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74 nJanuary 2016n www.thunderpress.net Congratulations to Patrick from Vancouver, Washington, who scored 100 percent on our online Name That Time Machine Trivia Quiz from the December issue of THUNDER PRESS. Patrick began riding in the early 1980's, fi rst on a friend's 3-wheeler, then a Suzuki 50 and he purchased a Honda 650 when he turned 18. He's been a strictly metric bike kind of guy until a recent trip to Maui with his girl- friend Holly where they rented a couple of Harleys to ride around the island. He fell in love with the 2009 Heritage Softail rental and upon return to the mainland he purchased his own 2009 Heritage Softail from his new favorite Harley shop, Paradise Harley-Davidson in Beaverton, Oregon. Patrick's riding partner is his girlfriend Holly who bought her 2011 Dyna Super Glide from Paradise Harley-Davidson in June. 4 1. Who coined the term "battery"? b) Benjamin Franklin 2. How did a frog play a role in the invention of the battery? d) A dissected frog's twitch signaled current moving. 3. What is the most accurate statement on how warm temperature affects bat- teries? c) It makes them charge or discharge more rapidly. 4. Which one is NOT an essential part of a battery? c) Acid 5. One of the primary electric car challenges is said to be the tradeoff between power density and energy density in the battery. That's a choice between which two characteristics? d) Acceleration and range 6. Sometimes systems in nature can act as batteries, storing surplus energy to be released when needed. Which of these physical systems is currently the most widespread technology in the world for large-scale electricity storage? b) Water pumped uphill to a reservoir 7. When did the world's fi rst rechargeable lithium-ion battery hit the market? c) 1991 8. Which of these is a relatively abundant, stable material that is a key ingredi- ent in Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf electric vehicle batteries? Its presence may inhibit thermal runaway, but a key drawback is limited driving range. a) Manganese 9. What energy storage device charges faster and lasts longer than a battery? b) Supercapacitor 10. As of 2013, where is the world's largest battery? a) China 11. What was the fi rst year Harley-Davidson used a battery? b) 1915 12. With electric starting came 12-volt lighting on all 1965 Harleys. False 13. The H-D electric motorcycle LiveWire uses… c) Both 1. When founded by George M. Hendee and Carl Oscar Hedstrom, the motorcycles they manufactured were called Indians. What was the company name? a) Hendee Manufacturing Company b) Jerome Motors c) Mantooth Motors 2. In 1907, Indian built its fi rst V-twin, and in following years made a strong showing in racing and record-breaking. In 1914, one of the fi rm's most famous riders rode an Indian across America, from San Diego to New York, in a record 11 days, 12 hours and 10 minutes. Who was the rider? a) George "Speedy" Irwin b) Mark "Lead Foot" Reynolds c) Erwin "Cannonball" Baker 3. The V-twin motorcycles intro- duced in the early 1920's became the Springfi eld fi rm's most success- ful models. What was not an Indian motorcycle? a) Scout b) Chief c) Medicine Man 4. In 1930 Indian merged with an automotive company. What was the company? a) DuPont Motors b) Dodge Motors c) Rambler Motors 5. In 1927, Indian purchased the own- ership of the name, rights, and pro- duction facilities of what motorcycle company? a) Ace Motor Corporation b) Beaver Motorcycles c) Ranger Motorcycles 6. In 1928 the company changed names. From that year until produc- tion in Springfi eld ceased in 1953 the "new" name was what? a) The Indian Motor Company b) Indian Motorcycle Corporation c) The Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company 7. During World War II, the U.S. Army requested experimental motorcycle designs suitable for desert fi ghting. In response to this request, what model did Indian design and build? a) 841 b) Renegade c) Marshall 8. In 1945, a group purchased a con- trolling interest of the company. On November 1, 1945, who did DuPont formally turn the operations of Indian over to? a) Ralph B. Rogers b) Ira "Happy" Jones c) Jim Cramer 9. Manufacture of all products was halted in 1953. Brockhouse Engineering imported Royal Enfi eld and Velocette bikes from England and badged and sold them as Indians through the rest of the 1950s. a) True b) False 10. Who was the 1960's entrepreneur who began using the Indian name, apparently without purchasing it from the last known legitimate trademark holder? a) Robin Roberts b) Johnny Callison c) Floyd Clymer 11. On July 20, 2006, the newly- formed Indian Motorcycle Company, owned largely by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, a New York private equity fi rm, announced its new home in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, where it planned to resurrect the iconic Indian Motorcycle Brand. a) True b) False 12. Polaris Industries acquired Indian Motorcycle Company on April 19, 2011. a) True b) False Visit our Facebook page to answer the trivia quiz. While you're there, "Like" our Facebook page and enter the drawing to win great prizes. The highest-scoring quiz wins a short bio in a future issue of Thunder Press, and as always… in case of a tie, a random drawing of eligible contestants will determine the winner. Answers for December's game December Winner Patrick Finstad