I work for a large computer company in Corvallis OR. One of my peer
managers has developed a trivia contest for his technicians. This
manager's father is a Nissan dealer. I am not eligible to enter the
contest, but as the son of an ex Nissan dealer in the 60's 70's I am a
popular reference source for these guys trying to win the contest. I
have most of the answers, but thought many of you might enjoy the
challenge and hopefully have some info I don't.
You can e-mail me direct at home to:
greggr@macnet.com
Gregg Robinson
McMinnville, OR
'70 1600
'99 VW Passat 1.8T
Nissan Product Line Trivia:
1. Name all Datsun/Nissan vehicles sold in the US market that have rear
wheel drive and independent rear suspension.
2. Datsun was the nameplate selected by Nissan for its products when it
entered the US market in1960. In 1984, Nissan dropped the Datsun
nameplate and shipped all products under the Nissan nameplate. During
the “Datsun years”, (1960-1983) all Nissan vehicles sold in the US
shipped with Datsun badges on them except one. This model had Nissan
badges exclusively – no Datsun badges anywhere. What was this vehicle?
3. What was the first front-wheel drive Datsun/Nissan vehicle sold in
the US?
4. Name all US sold Datsun/Nissan models that were turbo charged.
5. What was the only year that Datsun/Nissan pickups came with an 1800cc
engine?
6. What was the first Datsun vehicle sold in the US equipped with front
disc brakes?
7. What US sold Datsun models had the following 5 speed shift pattern?
F10
8. What was the first year a 5 speed was available in a US sold turbo
charged Z car?
Bonus question: Who made the gearbox? BORG WARNER
9. What Nissan vehicle does the current ad campaign slogan “Four Real
Doors, no Real Competition” refer to?
10. Nissan’s last 300ZX commercial featured a remote control model of a
red 300ZX Twin Turbo driven by a “Ken” doll. What famous rock song
played during the entire commercial?
Nissan Racing Trivia:
11. What year did Nissan win its 100th IMSA (International Motor Sports
Association) race?
12. Who was the major sponsor of Datsun’s 620 pickup Off-Road racing
effort in the 1970’s? (Hint – it was a beer manufacturer).
13. What largely unknown local (Corvallis Oregon) celebrity won Datsun’s
first SCCA National Championship?
Bonus question: What year did he win it?
Bonus question: What was he driving?
14. Currently Nissan has limited its racing effort to one racing league
– name it. (Hint: Nissan only supplies a motor, not an entire car –
the motor is based on the Infiniti Q45 twin cam 32 valve V8)
15. In 1971 John Morton and Mike Downs won Datsun it’s first
Manufacturer’s National Championship in a 1970 510 Sedan. Datsun’s main
competition was the Weston Racing Team’s Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV and the
Gregory Racing Team’s BMW 2002. The following are the costs of each
vehicle as reported by each team for an early 1970’s Road&Track cover
story: $30,000, $25,000, and $14,700. Match the cost to the car.
ALFA=$30,000
Nissan Technical Trivia:
16. In what Datsun model could the clutch be changed without separating
the engine and transmission?
17. What is the only Nissan overhead cam engine that is designed to
freewheel if the timing belt/chain breaks (i.e. the valves will never
touch the pistons no matter how far the cam and crank timing is off)?
18. There was only one L-series cylinder head that ever shipped with
hydraulic lifters (rockers). What car did the cylinder head come in?
(Hint: the head was only made one year).
Apple and Renault Trivia:
19. The Macintosh IIfx debuted in March of 1990. It sported a 40mhz
Motorola 68030 processor and 32K of “Static RAM” comparable to the level
2 cache of today. This system was the most expensive Mac ever to ship.
How much did it sell for new in March of 1990?
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20. What was the ad slogan from Renault’s biggest ad campaign during the
1980’s?
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