Women in automotive

Q: Whose wife was the world's first female driver?

A: Karl Benz

Q: Who is the only woman to have won the 24 Hours of Nurburgring race?

A: Sabine Schmitz

Q: What car did Richard Gere drive in the movie Pretty Woman?

A: Lotus Esprit

Q: Who holds the record for the fastest woman on a 4-wheeled vehicle?

A: Jessi Combs

Q: Which company produced the first SUV dedicated exclusively to women?

A: Dartz

Q: Which of the female names Sylvia, Olga, Anna, Melinda or Aurelia was also used for an Opel concept car?

A: Sylvia

Q: Which woman invented the windshield wipers in 1905?

A: Mary Anderson

Q: Who was called "The Fastest Woman on Earth" in 1935?

A: Kay Petre

Q: What was the first Dodge car marketed exclusively to women?

A: Dodge La Femme

Q: Who was the first Australian woman to win a major motor racing title?

A: Joan Richmond

Q: In what color was the old woman's car painted in the movie "The Lady In The Van"?

A: Yellow

Q: On what day in 2018 did Saudi Arabia make history by lifting the ban on women driving?

A: June 27

Q: Who was the first woman to drive around Australia?

A: Marion Bell

Q: Who was the first woman to race in both the Daytona 500 and the Indy 500?

A: Janet Guthrie

Q: On what date is International Women Drivers' Day celebrated?

A: June 24