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100

What's the name of the head engineering TA here at NSLC?

Dan

100

What Georgian city was MLK born in?

Atlanta, Georgia

100

What does STEAM stand for?

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics

100

What came first the light bulb or the telephone?

The first "telephone" was invented in 1854 by Antonio Meucci, while the light bulb was invented in 1879.

100

Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?

They way the same.

200

What are the names of the Engineering Staff?

Jayson, Olivia, Leena, Dan, Ryan, Anthony, Kalil

200

What blind musician called Georgia home?

Ray Charles

200

In electricity, voltage is measured in volts while current is measured in?

Amperes

200

The Hoover dam is on the border of which two U.S. states?

Arizona and Nevada

200

What period of time weighs the least?

A light-year.

300

Which TA was not born in America?

Anthony

300

What are the "three P's" Georgia is known for?

Peaches, Pecans, and Peanuts

300

How hot can a soldering iron get?

900 °F

300

What precious metal was originally to cap the Washington monument?

Aluminum, back in the early 18th century was considered a precious metal hard to come by.

300

I am a god, a planet, and can measure heat. What am I?  

Mercury

400

This fruit is by far Jayson's favorite.

What is a pineapple?

400

What are the monikers of the major Atlanta sports teams? (Basketball, Football, Baseball, Soccer)

Hawks, Falcons, Braves, the Five Stripes

400

A seesaw is an example of what type of simple machine?

Lever

400

What was the first non-human living thing into space?

A group of fruit flies. Though often forgotten, the first living things sent into space were fruit flies on the 20th of February 1947.

400

What is the center of gravity?

V.

500

Which TAs are NSLC alumni?

Alan, Kalil, Olivia, and Leena

500

 In Georgia, it’s illegal to eat what with a fork?

Fried Chicken

500

The word "engineer" comes from the Latin word for what?

Ingeniare

500

How much did the world's first computer weigh?

30 tons

500

I'm sitting on 3000 explosions a minute. What am I doing?

Riding a motorcycle. In order to generate movement, the energy from lots of small explosions are harnessed by the engine.

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