1. National Master VIN Tracking Information Service
   National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
2. Nonworking Motorized Vehicle Trade-In Salvage

The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) is a U.S. government program from the Office of Justice that helps track vehicle sales and histories. Auto salvage dealers and consumers benefit from the protections of NMVTIS because it helps prevent theft and sales of defective vehicles.

1. twice yearly
   monthly
2. It's voluntary, so they can report as desired.

Junkyards and similar businesses should provide information on all the inventory they receive each month, including who they purchased vehicles from and what the intended use was (crushing, reselling, etc.).

1. Yes, if you own the property.
   No, it can't be in a residential neighborhood.
2. Maybe.

Some areas have zoning laws against having a junkyard in a residential area, but it varies by location so you should check with local authorities -- and probably with your neighbors, too.

1. They were auctioned to used car dealers.
   They were updated and re-sold at very low prices.
2. They were junked.

One of the goals of the clunkers program, officially called the Car Allowance Rebate System, was to put more efficient cars on America's roadways. Vehicles with fuel use of 18 miles per gallon or less were turned in for scrap, with the consumer getting cash to put toward another car with better fuel efficiency, as well as cash from the scrapped car.

1. Yes
2. No

Running a history check is optional, although it is offered as a service of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS).

1. Jeremiah the Bulldog
   Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
2. Fred Sanford

Jeremiah was actually a bullfrog (not very scary), and Fred Sanford, though intimidating, was a junkyard owner. Bad, bad Leroy Brown was meaner than a junkyard dog.

1. 45 seconds
   3 minutes
2. 7 minutes

It can take as little as 45 seconds to crush an automobile, and some crushers can handle four or five cars at a time.

1. Paint it.
   Make it faster.
2. Weatherproof it.

While all three would be good, many states insist that school buses converted for personal use NOT be yellow. They need to be painted over.

1. Hey Arnold!
   Get Along Gang
2. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

The Fat Albert cartoon featured low-income, multi-racial kids who played makeshift, salvaged instruments in a junkyard.

1. a barge for disposing of scrapped car metal
   a floating landfill
2. a manmade barrier reef of old autos

The Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is the largest landfill in the world -- and yes, it's floating in the North Pacific. It's made up of 90 percent plastic, so it probably doesn't have steel car scrap.

1. a false car title
   an inexpensive temporary title
2. an expedited title

Getting a car title as quickly as the same day is possible if you pay an extra fee at the DMV for an instant or fast title. These can be standard for those looking to buy and resell with a quick turnaround.

1. Brooklyn, N.Y.
   Los Angeles, Calif.
2. Gary, Ind.

Fred and Lamont Sanford bought and sold junk in the gritty Watts section of L.A.

1. Certain saleable parts are stripped for resale.
   They are crushed whole, as is, parts and all.
2. both

Speed and cost factor in to whether a car gets crushed as is or is stripped of glass, tires, interior, etc., before it's crushed.

1. Kasey Green Book
   Kelley Blue Book
2. Keller Allstate Book

The Kelley Blue Book (KBB) was first published in 1918 and continues to be the go-to source for determining car and truck values.

1. no tools allowed
   no open-toed shoes
2. no children

While it's a good idea to watch children closely, they are welcome in many salvage yards, as are the tools needed to remove parts for purchase. Wearing flip-flops around metal scraps and jagged glass pieces, is often prohibited.

1. Colorado
   Nepal
2. Bolivia

Though not really a true junkyard, the World Heritage Fund reports that the base camp of Mt. Everest in Nepal has been nicknamed the "highest junkyard in the world" because of all of the medical waste and trash that's left behind by climbers and tourists.

1. title and registration
   proof of ownership
2. both

Proof of ownership is needed, though the "proof" part can be pretty fluid depending on the buyer and/or location. A deed of sale or signed receipt can be enough.

1. It's an orbiting ring of junk in outer space.
   It's a fictitious place from "Star Trek: The Next Generation."
2. both

There is a real ring of space junk circling the Earth, and it's made up of satellites and discarded parts of space exploration vehicles. There also was a fictitious outer space salvage yard in an episode of the Star Trek spinoff.

1. A wrecking yard is just for crushing vehicles.
   A salvage yard is for reselling, or salvaging, wrecked automobiles.
2. no difference

Same junk, different names.

1. Dumped them off the Jersey Coast
   Assembled them into public housing
2. neither

They dumped them into the Atlantic off of New Jersey in order to create manmade reefs and keep sea life in the area waters. This ecological reuse was stopped in 2009 after the subway cars were found to be coming apart underwater.