Can You Pass This Car Parts Quiz?

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Car Parts Quiz Questions

42 Questions · 419.4K Plays · 180 Comments

Question 1

These pictured components help stop your car, but do you know what they are?

  • A
    Decelerators
  • B
    Brake pads
  • C
    Friction Cushions
  • D
    Stopper mats

Question 2

You might get a new one of these pictured components every 3,000 miles, but do you know what they're called?

  • A
    Oil filter
  • B
    Viscosity limiter
  • C
    Petroleum strainer
  • D
    De-cruder

Question 3

What are these pictured engine workhorses called?

  • A
    Reciprocators
  • B
    Pistons
  • C
    Undulaters
  • D
    Motivators

Question 4

What is this pictured item that sits on top of your engine?

  • A
    Dust sieve
  • B
    Air filter
  • C
    De-pollinator
  • D
    Honeycomb

Question 5

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 6

What is the device that accumulates rotational energy?

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

Question 7

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 8

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 9

What's the name of the springy part found beneath cars, trucks and motorcycles?

  • A
    Shock absorber
  • B
    Inertial dampener
  • C
    Impact cushion
  • D
    Vibration compensator

Question 10

What sits behind the grill of this pictured car?

  • A
    Evaporator
  • B
    Sweater
  • C
    Water bubbler
  • D
    Radiator

Question 11

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 12

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 13

What are these lower headlights called?

  • A
    De-misters
  • B
    Low brights
  • C
    Fog lights
  • D
    Illumination enhancers

Question 14

What car part is used to check fluid levels?

  • A
    Immersion measure
  • B
    Dipstick
  • C
    Oil plumb
  • D
    Tank derrick

Question 15

Which system connects a car's engine to its wheels?

  • A
    Transmission
  • B
    Power plant
  • C
    Engine core
  • D
    Motion chamber

Question 16

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 17

What is this pictured bulbous part of your car's exhaust system?

  • A
    Muffler
  • B
    Restrictor plate
  • C
    Dampener
  • D
    Suppressor

Question 18

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 19

Which is the real part of your car's anti-roll system?

  • A
    Gyrometer
  • B
    Veloscope
  • C
    Rotary plane
  • D
    Sway bar

Question 20

Which of these is a real component of your car's drivetrain?

  • A
    Floater
  • B
    Differential
  • C
    Radial compensator
  • D
    Over-under valve

Question 21

What is this metal cage you often see in racing cars?

  • A
    Safety girder
  • B
    Flip catcher
  • C
    Support pipe
  • D
    Roll cage

Question 22

What is this pictured decorative piece of your wheel called?

  • A
    Tire cover
  • B
    Wheel board
  • C
    Logo disc
  • D
    Hubcap

Question 23

What is this pictured item that resides behind your tires?

  • A
    Tire bustle
  • B
    Mudflap
  • C
    Wheel skirt
  • D
    Dirt guard

Question 24

What component is responsible for distributing coolant throughout your entire engine?

  • A
    Water pump
  • B
    Recirculator
  • C
    Arterial drive
  • D
    Flowmaster

Question 25

What do you call this pictured multi-colored panel?

  • A
    Circuit breaker
  • B
    Junction case
  • C
    Fuse panel
  • D
    Connector box

Question 26

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 27

What do you call this pictured functional component that also adds to a car's style?

  • A
    Tire lid
  • B
    Accent wing
  • C
    Fender
  • D
    Hood flare

Question 28

What's the name of this important part of your engine?

  • A
    Twister pin
  • B
    Piston arm
  • C
    Rotary wing
  • D
    Crankshaft

Question 29

What's the name for the two posts that stick out of the top of your car's battery?

  • A
    Power ports
  • B
    Plugs
  • C
    Terminals
  • D
    Stalks

Question 30

What part of your car generates electricity?

  • A
    Power plant
  • B
    Alternator
  • C
    Generator
  • D
    Boiler

Question 31

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 32

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

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

Question 33

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 34

Which of these is the technical name for the display panel that contains the speedometer and other gauges?

  • A
    Instrument cluster
  • B
    Information window
  • C
    Data panel
  • D
    Readout pane

Question 35

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 36

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 37

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 38

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 39

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 40

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 41

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 42

Which genuine part of your transmission sounds like it's out of a science fiction novel?

  • A
    Impulse drive
  • B
    Deflector dish
  • C
    Hyperdrive
  • D
    Planetary gear

Comments (180)

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Liked the quiz missed two one guest and one just hit the wrong button

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@user2208925same here

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It helps pass the time

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The 4 I missed is the answers jumped on my screen and I hit the wrong answer !!!!

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I'm not a mechanic and get about a 90%

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@user1027723 It also goes by how fast you did the quiz ,others finished it faster than you give you a different percentage

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They are great 👍

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I took quiz first time got everything right all 42. Next time I got all right but it said I missed two...what a joke..im 57 years old and work on my own vehicles..so there's not nothing I can't answer on these quizzes

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I didn't miss any but it gives me a 99% what a joke wasted my time again on line crap sucks

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I think if you really tried you could cram a couple more ads in this space.5 ads just ain't enough. :(

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I also got 100% right 42 out of 42 and 43% score higher than me? This is a joke and a bait to get me to give up information.

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I got all questions and 41% scored higher than me. How is that possible

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Great test! And I'm not even a mechanic

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Would be nice to see what question I answered incorrectly

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Pretty basic…

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On one question both generator and alternator are correct. It depends on how old the vehicle is. Generators were used before alternators we're used. My first 2 cars had them. Antiques

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Simple

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Easy as ?

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Loved it

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That was great 42 out of 42, not bad for a old fart.. (dont tell anyone I'am a Transmission Mech for 46 years ok)

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