, which other Renault model had initially been selected?
Renault 16
Q: Which brand produced the first locally assembled, mass-produced truck in South Africa?
Mercedes-Benz
Q: What are the all-wheel-drive systems used by SEAT and Cupra called?
4Drive
Q: Who gave up his Formula 1 car to Fangio, allowing him to win his fourth World Championship?
Peter Collins
Q: In what year was the first car radio invented?
1929
Q: What was the name of the first Turkish buggy?
Anadol Bocek
Q: Which Bristol car model shared its name with the first British aircraft to operate over enemy territory in 1939?
Bristol Blenheim
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