Movies
Which 1994 film starring Tom Hanks follows an Alabama man with an IQ of 75 through decades of historical American events?
Forrest Gump
Which animated virtual band was created in 1998 by Blur frontman Damon Albarn, scoring hits with "Clint Eastwood" and "Feel Good Inc"
Gorillaz
What Carroll Shelby-developed sports car famously shoehorned a Ford 289 (and later 427) V8 into a lightweight British AC Ace chassis?
What physical metric measures a diesel fuel's ignition delay and combustion quality, serving as the diesel counterpart to a gasoline octane rating?
Cetane rating
Mass airflow (MAF) sensor
What is the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide, directed by James Cameron?
Avatar
Which legendary Seattle rock outfit released the landmark 1991 album Nevermind?
Immortalized by the Beach Boys in their 1962 hit song, what high-displacment W-series big block was featured in their song?
Chevy 409
In modern common rail diesel injection system, what high-speed crystal or ceramic element is widely used inside injectors to achieve up to 5-7 micro-injections per combustion stroke?
Piezoelectric actuators
What is the term for an engine design where the intake and exhaust valves share the same physical travel space as the piston crown if timing below or chain synchronization is lost?
Interference engine
In the Matrix, what color pill does Neo take to see reality as it truly is?
The red pill
What 1976 hit single tells the eerie story of a weary traveler trapped in a luxury resort that you can "check out any time you like, but you can never leave"?
Hotel California
WHich 1969 homologation special muscle car features a massive 24.75-inch rear aerodynamic wing and a steel aerodynamic nose cone to dominate NASCAR super-speedways?
Plymouth Superbird (or Dodge Charger Daytona)
In modern emissions systems, what is the chemical name of the active catalytic process that uses ammonia from DEF to convert N0x into harmess nitrogen and water?
SCR (selective catalytic reduction)
Lambda
Which 1975 Steven Spielberg thriller was the first film in history to earn over $100 million at the North American Box office?
Jaws
What 1983 song by the Police - frequently misinterpreted as an endearing love ballad despite being about obsessive jealously and surveillance - spent either weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100?
"every breath you take"
Designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone, which mid-engine V12 supercar- named after Piedmontese exclamation of astonishment- pioneered the iconic "wedge" design language in 1974?
Lamborghini Countach
In heavy-duty wet-sleeve diesel engines, what rapid mechanical vibration phenomenon causes microscopic vapor bubbles to form and implode against the coolant side of cylinder liners, eventually pitting holes through the metal?
Liner cavitation (or cavitation erosion)
What mechanical engine condition occurs when valve springs cannot close the intake or exhaust valves quickly enough at high RPM, risking piston-to-vale contact?
Valve Float
Who is the only actor to earn an Academy Award nomination for acting in each of the following decades: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s?
Jack Nicholson
What legendary five-man supergroup consisted of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbision, and Jeff Lynne?
The Traveling Wilburys
What massive Chrysler big-block engine, introduced in race form in 1964 and street form in 1966, was affectionately nicknames the "Elephant Engine" due to its sheer size, cast-iron weight, and massive hemispherical heads?
426 Hemi
What is the typical air to fuel ratio for a diesel engine at idle?
100:1 or over
Which Italian automotive manufacturer is famous for engineeering mecahnical "desmodromic" valvetrains, utilizing separate cam lobes and rockers arms to positively pull valves closed without relying on conventional coil springs?
Ducati