Facilities Challenge
When utility power fails, this device automatically transfers a building’s electrical load from utility power to an emergency generator.
What is an Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS)?
Lowe’s traces its history to 1921, when its predecessor hardware store opened in this North Carolina town.
What is North Wilkesboro?
Born September 27, 1982, this rapper’s hits include “A Milli” and “Lollipop.”
Who is Lil Wayne?
With 118 known elements, this scientific chart organizes them according to atomic number.
What is the Periodic Table?
The traditional Spanish dish paella originated in this coastal region whose capital shares its name.
What is Valencia?
This three-letter system provides immediate temporary power to critical equipment while a generator starts or another power source becomes available.
What is a UPS?
Lowe’s became a publicly held company in this year, four decades after its founding.
What is 1961?
Born September 27, 1984, this Canadian singer broke through with the album Let Go.
Who is Avril Lavigne?
Excluding Alaska and Hawaii, this U.S. state is the westernmost of the contiguous 48 states.
What is Washington?
This country is home to the ancient city of Petra, famous for structures carved directly into rose-colored sandstone.
What is Jordan?
In HVAC, this measurement describes the amount of air moving past a point in one minute.
What is CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute)?
Before moving its headquarters to Mooresville, Lowe’s corporate headquarters was located in this North Carolina community.
What is Wilkesboro?
On September 27, 1825, the Stockton and Darlington Railway opened in this country, marking a major milestone in railway history.
What is England?
This number is the only one whose English spelling has the same number of letters as its numerical value.
What is four?
Although commonly associated with India, this Festival of Lights is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists.
What is Diwali?
Rather than repeatedly repairing an aging asset, this financial calculation considers acquisition, operation, maintenance and disposal costs over the asset’s entire useful life.
What is Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)?
Lowe’s stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange using this three-letter ticker symbol.
What is LOW?
On September 27, 1822, this French scholar announced his breakthrough in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Who is Jean-François Champollion?
Although commonly called a berry, this fruit technically consists of hundreds of individual fruits called drupelets.
What is a raspberry?
Portuguese is the official language of Brazil as a result of colonization by this European country.
What is Portugal?
In financial analysis, this calculation discounts future cash flows back to their value in today’s dollars to help compare repair, replacement or investment alternatives.
What is Net Present Value (NPV)?
In 1984, Lowe’s joined this widely followed index of 500 leading U.S. companies.
What is the S&P 500?
Champollion's breakthrough was made possible largely by this artifact containing versions of the same decree in multiple scripts.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
At approximately 5,600 miles long, this mountain range along South America’s western edge is the longest continental mountain range in the world.
What are the Andes?
This ancient city near modern-day Mexico City was home to the Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon, although its original builders remain uncertain.
What is Teotihuacan?