Test Your Knowledge Take Our Mercedes Quiz

1. In what year did the company then known as Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) register the now famous three-pointed star (Mercedes logo) as a trademark?

1895

1899

1903

1909

2. Mercedes-Benz emblem is a 3-pointed star. What do the three points symbolize?

Fire, Earth and Water

One Point For Each Of The Three Men Who Engineered The First Mercedes

The Three Geographical Points Of The First Mercedes Journey

Land, Water and Air

3. Which is the most expensive of the following Mercedes-Benz cars?

CL

CLS

A

SLK

4. What were Mercedes-Benz's first postwar models?

The 300SLK and 190S

The 190SL and 300SL

The 200.2 and 3 Series

The 500SL and SLR McLaren

5. What do the "S" and "L" stand for in Mercedes-Benz model names like the 300SL and 500SL?

"Super" and "Light"

"Smooth" and "Lithe"

"Sussigkeit" and "Liebe"

"Sweet" and "Low"

6. Carl Benz applied for the original patent for what many consider to be the first automobile on January 29th

1880

1876

1886

1899

German patent number 37435 was officially listed as a “three-wheeled vehicle powered by a gas engine.

7. What year was the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL model that featured the iconic Gullwing doors that today are still associated with luxury and modern design?

1950

1954

1957

1961

8. In what year did Mercedes introduce the worlds first 5-cylinder engine?

1932

1948

1965

1974

9. What American semi truck manufacturer is owned by Mercedes parent company, Daimler AG?

Peterbilt

Kenworth

International

Freightliner

10. How many horsepowers did the first Mercedes-named car have?

20

40

60

35