Test Your Knowledge of these Iconic Cars from Films & TV!
Written by Susanna Henke
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From lovable to wicked, slick to shabby, cars as varied as filmmakers can possibly dream up have been a huge part of movies and TV shows from the start. Test your knowledge of the most famous auto stars of film and television history!
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Question 1
Sorry David Hasselhoff, but we all know who was the real star of "Knight Rider": K.I.T.T. What did this acronym stand for?
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AKnight Imperial Two Thousand
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BKnight Industries Two Thousand
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CKnight Incorporated Twenty Two
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DKale Infusion Two Twenty
Knight Industries Two Thousand
Once adorning lunchboxes and t-shirts at middle schools across America, K.I.T.T. was a verifiable superstar of the mid-1980s. Not just sleek and fast, she boasted futuristic A.I. features like self-driving. Imagine that!
Question 2
What inspired the producer of The Love Bug to give Herbie number 53?
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AHis lucky number
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BA baseball player
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CThe house number of his childhood home
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DHis Vietnam draft number
A baseball player
Producer Bill Walsh chose number 53 in homage to Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale, who threw 58 2⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings in 1968. <i>The Love Bug</i> was a smash hit and made its automotive star a cinematic icon.
Question 3
How many '68 and '69 Dodge Chargers played the role of stunt car extraordinaire the "General Lee" during the six-year run of The Dukes of Hazzard?
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AOver 10
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BOver 300
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COver 50
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DOver 25,000
Over 300
The neon-orange, "Dixie"-whistlin', two-wheelin' General Lee raced Bo and Luke Duke safely from caper to caper, outrunning the hapless sheriff in high speed chases time and time again. . . seemingly without a single scratch. In reality, the car was totaled hundreds of times during the show's six-year run (1979-85); by the end, producers were so desperate to procure 1968-69 Dodge Chargers that they'd make an offer on the spot to the owner anytime they spotted the model on the street.
Question 4
This '83 GMC Vandura van was the iconic star of which 1980s TV program?
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AThe Facts of Life
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BThe Fall Guy
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CMiami Vice
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DThe A-Team
The A-Team
The iconic van was the official mode of transportation for The A-Team, a mercenary band of ex-US Special Forces fugitives, including the legendary Mr. T. The crime-fighting posse put the van through serious abuse; thankfully, Mr. T, a master mechanic, was able to fix her back up every time.
Question 5
Of James Bond's many legendary cars, the Aston Martin DB5 is considered the most quintessentially 007. In which film did the iconic vehicle first appear?
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AFrom Russia with Love
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BYou Only Live Twice
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CGoldfinger
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DSkyfall
Goldfinger
The machine-gun loaded DB5 debuted in 1965's <i>Goldfinger</i> and has appeared in five subsequent Bond films. One of the two originals used in <i>Goldfinger</i> sold in August of 2019 for the staggering sum of $6.4 million.
Question 6
In which classic '80s teen movie does a pristine 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder meet an untimely end?
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AThe Breakfast Club
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BPretty in Pink
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CFerris Bueller's Day Off
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DHome Alone
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferrari made only 66 units of this legendary model; in 2016, the first one ever offered for sale to the public went for $17.6 million. Unsurprisingly, the one destroyed in <i>Ferris Bueller</i> was actually just a replica.
Question 7
In the classic comedy The Blues Brothers (1980), Elwood picks up the new Bluesmobile at a police auction after trading the first one (a Cadillac) for what?
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AA pack of cigarettes
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BA cheeseburger
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CA microphone
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DA police siren
A microphone
“They were practically giving them away!”
Question 8
Steve McQueen drove this green '68 Ford Mustang in one of the most famous car chases in screen history. How much did the Bullitt car sell for in January 2020?
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A$2.75 million
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B$3.75 million
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C$1.5 million
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D$250
$3.75 million
At $3.75 million, the <i>Bullitt</i> car is now the most expensive Mustang (and muscle car) ever sold. The seller must have been pleased—he purchased the car for $3,500.
Question 9
Which mustachioed stud drove this 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS in a classic '80s TV show?
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AMacGyver
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BMagnum, P.I.
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CBartender Isaac Washington
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DDetective Rico Tubbs
Magnum, P.I.
Despite being perhaps the most iconic of '80s TV cars, one of Magnum's (authenticated) '78 Ferraris in pristine condition sold at a 2017 auction for a measly $181,500.
Question 10
In Back to the Future, what speed did Doc Brown's DeLorean need to reach in order to time travel?
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A98 mph
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B88 mph
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C188 mph
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D500,000 mph
88 mph
Sci-Fi fans have debated passionately about the mathematical reasoning behind the choice of 88 mph, but the truth couldn't be less complex: the producers thought the number looked cool on the digital speedometer.
Question 11
What was the nickname of Starsky's '76 Gran Torino on the 1970s TV show Starsky & Hutch?
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AZebra 3
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BThe Stop Sign
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CThe Striped Tomato
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DThe Sunburn
The Striped Tomato
Starsky first uses the nickname in the "Snowstorm" episode, but it was actually the actor himself who came up with the sarcastic name when first presented with the car by producer Aaron Spelling. Glaser made no bones about his dislike of the vehicle, once noting that "it was huge, it had no pickup, it couldn't handle. . ."
Question 12
Which dystopian Sci-Fi thriller features a "V8 Interceptor"?
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AThe Car
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BWheels of Fire
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CMad Max
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DDeath Race 2000
Mad Max
The Interceptor was a modified version of a 1973 Ford Falcon xb GT Coupe, a model only produced in Australia. Following the film's success, Ford Australia started producing the modified version for the general public.
Question 13
In the climactic final scene of Thelma and Louise, which character is behind the wheel when their '66 Thunderbird sails off the edge of the cliff?
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AThelma (Geena Davis)
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BDetective Slocumb (Harvey Keitel)
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CLouise (Susan Sarandon)
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DJ.D. (Brad Pitt)
Louise (Susan Sarandon)
Five green '66 Thunderbird convertibles were used for the film; one of them was sold at a 2008 auction for $71,500.
Question 14
Which character in Grease owned the auto-matic, system-matic, and hydro-matic "Greased Lightning"?
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ARizzo
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BSandy
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CKenickie
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DDanny
Kenickie
The T-Bird's pride and joy was a '48 Ford De Luxe convertible, which boasted a V8 239.4 cid engine with 100 horsepower, capable of reaching a top speed of. . . 80 miles per hour.
Question 15
What make of car was Garth's baby blue, flame-emblazoned "mirthmobile" in Wayne's World?
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AGremlin
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BContinental
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CPacer
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DRebel
Pacer
Edmunds.com once described this 1970s AMC as "an icon of disenfranchised losers." Ouch.
Question 16
What color was the paint job on the Griswold's Wagon Queen Family Truckster in National Lampoon's Vacation?
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AVerdoro Green
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BRipe Avocado
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CMetallic Pea Green
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DJungle Green Sheen
Metallic Pea Green
Poor Frank Griswold. He actually ordered the Antarctic Blue Super Sports Wagon with CB and optional Rally Fun Pack, but the six-week delay would have held up the family's Wally World road trip. The absurdly hideous wood-paneled Wagon Queen in Metallic Pea was his only option. “You think you hate it now, but wait until you drive it” reassures the car salesman (Eugene Levy).
Question 17
Which artist inspired the distinctive paint job on the Partridge Family's iconic school bus?
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AMichelangelo
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BMonet
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CMondrian
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DPicasso
Mondrian
In the hugely successful show's 1970 pilot episode, the musical family scores an old school bus (a' 57 Chevrolet 6800 Superior), whips up a geometric paint job worthy of <i>De Stijl</i>, and heads to Vegas for their very first live gig at Caesars Palace.
Question 18
Which 1969 film, along with its 2003 remake, featured the iconic British Mini Cooper?
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AItalian for Beginners
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BItalian Race
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CThe Italian Job
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DThe Italian
The Italian Job
Although the public's affection for the 1969 film grew over the years, <i>The Italian Job</i> was initially panned as fluff by critics. Star Michael Caine himself has noted that it was "not Hamlet" and claims to have gotten on a plane back to England after arriving in America and seeing the promotional poster of himself with machine guns and naked women, when neither was actually in the film.
Question 19
What prompted the Clampett family hillbillies to "load up the truck and move to Beverly. . . Hills that is."
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AThe Great Possum Shortage
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BFleeing the Dust Bowl
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CStriking oil
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DJoining the Gold Rush
Striking oil
Here's how it happened: <br/><i>Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed, <br/>A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed, <br/>And then one day he was shootin' at some food, <br/>And up through the ground come a bubblin crude. <br/>Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea. . .</i>
Question 20
In which 2006 film does a family go on a cross country road trip in their banana yellow '73 VW van?
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AThe Darjeeling Limited
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BCaptain Fantastic
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CLittle Miss Sunshine
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DMargot at the Wedding
Little Miss Sunshine
In July of 2006, Fox Searchlight Pictures held a special screening of the film for VW owners at a Southern California drive-in theater. 65 VW buses showed up for the event.
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