Motors quiz

Our weekly brain-teaser

1 Kate Campbell has co-written a song about Fordlandia; where is Fordlandia?

2 What model car will the Spark replace in early 2010?

3 A new BMW 5 Series has been revealed; what generation of the model is it?

4 How much, per year, is the contract for privatised speed cameras in the Republic?

5 What carmaker produces the Superlight R500?

6 How many penalty points can be acquired by entering a hatch-marked area of roadway?

7 In movie terms, why is the DMC-12 car famous?

8 What car using the running gear of the VW Beetle was first produced in 1955?

Answers below:

1. Brazil, in the Amazon Basin; it was a town built by Henry Ford to provide rubber for tyres;

2. The Chevrolet Matiz;

3. The sixth;

4. €16 million;

5. Caterham;

6. One on payment; three on conviction;

7. It is the De Lorean sports car used in the Back to the Futurefilms;

8. The Karmann Ghia.