1. economy
   luxury
2. sports
   family

If "Cadillac" is a shorthand for wealth -- at least, a six-figure income -- "Rolls-Royce" is the symbol of the one percenter. It didn't start out that way, though. Early on, the company made its selling point the durability of their cars.

1. Canada
   England
2. Italy
   the USA

Rolls-Royce is a classic English company. When it began to struggle financially, the UK government bought it, to keep it alive.

1. He was an architect.
   He managed a car dealership.
2. He was a silversmith.
   He was a banker.

The "marriage" of an automotive engineer and a car salesman was a match made in heaven. They met in 1904.

1. Derby
   London
2. Manchester
   York

Charles Rolls began making cars in Manchester, which is where he met Henry Royce. However, they chose to situate their first plant just outside Derby.

1. ballooning
   chess
2. early airplanes
   both #1 and #2

Rolls was interested in more than one kind of machine; he liked bicycles, balloons and airplanes as well as cars. He made more than 150 balloon flights, and bought an early airplane licensed by America's Wright Brothers.

1. 2
   6
2. 10
   20

While there have been small cars with as little as 2 horsepower (see the Citroen "deux chevaux"), the larger bodies of early cars needed stronger engines. The first line of Rolls-Royces were planned to have from 10 hp to 30 hp.

1. Ghost
   Phantom
2. Ram
   both #1 and #2

Rolls-Royce has a tradition of taking names from the world of the paranormal. "Ram" is, of course, a line of Dodge trucks.

1. the Iron Lady
   the Spirit of Ecstasy
2. the Spirit of the 20th Century
   the Soul of Honor

The sculptor used a socialite of the time, Eleanor Thornton, as his model. Somehow, the figurine has gotten the nickname "Emily" instead, as well as the "Flying Lady" and the "Silver Lady."

1. a double R
   a single R
2. a C and an H, for "Charles" and "Henry"
   a small Union Jack flag

This most obvious answer here is the correct one. The logo simply represents the company's name.

1. Buckingham Palace
   the Chicago Auto Show
2. the Paris Salon de l'Automobile
   the Cannes Film Festival

Today, this is better known as the Paris Auto Show. It was there that the Rolls-Royce 10 hp made its debut.

1. Fall River, Massachusetts
   Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
2. Springfield, Massachusetts
   Springfield, Oregon

If Springfield's name is familiar, it's probably for other reasons than once hosting a Rolls-Royce factory. The famous "Springfield rifle" was made at its armory, and James Naismith created the game of basketball there.

1. Bentley
   Benz
2. Daimler
   Studebaker

Bentley was known for making smaller racing and sports cars. But one of the things Rolls-Royce did after buying the company was shut down production of Bentley's larger, 8-liter model, which was too similar to the Rolls-Royce Phantom.

1. the Spirit
   the mini-Phantom
2. the Silver Star
   the 40/50 hp

This early model was simply named for its horsepower. But when a individual car was named "the Silver Ghost," the nickname caught on.

1. 50
   200
2. 1000
   more than 7,000

That seems like a lot for the very early 20th century, when few people could afford cars. However, this was over a time span of 20 years, which puts the number in perspective.

1. airplane engines
   household appliances
2. equestrian supplies
   jewelry

The company began making engines in the early 20th century. Even today, you might fly on a jet powered by Rolls-Royce engines.

1. a fascination with Charles Lindbergh's exploits
   a desire to make air travel more accessible
2. need for a secondary cash stream
   World War I

World War I was the first war to substantially use air warfare. The need for planes and engines inevitably pulled Rolls-Royce into a new line of production.

1. the 1930s
   the 1940s
2. the 1950s
   the 1960s

The Silver Cloud rolled out in 1955. It was an update of the earlier "Silver Dawn."

1. Charles Spencer King
   Claude Johnson
2. Claude Rains
   Henry Rollins

If the third member of the top management had had the name "Rollins," it probably would have become part of the name, to facilitate a triple-R logo. As it was, Johnson had to call himself "the hyphen in the Rolls-Royce name."

1. true
2. false

This is a common misconception. It is actually long, fluttering robes that give the "Silver Lady" the illusion of wings.

1. They were stolen for their silver.
   They blocked the view of the road ahead.
2. They caused puncture wounds in a crash.
   both #1 and #2

We can't rule out that puncture wounds to hapless pedestrians were a possibility -- but only the first two reasons have been cited. Rolls-Royce changed the plating to nickel to resolve the first issue, and designed a kneeling version of the Silver Lady to improve visibility.

1. a convertible
   a coupe
2. a sedan
   a car with a bar inside

"Saloon" means "sedan" in UK English. There are more specifics to this body style than just having four doors and a trunk, but if you're a car buff, you already know them, and if you're not, well, you don't care!

1. 1971
   1985
2. 1987
   1995

The de-merger and nationalization of Rolls-Royce is so complicated that you almost need a business degree to understand it. Suffice it to say that Rolls-Royce was a national icon that the British government did not want to allow to fail.

1. bad publicity in the London tabloids
   the 1970s oil crisis
2. carrying too much debt off the books
   troubles with the RB-211 airplane engine

Rolls-Royce had committed to creating this powerful new engine for US airframe makers. However, a brilliant chief engineer died in the middle of its development, the process dragged on, and cost overruns threatened to bring Rolls-Royce down.

1. BMW
   Cadillac
2. General Motors
   Jeremy Clarkson

Clarkson is rich, but we don't think he can afford a luxury car line! German company BMW is the current owner.

1. China
   Germany
2. the UK
   the USA

Is it any surprise that the land of NBA stars and hip-hip millionaires buys the most Rolls-Royces? China is the second-largest market.

1. true
   false
2. Not yet, but the first will be released in 2019.

This is a risky move on Rolls-Royce's part. SUVs had their heyday in the 1990s and 2000s, but fluctuating fuel prices have made them less popular. The company will release the "Cullinan," named for the largest diamond ever found, in 2019.

1. Kingdom Isambard Brunel
   Julia Morgan
2. Camille Claudel
   Charles Robinson Sykes

Sykes is best known for his work on the mascot. His first version, featuring the Lady with her finger to her lips, is called "The Whisper" and is displayed at the National Motor Museum in England.

1. Fred Astaire
   John Lennon
2. Kim Kardashian
   all of these

That's right, even "Working Class Hero" John Lennon owned a Rolls. It was a Phantom V, which he had painted to look like a gypsy wagon, presumably in an attempt to fend off accusations that he'd gone posh.

1. a convertible
   a hatchback
2. a ragtop
   a V12

"Drophead coupe" is a fancy name for a convertible. Among others, Khloe Kardashian owns one.

1. 200 - 250
   700 - 1000
2. 1000 - 2000
   about 4,000

Approximately 4,000 was the number in 2016. This was probably due to a strong stock economy in both the USA and China, big markets for Rolls. The company is only capable of producing 6,000 cars per year, at any rate.

1. 5
   10
2. 20
   60

About 1 in 5 Rolls buyers has a famous name, including two Kardashians, Simon Cowell, Jay-Z, Jay Leno and more. That still leaves room for a lot of captains of industry, governments and more.

1. China
   Germany
2. Vietnam
   the United States

Not surprisingly, this car was made to be sold in China. It included hand-stitched rear seat cushions and the "Phantom" name in gold. (Should people in a Communist country be driving these?)

1. 32
   42
2. 52
   62

Rolls died in a flying demonstration, when the tail of his plane broke off. His was the first aviation fatality in the UK (not counting ballooning accidents).

1. number of breakdowns
   number of repeat customers
2. number of mentions in Top 20 song lyrics
   number of world politicians owning their cars

Actually, the list analyzed songs from May 2014 to May 2015. It didn't just count shout-outs to car brands, but any brand. Rolls was the most often mentioned, followed by Ferrari and then by Hennessy whiskey.

1. the Kestrel
   the Vulture
2. the Mustang
   the Peregrine

Rolls-Royce's tradition was to name its airplane engines after birds of prey. The Mustang is a horse (as well as the name of both a warplane and a car).