Drive, Fly, Sail Trivia Quiz

Answer: Drive

Dream Dog = Dodge Ram

Introduced in 1980, the Dodge Ram pickup truck rebranded in 2010 as Ram Trucks. Judging by the number to be seen on the road hereabouts, they are quite a popular vehicle. Various generations of Rams have won Truck of the Year awards handed out by "Motor Trend" magazine.

Answer: Drive

Dorm Fan Guts = Ford Mustang

First appearing in 1964, the Ford Mustang was the original "pony" car. Fast and sporty the car had a starring role in the Steve McQueen movie "Bullitt" (1968), and has remained a popular choice into the 21st century.

Answer: Drive

I'm Coin Rope = Mini Cooper

The original, classic Mini Cooper was a British-built (very) compact car dating from the 1960s, not to be confused with the modern, somewhat larger, MINIs built by BMW. For a car chase featuring Mini Coopers you can't beat "The Italian Job" (1969), though the 2003 version has a good try.

Answer: Drive

Chico Divan = Honda Civic

The Japanese company Honda has produced nearly a dozen generations of Civic, which has evolved from a two-door subcompact in 1972 to a four door sedan in the 2020s, sometimes with a hatchback. It has been an extremely popular model worldwide over the decades.

Answer: Drive

Wet Bevel = VW Beetle

The original Volkswagen Beetle was first built in Nazi Germany in 1938, but became a popular vehicle worldwide after the end of World War II. Little about the car changed from that time until it was discontinued in 2003. An attempt to revive the marque (the New Beetle) was only partly successful. This is another car that has starred in movies (the classic VW, of course), especially one called Herbie!

(I have personally known VW Beetles named Hilda and Erwin!)

Answer: Fly

Fit Spire = Spitfire (Forgive me if this seems more like a Spoonerism than an anagram!)

The Supermarine Spitfire was (and is) a simply beautiful fighter aeroplane, based on the award-winning aircraft designed by Reginald Mitchell in the 1930s. Serving throughout WWII in various marks and disguises, the Spitfire with her Merlin engine played a huge part in Allied victory.

There exists a potential entry in the Drive classification called a Triumph Spitfire, but once all the cars and trucks are placed there's no room. Additionally, per the instructions, Triumph would also have to have been part of the anagram.

Answer: Fly

Gnat Sum = Mustang

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was the principal long range fighter aircraft used by the US Army Air Force in Europe during WWII, being particularly effective as escort for long range daylight bombing missions.

Note that although there is an automobile by the same name, according to the instructions for this quiz that Mustang is accompanied by the maker's name, Ford, in the anagram Dorm Fan Guts.

Answer: Fly

Corn Code = Concorde

Concorde was a supersonic jet airliner, jointly developed by British and French interests, and operated by Air France and British Airways over a number of routes, between 1976 and 2003. It suffered only one fatal accident in that time, in Paris in July 2000.

Answer: Fly

Leet Jar = Learjet

Learjet was founded in Wichita, Kansas in the early 1960s, and produced some of the first luxury business jet aircraft. It is likely what one pictures upon hearing the words "private jet". The company was acquired by Canadian company Bombardier in the 1990s, and production of new aircraft was ended in the early 2020s.

Answer: Fly

Sub Ria = Airbus

Airbus is a European company responsible for building a range of airliners and corporate aircraft. The Airbus A300, introduced in 1972, was the first wide body twin engine jet in commercial service.

Answer: Sail

Pools = Sloop

Deriving its name from the Dutch "sloep" (meaning rowboat), a modern sloop is a single-masted sailboat with fore and aft rigged sails.

Answer: Sail

Dose Terry = Destroyer

A destroyer is a warship whose main job is to escort and defend other vessels, either merchant ships in convoy or larger, slower naval vessels. Developed in the late 19th century as a defense against torpedo boats, the destroyer played prominent roles in both World Wars.

Answer: Sail

Bet Slip Hat = Battleship

Battleships were the largest warships used by most combatants in both World Wars, and were akin to floating cities (with an all male population). Many were sunk at Jutland in 1916, and Pearl Harbor in 1941, a few months after Germany's Bismarck met its fate in the Atlantic.

Answer: Sail

I Muse Barn = Submarine

Submarines are vessels capable of operating both on the surface of a body of water, and underneath it. They have been used extensively in warfare and naval operations since the American Civil War, but also have more peaceful uses in civilian hands. These include tourist excursions, exploration and inspection of underwater installments of various description.

Answer: Sail

Ken Tars Peru = Supertanker

Supertankers are the big brothers of tankers, all designed to move crude oil around the world in the most cost-effective manner (other than by pipeline). The supertanker evolved in the mid-1950s, after the (temporary) closure of the Suez Canal made size restrictions for fitting its dimensions unnecessary.