First Annual* Sub5Zero Christmas Motoring Trivia-ganza: The Answers
You asked for ‘em, we’ve got ‘em. And even if you didn’t ask for them, tough cookies; you probably didn’t ask Aunt Gertrude for that 30-pack of tighty whities either, did ya?
Round One
- Italy
- BMW or Honda
- EcoBoost
- Fiberglass
- Godzilla
Round Two
- Desmodromic valves
- Swallow Sidecar, or S.S. for short (World War II gave that abbreviation a rather negative connotation, hence the switch to Jaguar)
- Ford and Mercury
- One (Mario in 1969)
- Land, sea and air; the company used to make marine and aero engines
Round Three
- 1962
- The engine was changed from air-cooling to water-cooling
- Its pistons were oval-shaped
- AMG
- A Wankel rotary
Round Four
- Cadillac
- MG Metro 6R4
- Tuning forks
- Their bodies were built in Italy by Pininfarina
- Manufacturing and selling typewriters
Round Five
- The Sears catalog
- Jim Clark
- Dodge Aspen
- The now-defunct Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California
- Trick question; you still can! They’re medium- and heavy-duty trucks built by a Turkish firm called Askam.