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Pump up your knowledge of South Carolina autos, roads and gas usage by taking this pop quiz
BY JIM PARKER
The Post and Courier
The past year was one of transition in the automobile industry: Big Three domestic carmakers General Motors, Ford and the Chrysler Group struggled. Toyota nearly passed GM as the largest car builder. China and India emerged as countries eager to build their own models for import.
Even in South Carolina, times were changing. BMW retooled its Upstate assembly plant that makes its popular Z4 roadster and X5 'sport activity vehicle,' and unveiled a new X5.
With such rapid evolution, it's important to keep up to speed on new developments. So in this spirit, here's a pop quiz on all things car-related in the Palmetto State:
1. The U.S. average for gas consumption per vehicle is 753 gallons a year. In South Carolina, the average is:
A. Computed in moonshine.
B. 1,020.
C. Average.
D. Normal.
2. The automaker with the most dealerships (62) in South Carolina is:
A. Ford.
B. Yugo.
C. Very rich.
D. Hupmobile.
3. BMW stands for:
A. Be My Wife.
B. Born Moderately Wealthy.
C. Bavarian Motor Works.
D. Broke My Wallet.
4. There are 3.34 million licensed drivers in South Carolina, with 51.2 percent female and:
A. The rest cell phone users.
B. 48.8 percent male.
C. 48.8 percent under the age of 5.
D. The remainder from 'Off.'
5. The top reason for collisions in South Carolina is:
A. Traveling 10 mph or more above the speed limit.
B. Traveling 10 mph or more below 0 mph.
C. Rubbernecking at other collisions.
D. Learning to drive in South Carolina.
6. The most frequently stolen car in South Carolina, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, is:
A. An Edsel.
B. The one that runs.
C. A Hot Wheels reproduction of the Scooby-Doo 'Mystery Machine.'
D. 1994 Honda Accord.
7. The percentage of South Carolinians who drive at least an hour to work:
A. Everybody.
B. 5.9.
C. Extremely slow motorists.
D. People who have drive through the Ashley Phosphate Road bottleneck.
8. South Carolina has this many miles of roads:
A. A gazillion.
B. Enough to circumperambulate the globe at least six times.
C. 66,251.5.
D. Too many to add on your fingers, but not too many if you include your toes.
9. The first car manufactured in South Carolina was the Anderson in the early 1900s. It was built:
A. In five seconds.
B. In Rock Hill.
C. In Pebble Mound.
D. Out of dirt.
10. South Carolina has 3.162 million registered vehicles, ranking:
A. 26th in the U.S..
B. In the 'Book of World's Scariest Records.'
C. Just ahead of the number of unregistered vehicles.
D. First among teams still eligible for the NFL Wild Card.
Answers:
10 correct: You're a S.C. car genius, whatever that means.
6-9 right: Duh!
1-5 right: Move back where you came from.
0 right: Congratulations! You have just won a new car!