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What does, "Volkswagen," mean in German?
A) Iconic bug
B) Little wagon
C) People's car
People's car
Volkswagen translates to, "People's car," in German.
How many Volkswagens were sold in the United States in 1949?
A) 22
B) 2
C) 222
2
Volkswagens were first exhibited and sold in the United States in 1949, but sold only two units in America that first year.
What was the tagline in the 1967 Volkswagen ad that featured an African tribal chief?
A) "Volkswagen. Inspiration comes standard."
B) "A car for everyone."
C) "His Volkswagen never let him down."
"His Volkswagen never let him down."
In 1967, DDB published the unusual story of tribal chief Njiiri from Kiambu, who traveled through difficult terrain in Kikuyuland in his VW Beetle as he visited his large family of 34 wives, 80 sons and more than 90 daughters. The ad stated: "His Volkswagen never let him down."
What company sued Volkswagen for stealing the idea for the VW Beetle?
A) Fafnir
B) Argus
C) Tatra
Tatra
Czechoslavakian car maker Tatra sued for copyright infringement because the original Beetle was so similar to the Tatra T97. In 1965 Volkswagen settled it by paying Tatra 1,000,000 Deutsche Mark in compensation.
How many years did it take Volkswagen to produce 1 million VW Beetles?
A) 20 years
B) 33 years
C) 17 years
20 years
The production of the one millionth Beetle was celebrated in 1955, twenty years after the first Beetle rolled off the assembly line in 1935.
Who designed the Volkswagen Beetle?
A) Alfieri Maserati
B) Ferdinand Porsche
C) Enzo Ferrari
Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Porsche, a well-known designer for high-end vehicles and race cars, had been trying for years to get a manufacturer interested in a small family car. In April 1934, Hitler gave the order to Porsche to develop a Volkswagen.
What famous album featured a VW Beetle on the cover?
A) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
B) Abbey Road
C) On the Road Again
Abbey Road
The white Volkswagen Beetle on the cover of the Beatles' Abbey Road album belonged to one of the tenants in the block of flats across from the studio. After the album was released, the number plate (LMW 281F) was stolen repeatedly from the car.
What year was the original Type 1 VW Beetle discontinued?
A) 1971
B) 2003
C) 1995
2003
The last original Type 1 VW Beetle rolled off the production line at Puebla, Mexico, on 30 July 2003, 65 years after its original launch. This last Beetle, nicknamed El Rey (Spanish for, "The King," after a legendary Mexican song by José Alfredo Jiménez) was delivered to the company's museum in Wolfsburg, Germany.
In 2002, which model surpassed the VW Beetle in all-time production numbers?
A) Golf
B) Polo
C) Jetta
Golf
In 2002, the VW Golf caught up with the success of the legendary Beetle. The 21,517,415 units made it the most highly produced Volkswagen model ever.
What nickname was given to the modified '56 VW Beetle that consistently beat V8s in drag races?
A) Blitzkrieg Bug
B) Inch Pincher
C) Cucumber
Inch Pincher
The Inch Pincher could run a quarter mile in 14.9 seconds at 91.5 mph. It was given its name because it could win with fewer cubic inches.
What was the Volkswagen Beetle called when it was first sold in the United States?
A) Victory Wagon
B) Freedom Wagon
C) Liberty Wagon
Victory Wagon
On entry to the U.S. market (shortly after the end of World War II) the VW Beetle was briefly sold as a Victory Wagon.
What makes a car a Volkswagen?
A) Fahrvergnügen
B) Wanderlust
C) Zeitgeist
Fahrvergnügen
"Fahrvergnügen," means, "Driving enjoyment," in English. The term itself is not standard German but a neologism (compound noun) created especially for the 1990s advertising campaign. One of the tag lines incorporating the word was: "Fahrvergnügen: It's what makes a car a Volkswagen."
What is the name of Volkswagen's luxury brand?
A) Audi
B) Jaguar
C) Lexus
Audi
Audi, along with fellow German marques BMW and Mercedes-Benz, is among the best-selling luxury automobile brands in the world.
What was the first Volkswagen model to win the European Car of the Year award twice?
A) Beetle
B) Passat
C) Golf
Golf
The Volkswagen Golf won the title in 1992 and 2013.
What famous ad campaign did Volkswagen launch in 1959?
A) "The future's bright."
B) "Think small."
C) "Back to the start."
"Think small."
"Think Small," was voted the top advertising campaign of the twentieth century by Ad Age. It marked a true shift in the advertising landscape. The customer was trusted to be smart enough to work things out since the copy didn't speak down to anyone.
What 1968 Disney film featured a VW Beetle?
A) A Bug's Life
B) Mr. Bug Goes to Town
C) The Love Bug
The Love Bug
The Love Bug starred an anthropomorphic pearl-white, fabric-sunroofed 1963 Volkswagen racing Beetle named Herbie. It was based on the 1961 book Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford.
What sports car did Volkswagen introduce in 1955?
A) Fafnir 471
B) Wartburg 311
C) Karmann Ghia
Karmann Ghia
The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia combined the chassis and mechanicals of the Type 1 (Beetle) with styling by Italy's Carrozzeria Ghia and hand-built bodywork by German coachbuilding house, Karmann.
In 2015, Volkswagen was involved in a scandal involving _______.
A) Brake testing
B) Emissions testing
C) Airbag testing
Emissions testing
On 18 September 2015, The US EPA announced that Volkswagen had installed a, "Defeat device," software code in the diesel models sold in the US from 2009-15. The code was intended to detect when an emissions test was being conducted, and altered emissions controls for better compliance. Off the test stand, the controls were relaxed, and emissions jumped 35 to 40 times regulatory levels.
What other name has the Volkswagen Jetta been marketed under?
A) Sagitar
B) Fox
C) Clasico
All of the above
It has been marketed over seven generations, variously as the Atlantic, Fox, Vento, Bora, City Jetta, Jetta City, GLI, Jetta, Clasico, Voyage, and Sagitar.
What were the original prototypes of the VW Beetle called?
A) Strength Through Joy Wagon
B) Blood and Honor Wagon
C) Bread and Butter Wagon
Strength Through Joy Wagon
Prototypes were called the "KdF-Wagen" (German: Kraft durch Freude -- "Strength through Joy.")
What city was founded to build Volkswagens?
A) Stuttgart
B) Wolfsburg
C) Munster
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg was founded on 1 July 1938 to house workers of the newly erected Volkswagen factory. In 2013, Wolfsburg ranked as the richest city in Germany with a GDP per capita of $128,000 due to its thriving auto industry.
Who founded Volkswagen in 1937?
A) Karl Friedrich Rapp
B) German Labour Front
C) Karl Benz
German Labour Front
The German Labour Front was the National Socialist labour organisation which replaced the various independent trade unions in Germany after Adolf Hitler's rise to power. To help Hitler keep his promise to have every German capable of owning an affordable car, the DAF subsidized the construction of an automobile factory, which was partially paid from worker's payroll deductions. However, none of the 340,000 workers who were paying for a car ever received one, since the factory had to be retooled for war production after Germany's invasion of Poland.
What year was the New Beetle introduced?
A) 1987
B) 1997
C) 2007
1997
Introduced in 1997, the New Beetle drew heavy inspiration from the exterior design of the original Beetle.
Which luxury car maker did Volkswagen buy in 1998?
A) Bugatti
B) Jaguar
C) Chrysler
Bugatti
Three prestige automotive marques were added to the Volkswagen portfolio in 1998: Bentley, Bugatti, and Lamborghini.
Who created the Volkswagen logo?
A) herbert Diess
B) Ferdinand Porsche
C) Franz Xaver Reimspiess
Franz Xaver Reimspiess
Franz Xaver Reimspiess, an engine designer at Porsche KG created the Volkswagen trademark, the letters V and W contained in a circle. He was also responsible for the improvement of the Beetle's engine in the late 1930's.