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Jaguar Cars - Quiz
Contributed by: Crossley
  • 1. Which company currently owns the Jaguar brand?
A) Tata Motors
B) British Leyland
C) Ford
D) Standard Motor Company
  • 2. In what year was the Swallow Sidecar Company founded?
A) 1945
B) 1950
C) 1935
D) 1922
  • 3. What was the original product of the Swallow Sidecar Company?
A) Luxury sedans
B) Motorcycle sidecars
C) Aeroplane engines
D) Armoured vehicles
  • 4. When did the company name officially change to Jaguar Cars?
A) 1966
B) 1922
C) 1984
D) 1945
  • 5. What does the text cite as Jaguar's long-standing sales slogan?
A) Fast and Reliable
B) Grace, Space, Pace
C) Power, Luxury, Precision
D) The Art of Performance
  • 6. Who were the two founders of the Swallow Sidecar Company?
A) John Black and William Lyons
B) Walter Hassan and William Walmsley
C) William Lyons and William Walmsley
D) William Heynes and Walter Hassan
  • 7. When did Jaguar announce that all Jaguar-badged cars would be fully electric?
A) January 2008
B) 15 February 2021
C) May 2010
D) December 2000
  • 8. What was the name of the first model to feature the Jaguar name in 1935?
A) SS Jaguar 100
B) Jaguar E-Type
C) SS 2½-litre sports saloon
D) Jaguar XK120
  • 9. What was the main power plant developed by Jaguar after the Second World War?
A) Single overhead cam V8
B) Flat-four engine
C) V12 engine
D) Twin-cam straight six engine
  • 10. In which city is the engineering centre at Whitley located?
A) Solihull
B) London
C) Coventry
D) Warwickshire
  • 11. Which of the following was a famous sports car model produced by Jaguar?
A) Fox
B) Ferret
C) Stonefield
D) E-Type
  • 12. Which company did Jaguar merge with in 1966?
A) Tata Motors
B) British Motor Corporation
C) Ford
D) Leyland Motor Corporation
  • 13. What is the standard life expectation of a properly maintained XK Engine mentioned in the text?
A) 100,000 miles
B) 500,000 miles
C) 50,000 miles
D) 200,000 miles
  • 14. Who was the main designer of the Twin OHC engine?
A) William Heynes
B) John Black
C) William Lyons
D) Walter Hassan
  • 15. What specific type of military vehicle used the J60 variant of the XK engine?
A) Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
B) Attack Helicopter
C) Heavy Bomber
D) Main Battle Tank
  • 16. What year was Jaguar listed on the London Stock Exchange?
A) 1984
B) 1990
C) 1975
D) 1968
  • 17. What was William Lyons' mantra for Jaguar's sports cars?
A) Small and efficient
B) Speed at all costs
C) Value for money
D) Luxury for the elite
  • 18. What was the road-legal version of the D-Type called?
A) XKSS
B) XJ6
C) E-Type
D) XK120
  • 19. What was the reason for producing different piston configurations (domed, flat, dished) for the engine?
A) Varying fuel octane ratings
B) Different climates
C) Engine cooling requirements
D) Weight reduction
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