Sports Car Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast #331

Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia

331 | Sports Car Trivia

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Rev your engines because it’s time for trivia. For this week’s episode, I’ve got Sports Car trivia. I’ve got three rounds of ten questions each about fast cars, the people that made them, and their impact in pop culture.

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This is episode 331 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. I’m your driver, Brian Rollins and let’s hit the gas.

The Dorky Round

Ford sold 22,000 units of what sports car on its first day of availability in 1964?
a. The Ford Mustang. They sold over 100,000 in that first year.
James Bond drove what car starting with Goldfinger and all the way through No Time to Die?
a. An Aston Martin DB5. The later films used replicas, not originals.
What does the “Quattro” mean on an Audi?
a. It’s all-wheel drive.
What sports car was used as a time machine in the Back to the Future movies?
a. The DeLorean DMC-12
First released in 1953, Chevrolet still makes what sports car named for a small warship?
a. The Corvette
Let’s see if you were paying attention last week. A confiscated Thunderbird features prominently in what Beach Boys song?
a. Fun, Fun, Fun
The Bandit evaded the police in three movies in what sports car?
a. A Pontiac Trans Am
Porsche has been producing what model of rear-engine sports car since 1964?
a. The Porsche 911.
Starting in 1948, what racing organization uses stock sports cars as their competition vehicles?
a. NASCAR
Played by Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari, who helped design the AC Cobra, the Mustang, and the GT40?
a. Carroll Shelby

The Geeky Round

Dodge created what car in 1989 as their own version of the Cobra?
a. The Dodge Viper
What car was built specifically to beat Ferrari at Le Mans in the 1960s?
a. The Ford GT40.
The Duke boys of Hazzard county raced around in the General Lee, an orange what?
a. Dodge Charger. Specifically, a 1969 Charger.
Doc, in Pixar’s Cars, was what type of real-world car?
a. A Hudson Hornet. They were produced from 1951 to 1957.
Mad Max’s Pursuit Special is a modified what?
a. Ford Falcon
Starsky & Hutch fought crime in what car?
a. A Ford Gran Torino
In 1984, Bruce Springsteen sang about what colorful car?
a. A Pink Cadillac
The second generation of Corvettes had what aquatic nickname?
a. The Sting Ray
James Bond’s “Wet Nellie” sportscar-turned-submarine was what British automobile?
a. A Lotus Esprit
What was Tony Stark‘s automobile of choice during the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies?
a. An Audi R8

The Nerdy Round

What wedge-shaped, V-12 Italian sportscar was the first to use scissor doors?
a. The Lamborghini Countach
What English car would win the Le Mans five times from 1924 to 1930?
a. The Bentley Blower
What Swedish car manufacturer makes the fastest street legal car?
a. Koenigsegg. The Jesko Absolut can reach speeds over 300mph or 500km/h.
Voiced by Richard Petty, what make and model of car was The King in Pixar’s Cars?
a. A Plymouth Superbird (which Petty raced in during the 1970s)
What Italian car met an unfortunate end at the conclusion of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?
a. A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT
Baby Driver star, Ansel Elgort, hounded producers to buy what car from the film?
a. A Subaru WRX STI. Director Edgar Wright gifted him the car.
In 2017, Richard Hammond of The Grand Tour and Top Gear was hospitalized following a wreck in what electric car?
a. A Rimac Concept One
Here’s a question that didn’t make it last week: What kind of car is a “Little Deuce Coupe”?
a. A Ford Model B
The Datsun 240Z was sold as what in Japan?
a. The Nissan Fairlady Z
The epic car chase in Bullitt features what two American muscle cars?
a. The Ford Mustang and the Dodge Charger. Both 1968 models.

Episode Conclusion

And that’s the checkered flag. How did you place? Let me know on social media or Discord what your favorite sports car is. If you’re on YouTube, leave a comment below and leave us a like and subscribe to the channel.

Next week, we’re diving into some fantasy books and television. Here’s a clue:

What fantasy series was inspired by the Doctor Who character Jamie McCrimmon?

Enjoy mulling that over until next Wednesday.

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