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Ford Model T - Quiz
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  • 1. What was a rarity on streets and roads when the Model T was introduced?
A) Pavement
B) Dirt
C) Mud
D) Sidewalks
  • 2. What was the occupation of many people during the era the Model T was introduced?
A) Mining
B) Agriculture
C) Manufacturing
D) Engineering
  • 3. Where was electrification usually found when the Model T was designed?
A) Everywhere
B) Rural areas
C) Farms
D) Larger towns
  • 4. Besides being an automobile, the Model T was intentionally almost as much of what two things?
A) A train and a boat
B) A bicycle and a motorcycle
C) A tractor and portable engine
D) An airplane and a tank
  • 5. What could be fastened to the Model T hub after removing a wheel to drive equipment like a bucksaw?
A) A gear
B) A propeller
C) A track
D) A pulley
  • 6. Which magazine featured a minister who transformed his Model T into a mobile church?
A) Farm Implement News
B) Automobile Quarterly
C) Fordson Farmer magazine
D) Motor Age
  • 7. What was included in the minister's mobile church made from a Model T?
A) A small organ
B) A printing press
C) A large bell
D) An electric generator
  • 8. What did dozens of aftermarket companies sell to facilitate the conversion of a Model T into a tractor?
A) Steel armor
B) Replacement tires
C) Pre-built engines
D) Prefab kits
  • 9. How many years had the Model T been around before the Fordson tractor became available?
A) Five years
B) A decade
C) Fifteen years
D) Two years
  • 10. Who worked on Eros Model T tractor conversions before working with Fordsons?
A) Harry Ferguson
B) Leonida Workshops
C) Henry Ford
D) Paul Theroux
  • 11. When did Model T tractor conversion kits experience a resurgence due to plentiful and cheap used parts?
A) During the Depression (1930s)
B) At the turn of the century
C) During World War I
D) During the 1920s
  • 12. What other types of vehicles used the popular Model T engine besides cars?
A) Tanks and steamrollers
B) Bicycles and streetcars
C) Home-built aircraft and motorboats
D) Locomotives and submarines
  • 13. Name one home-built aircraft that used the Model T engine.
A) Ford Trimotor
B) Spirit of St. Louis
C) Wright Flyer
D) Pietenpol Sky Scout
  • 14. During which conflict was the Model T heavily used by the Allies in various roles?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Polish-Soviet War
D) The Great Depression
  • 15. How many stretcher patients could the Model T ambulance carry?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Two
D) Three
  • 16. How many seated patients could the Model T ambulance carry?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Two
D) Five
  • 17. Besides the driver, how many other people could sit with the driver in a Model T ambulance?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Two
D) One
  • 18. Which company near Paris also made ambulance bodies for the Model T?
A) American LaFrance
B) Leonida Workshops
C) Eros
D) Carrosserie Kellner of Boulogne
  • 19. What were the converted Model T ambulances used by the Romanian Army called?
A) Sky Scout ambulances
B) Pietenpol ambulances
C) FT-B ambulances
D) Regina Maria ambulances
  • 20. Which workshops in Bucharest did the conversion work for the Romanian Model T ambulances?
A) Pietenpol Workshops
B) Carrosserie Kellner
C) Leonida Workshops
D) American LaFrance
  • 21. What was the armored-car variant of the Model T developed in Poland called?
A) FT-B
B) RM class
C) Regina Maria
D) Sky Scout
  • 22. During which war was the Polish armored-car variant 'FT-B' developed?
A) Polish-Soviet war
B) World War II
C) The Depression
D) World War I
  • 23. What replaced the front wheels of a Model T when converting it to travel across heavy snow?
A) Pulleys
B) Rollers
C) Skis
D) Tracks
  • 24. What were the snow-converted Model T cars and small trucks commonly named?
A) Railcars
B) Half-tracks
C) Snowflyers
D) Ice saws
  • 25. In the northern reaches of which country were factories set up to produce snowflyers?
A) Canada
B) India
C) Poland
D) Romania
  • 26. What task were snowflyer conversions extremely popular for performing for a time?
A) Fighting chemical fires
B) Rural mail delivery
C) Transporting ministers
D) Threshing grain
  • 27. Which author mentions a rail journey in India on a Model T based railcar in 'The Great Railway Bazaar'?
A) Henry Ford
B) Harry Ferguson
C) Paul Theroux
D) Leonida
  • 28. Which railway department included a few Model T based railcars in its RM class?
A) Polish military
B) New Zealand Railways Department
C) Romanian Army
D) American LaFrance
  • 29. How many Model Ts did the American LaFrance company modify for use in firefighting?
A) Roughly 50
B) Thousands
C) Exactly 100
D) More than 900
  • 30. What equipment was added to Model Ts modified for firefighting by American LaFrance?
A) Tanks, hoses, tools, and a bell
B) Organs, pulleys, and belts
C) Stretcher beds and medical kits
D) Skis, tracks, and a plow
  • 31. Where is a restored 1919 Model T equipped to fight chemical fires on display?
A) Great Railway Bazaar
B) North Charleston Fire Museum
C) Fordson Museum
D) Leonida Workshops Museum
  • 32. By what year were half of all cars in the U.S. Model Ts?
A) 1914
B) 1918
C) 1908
D) 1912
  • 33. In what year did Ford tell his management team that customers could have any color as long as it is black?
A) 1918
B) 1909
C) 1908
D) 1914
  • 34. Which Model T body style was available in gray from 1908 to 1913?
A) All models
B) Coupes and Landaulets
C) Touring cars only
D) Town cars only
  • 35. Which Model T body style was available in red from 1908 to 1913?
A) Touring cars only
B) Landaulets only
C) Town cars only
D) Coupes only
  • 36. What color were all Model Ts being painted by 1912?
A) Bright red
B) Midnight blue with black fenders
C) Dark green
D) Solid black
  • 37. In what year was the famous 'any color so long as it is black' policy finally implemented?
A) 1909
B) 1908
C) 1918
D) 1914
  • 38. What was one of the cheapest pigments available during the Model T era?
A) Carbon black
B) Titanium white
C) Cobalt blue
D) Chrome green
  • 39. What dark form of bitumen made cheap metal paints durable but limited final color options?
A) Asphaltum resin
B) Petroleum jelly
C) Gilsonite
D) Coal tar
  • 40. How many total types of black paint were used on various parts of the Model T during its lifetime production?
A) Two types
B) Under 5 types
C) Over 30 types
D) Exactly 10 types
  • 41. What new type of lacquer arrived by the mid-1920s that was faster-drying and more scratch-resistant?
A) Nitrocellulose lacquers
B) Acrylic enamels
C) Polyurethane coatings
D) Alkyd varnishes
  • 42. Which company produced the Ford Model T?
A) Ford Motor Company
B) Volkswagen
C) General Motors
D) Oldsmobile
  • 43. On what date was the production of the Ford Model T started?
A) September 27, 1908
B) August 12, 1908
C) October 1, 1908
D) May 26, 1927
  • 44. On what date did the production of the Ford Model T end?
A) May 26, 1927
B) September 27, 1908
C) August 12, 1908
D) October 1, 1908
  • 45. What is the Ford Model T generally regarded as?
A) The first car ever built
B) The first mass-affordable automobile
C) The first electric vehicle
D) The most expensive car of the 20th century
  • 46. What manufacturing method contributed to the relatively low price of the Model T?
A) Individual handcrafting
B) Imported foreign parts
C) Assembly line production
D) Custom coachbuilding
  • 47. What was the price of the Model T in 1910?
A) $290
B) $780
C) $15,000
D) $5,448
  • 48. What was the price of the Model T in 1924?
A) $1,908
B) $780
C) $26,952
D) $290
  • 49. Who was the main engineer that designed the Model T?
A) Joseph A. Galamb
B) Childe Harold Wills
C) Henry Ford
D) Eugene Farkas
  • 50. What was the colloquial nickname of the Ford Model T?
A) Iron Horse
B) Silver Bullet
C) Tin Lizzie
D) Golden Beetle
  • 51. Which car surpassed the Model T as the most sold car in history in 1972?
A) Volkswagen Beetle
B) Citroën DS
C) BMC Mini
D) Ford Model A
  • 52. When were early automobiles mostly produced?
A) From the turn of the 21st century
B) From the early 1950s
C) From the 1880s
D) From 1927
  • 53. How many orders were placed within 2 days after the release of the Model T?
A) 780 orders
B) 15,000 orders
C) 290 orders
D) 15 million orders
  • 54. Where was the first production Model T built?
A) Cleveland, Ohio
B) Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan
C) Highland Park, Michigan
D) Dearborn, Michigan
  • 55. Where did Henry Ford watch the 15 millionth Model T roll off the assembly line?
A) Lansing, Michigan
B) Highland Park, Michigan
C) New York City, New York
D) Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan
  • 56. How many models in total did Henry Ford conceive between the founding of the company and the Model T?
A) Fifteen models
B) Ten models
C) Twenty models
D) Fifty models
  • 57. What was the name of Henry Ford's first car?
A) Model A
B) Model N
C) Model T
D) Model S
  • 58. What was the production model immediately before the Model T?
A) Model N
B) Model A
C) Model S
D) Model U
  • 59. The Model S was an upgraded version of which previous Ford success?
A) Model N
B) Model T
C) Model A
D) Model U
  • 60. What was the name of the vehicle that directly followed the Model T?
A) Another Ford Model A
B) Model S
C) Model N
D) Model U
  • 61. What technical feature did the Model T have regarding its components?
A) Hand-carved wooden parts
B) Completely interchangeable parts
C) Custom-fitted parts requiring individual filing
D) Imported European engine parts
  • 62. Who developed the assembly line for the first mass-produced automobile?
A) Ransom E. Olds
B) Joseph A. Galamb
C) Eugene Farkas
D) Henry Ford
  • 63. What was the name of the first mass-produced automobile that used Ransom E. Olds's assembly line?
A) Oldsmobile Curved Dash
B) Volkswagen Beetle
C) Ford Model A
D) Ford Model T
  • 64. In what year did Ransom E. Olds begin the assembly line for his mass-produced automobile?
A) 1901
B) 1908
C) 1927
D) 1880
  • 65. How do collectors today sometimes classify Model Ts?
A) By engine size
B) By build years
C) By top speed
D) By fuel type
  • 66. Where is the Model T engine mounted?
A) Side-mounted
B) Center-mounted
C) Front-mounted
D) Rear-mounted
  • 67. What is the engine displacement of the Model T?
A) 220 cubic inches
B) 150 cubic inches
C) 177 cubic inches
D) 200 cubic inches
  • 68. How many cylinders does the Model T engine have?
A) Eight-cylinder
B) Four-cylinder
C) Six-cylinder
D) Two-cylinder
  • 69. What is the top speed of the Model T?
A) 50 mph
B) 35 mph
C) 42 mph
D) 55 mph
  • 70. What was the fuel economy of the Model T according to the Ford Motor Company?
A) 10–15 mpg-US
B) 13–21 mpg-US
C) 20–30 mpg-US
D) 25–35 mpg-US
  • 71. What fuel was the Model T engine primarily designed to run on?
A) Gasoline
B) Ethanol
C) Kerosene
D) Diesel
  • 72. Which alternative fuels were also able to run in the Model T?
A) Diesel or propane
B) Methanol or hydrogen
C) Coal gas or oil
D) Kerosene or ethanol
  • 73. How were the engines cooled from unit 2,448 onward (with few exceptions)?
A) By thermosiphon action
B) With air cooling
C) With water pumps
D) With cooling fans
  • 74. What type of current did the magneto supply to the trembler coils?
A) Direct current
B) Pulsating DC current
C) Alternating current
D) Both alternating and direct current
  • 75. What did the ignition system drive to ignite the fuel?
A) Spark plugs
B) Fuel injectors
C) Distributor cap
D) Glow plugs
  • 76. Why did the ignition system not need a starting battery?
A) It stored energy in a spring mechanism
B) It used a hand-pumped generator
C) Proper hand-cranking generated enough current
D) It relied entirely on solar power
  • 77. When was electric lighting powered by the magneto adopted for the Model T?
A) 1908
B) 1915
C) 1919
D) 1941
  • 78. When was electric starting first offered for the Model T?
A) 1908
B) 1915
C) 1941
D) 1919
  • 79. Until what year was the Model T engine produced for replacement needs, stationary, and marine applications?
A) 1941
B) 1919
C) 1927
D) 1950
  • 80. What type of wheel drive does the Ford Model T have?
A) All-wheel drive
B) Front-wheel drive
C) Four-wheel drive
D) Rear-wheel drive
  • 81. How many speeds is the Model T transmission considered to be in today's terms?
A) Single-speed
B) Four-speed
C) Two-speed
D) Three-speed
  • 82. Where is the throttle control lever located on the Model T?
A) On the road side of the driver's seat
B) On the dashboard
C) On the steering wheel
D) On the floor
  • 83. Which pedal is used to engage the transmission in the Model T?
A) The central pedal
B) The accelerator pedal
C) The right-hand pedal
D) The left-hand pedal
  • 84. What does the right-hand pedal operate in the Model T?
A) The clutch
B) The transmission brake
C) The throttle
D) The reverse gear
  • 85. Where are the brakes located on the standard Model T?
A) On all four wheels
B) On the transmission
C) On the rear wheels
D) On the front wheels
  • 86. What component reaches the differential through a single universal joint?
A) A drive band
B) A vanadium steel chain
C) A torque tube
D) A worm gear
  • 87. What optional axle could be equipped to provide an underdrive gear for easier hill climbing?
A) A worm-drive axle
B) A differential axle
C) A Ruckstell axle
D) A vanadium steel axle
  • 88. What metal are all gears made of in the Model TT truck chassis?
A) Aluminum
B) Brass
C) Cast iron
D) Vanadium steel
  • 89. What was the original type of band lining material fitted and specified by Ford?
A) Leather
B) Rubber
C) Cotton
D) Wood
  • 90. What material was used as a 'longer life' accessory part for transmission bands?
A) Cotton
B) Wood
C) Asbestos
D) Steel
  • 91. What caused damage to the drum surface when using cotton linings?
A) The wooden wire
B) The retaining rivets
C) The thickened oil
D) The universal joint
  • 92. What type of clutch does the Model T utilize?
A) A dry clutch
B) A wet clutch
C) A centrifugal clutch
D) A cone clutch
  • 93. What does the heavy-duty Model TT truck chassis come with instead of a normal differential?
A) A hydraulic differential
B) A planetary gear differential
C) A special worm gear rear differential
D) A chain-driven differential
  • 94. When did the market for auxiliary transmissions and drives for the Model T particularly take off?
A) After 1916
B) During the final year of production
C) Before 1908
D) Only after production ended
  • 95. Which company is mentioned alongside Ruckstell as a notable maker of transmissions for the Model T?
A) Muncie
B) Tesla
C) General Motors
D) Packard
  • 96. Which transmission maker is listed in the text along with Ruckstell, Muncie, and Jumbo?
A) Ford
B) Dodge
C) Warford
D) Cadillac
  • 97. Where was a multi-speed axle designed to fit?
A) At the front bumper
B) Inside the transmission case
C) Inside the differential's housing
D) Between the engine and radiator
  • 98. When were auxiliary transmissions particularly useful for Ford Ton-Trucks?
A) When starting the engine in cold weather
B) When driving uphill in heavy snow
C) When navigating tight city corners
D) When returning empty
  • 99. How much return drive time could potentially be saved by using auxiliary transmissions on Ford Ton-Trucks?
A) As much as 10%
B) As much as 25%
C) As much as 75%
D) As much as 50%
  • 100. What was a common incorrect description for underdrives providing more torque?
A) Acceleration
B) Speed
C) Power
D) Velocity
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