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1
The Boring Company was the name of Elon Musk-founded tunneling firm raised $118 million in capital funding in April 2018
True
False
2
Whats the smallest planet in our solar system?
Saturn
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
3
Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin invented the revolutionary V-type three-point version of what safety object in 1959?
Harness
Life vest
Hard hat
Seat belts
4
Whats the generic term for building material used to buffer building against unwanted temperature, acoustics, or fire?
cement
sheet rock
insulation
cement board
5
Fiberglass ladders are safest to use in any working conditions?
False
True
6
2012 Barack Obama compared Boulder City's Copper Mountain Solar to what infrastructure straddling Arizona and Nevada
Grand Canyon
Golden Gate Bridge
Hoover Dam
Reno Power Plant
7
The resistance of stainless steel to rusting is due to the presence of which element with atomic number 24?
Chromium
Iron
Copper
Aluminum
8
Who developed the first modern air conditioning system?
Harold Goodman
Dave Lennox
Willis Carrier
James Trane
9
One of the worlds largest construction projects Al Maktoum/ Dubai World Central is what kind of piece of infrastructure?
Airport
Highway
Train Station
Subway
10
Which of the following kitchen appliance was invent by accident?
microwave
fridge
oven
blender
11
In civil engineer Abrams law describes strength of building material that is fine and coarse aggregate bonded together
quartz
concrete
asphalt
metal beams
12
In 1975 an engineer created the first electronic camera while working for what company?
Cannon
Fuji
Kodak
Samsung
13
Proper humidity can reduce allergies, lower energy costs, and reduce bacteria growth?
True
False
14
Sherman Poppen as the inventor of the Snurfer which was later renamed into what popularly-used winter sports equipment
Ski's
Ice skates
Toboggans
Snow Boards