Quiz: Can You Name These Car Parts?

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Car Parts Quiz Questions

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Question 1

What do ordinary cars use to ignite the fuel with energy from the battery?

  • A
    The exhaust
  • B
    The carburetor
  • C
    The spark plug
  • D
    Flint and steel

Question 2

What is the device that accumulates rotational energy?

  • A
    The flywheel
  • B
    The battery
  • C
    The energy sink
  • D
    The storage unit

Question 3

What is the name of the device which keeps a car's motor oil clean?

  • A
    The carburetor
  • B
    The piston
  • C
    The oil filter
  • D
    The purifier

Question 4

What is the name of the device that moves coolant liquid around, preventing the engine from becoming overheated?

  • A
    Radiator
  • B
    Water Pump
  • C
    Distributor
  • D
    Cooler

Question 5

What do you call the pictured safety features, which are crucial for driving in harsh weather?

  • A
    Frame reinforcements
  • B
    Humidity regulators
  • C
    Windbreakers
  • D
    Windshield wipers

Question 6

What is the name of the pictured item, typically visible in a car’s interior?

  • A
    The transmission
  • B
    The bumper
  • C
    The antenna
  • D
    The emergency hand brake

Question 7

What is the name of the component that stifles loud noises from the engine?

  • A
    The crankshaft
  • B
    The muffler
  • C
    The insulator
  • D
    The muter

Question 8

What is the name of the pictured device, which reduces the toxicity of automotive exhaust?

  • A
    The redox device
  • B
    The purifier
  • C
    The sequester
  • D
    The catalytic converter

Question 9

What is the name of the pictured device, which changes reciprocating motion into rotational motion?

  • A
    The crankshaft
  • B
    The under-shaft
  • C
    The transmission
  • D
    The cylinder

Question 10

What pictured device is common on older cars, as well as new cars designed to save fuel or provide the driver with more control?

  • A
    The ignition switch
  • B
    The manual transmission
  • C
    The fuel gauge
  • D
    The charging port

Question 11

What is the name of the machine that mixes air with fuel and has now been largely replaced by fuel injectors?

  • A
    Static pressure system
  • B
    Rototiller
  • C
    Carburetor
  • D
    Compressor

Question 12

What device is used to reduce high-speed internal combustion engine rotations to speeds acceptable for a car's wheels?

  • A
    The shift improver
  • B
    The electrifier
  • C
    The gearbox
  • D
    The transformer

Question 13

What is the name of the pictured key part of the vehicle’s ignition system?

  • A
    The distributor cap
  • B
    The collection cap
  • C
    The amplifier
  • D
    The fuel injector

Question 14

What is the name of the device used for absorbing a car's jolts and vibrations?

  • A
    Cushion
  • B
    Shield
  • C
    Dissipator
  • D
    Shock absorber

Question 15

What is the name for the coupling that can transmit rotary power by a shaft over a range of different angles?

  • A
    The cross shaft
  • B
    The rotary
  • C
    The hinge
  • D
    The universal joint

Question 16

The pictured part, which is necessary to keep the amount of energy in the car steady, goes by what name?

  • A
    The carburetor
  • B
    The battery control system
  • C
    The voltage regulator
  • D
    The battery plate

Question 17

What is the name for the single, continuous belt used to run multiple devices in an automotive engine?

  • A
    The groove film
  • B
    The shaft drive
  • C
    The transmission
  • D
    The serpentine belt

Question 18

What is the name of the device that carries and positions a wheel?

  • A
    Suspender
  • B
    Balance
  • C
    Control arm
  • D
    Wheel link

Question 19

What is the name for the pictured link between the piston and the crankshaft?

  • A
    The joiner
  • B
    The connecting rod
  • C
    The piston hand
  • D
    The sub-shaft

Question 20

What is the name for the device that covers the manual clutch or the torque convertor of the transmission?

  • A
    Shield
  • B
    Decklid
  • C
    Bellhousing
  • D
    Gearbox

Question 21

What is the name of the pictured device, which is necessary to start diesel engines in cold conditions?

  • A
    The igniter
  • B
    The spark plug
  • C
    The fuel injector
  • D
    The glow plug

Question 22

What is the name of the component that provides both air and fuel to the cylinders?

  • A
    Exhaust manifold
  • B
    Intake manifold
  • C
    Ignition advance
  • D
    Ancillary system

Question 23

What pictured part of a car's suspension carries the hub for the wheel and attaches to the upper and lower control arms?

  • A
    Hub cap
  • B
    Spindle
  • C
    Suspender
  • D
    Wheel mold

Question 24

What is the name of the device that uses hydraulic pressure to stop a car's wheels?

  • A
    Shoe
  • B
    Wheel cylinder
  • C
    Hydraulic press
  • D
    Backing plate

Question 25

What components are designed to provide ventilation on vehicles that use petrol?

  • A
    The PCV valve
  • B
    The air ignition system
  • C
    The air flow regulator
  • D
    The petrol case

Question 26

What is the name of the component that transfers power and torque from an engine to a set of the car's wheels?

  • A
    Axle
  • B
    Connector
  • C
    Crank shaft
  • D
    Wheel rail

Question 27

Common on diesel vehicles, what pictured item supplies fuel to all of a vehicle's injectors?

  • A
    Supply valve
  • B
    Fuel rail
  • C
    Distributor
  • D
    Fuel jet

Question 28

What is the name of the component that contains a car's engine oil required for lubrication?

  • A
    The sump
  • B
    The clutch
  • C
    The tank
  • D
    The strainer

Question 29

What type of valve controls the amount of air-fuel mixture that is released into the engine?

  • A
    Poppet
  • B
    Doll
  • C
    Balance
  • D
    Piston

Comments (68)

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?#6 I clicked on the right answer. Your quiz missed marked my answer taking my perfect score away

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Informative I think it can really help brighten up people with no automotive experience...

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Good quiz but you didn't ask anything about blinker fluid or a driveshaft turner

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If you can't ace this test you shouldn't be under the hood of a car

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I’m not a mechanic I like the quiz

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For only being 17 I'm happy with 24 outta 29

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I thought it was a great refresher quiz

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I liked it

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It was a great memory refresher

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I was raised in a auto repair shop

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Helped me learn sum things I didn't know about

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I'm pretty smart, seeing that I'm 57 years old woman. And never actually worked on a car or even changed my own oil. I'm ready to change my own oil and repair my own car.

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It was to easy something a little harder next time please, I work on gas or diesel

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At my age it proves that I do still have it!

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I love it. I love cars and anything dealing with them. And I think it's great and very interesting. Gets the brain

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It was interesting,I've been a mechanic most my life but I've always been in performance, carburetors mainly.Im old school.

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Learned from grandpa love it

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It surprised myself I still remember them lol

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Yes it was nice to refresh my memory

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Yes I like the quiz awesome to keep your mind thinking

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