QUIZ:1 The motor industry in Europe provides how many jobs directly and indirectly: seven, 11, 12 or 15 million?
2Who is the current chief executive of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI)?
3Who was the first franchised importer of BMW cars to Ireland?
4What famous inventor encouraged his then employee Henry Ford's interest in cars?
5Why is Sergio Marchionne currently in the news?
6What is the name of the road that has the only dual carriageway passing through the southeastern suburbs of Dublin?
7In an engine, what does the bell housing contain?
8How many second-hand private cars were registered in Ireland for the first time in 2008: 28,000, 39,000, 60,000?
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112 million
2Alan Nolan
3Frank Keane
4Thomas Edison, inventor of the modern lightbulb
5He's the boss of Fiat, and bidding for Opel
6The N11
7The gearbox and clutch
860,000