Role Playing Games
Many polyhedral dice are used in Dungeons and Dragons. How many faces are on the dice central to determining the outcome of most actions in the game?
20
The name for Seattle's plan to end traffic deaths and serious injuries on city streets by 2030.
Vision Zero
This interstate is the longest Interstate Highway in America
I90 at 3,021 miles
This building technique was used to finish interior walls before the introduction of drywall/gypsum board, and is still visible in many older Seattle homes today.
Lath and plaster
This is the tallest mountain in America.
Denali (Mount McKinley) – Alaska
A co-creater of Dungeons and Dragons, this individual is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern role playing games.
Gary Gygax
Due to ongoing litigation preventing completion of the Burke Gillman Missing Link bike path along the preferred Shilshole Ave route, the city of Seattle is evaluating an alternative route, primarily along which major road?
Bonus Points: "In what year did the Seattle City Council direct SDOT to study routes and develop a project work plan for completing the missing link of the Burke Gilman Trail through Ballard."
Leary Ave NW
Bonus (200 pts): 2001
A theory stating that when roadways are expanded to meet higher capacities of traffic, traffic volumes will rise and congestion will quickly return to similar or worse levels than before.
What is "induced demand" or "induced traffic"
Who do you need to call before you dig in Seattle?
811
This plant was considered a key part of a healthy lawn until the 1950s when herbicide companies spent millions on advertising to label it as a weed.
Clover
This subterranean fantasy race is known for their cruelty, matriarchal society, and association with and worship of spiders. They feature prominently in S.A. Salvatore's popular Forgotten Realms series, which follow Drizzt Do'orden, a fighter known for his twin scimitars and black panther companion.
Dark Elves or Drow
According to the official Sound Transit timeline, in what year will Light Rail open in Ballard?
2039
Half credit for an answer within 5 years of the correct value
Not including the Interstate Highway System (outlays for initial roadways), what is the most expensive completed infrastructure project in America?
The Big Dig
In a code-compliant building envelope, the most heat loss (per-square-foot) will occur through which part of the building?
Windows
In 2017, the Italian port city of Genoa added one exception to the 100-milliliter limit for carrying liquids onto airplanes. What famed regional sauce can passengers now carry in quantities up to 500 grams when flying?
Pesto
What is the lineage of Pathfinder 2e (aka, Pathfinder 2nd Edition). In otherwords, list, in order, the series of games connecting Pathfinder 2e to Original Dungeons and Dragons.
Bonus Points: What is the name of the license connecting Pathfinder 2e to Dungeons and Dragons?
Pathfinder 2e, Pathfinder, D&D 3.5, D&D 3, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons—1st Edition, Dungeons & Dragons—original edition
Bonus (100 pts): Open Gaming License (OGL)
Prior to House Bill 1110 banning single family zoning in WA cities above a certain size, what percentage of residential land in Seattle was exclusively zoned for detached single family housing?
70-80%
This freeway is the widest in the world.
Partial credit for describing the location of the freeway (be specific)
Bonus points: How many lanes is this freeway at its widest?
Katy Freeway between Katy TX and Houston TX
Bonus (100pts): 26 lanes
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A) Higher R-values means better insulation
B) Thermal mass does not equate to better insulation
C) Heat loss increases with more severe outdoor temperatures
D) Higher U-factors mean better insulation
D) Higher U-factors mean better insulation
This Dam holds back the largest water volume of any American Dam.
The Hoover Dam, which holds back 8.95 cubic miles of water.
What three classes were released in the first publishing of Dungeons and Dragons?
Bonus Points: What fourth class was released shortly after as part of the Greyhawk supplement?
Partial Credit: Without distinction of publication, what were the first four D&D classes
Original classes: the fighting-man (now known as the fighter), the magic-user (later the wizard), and the cleric
Bonus fourth class (100 pts): thief/rouge
What is the official name of the public corporation acting under the service name Sound Transit?
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
!! DAILY DOUBLE !! In what decade did construction complete on each bridge which has ever spanned the Tacoma Narrows? Partial credit is available.
Bonus points: What was the nickname of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge?
Original Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Galloping Gertie): Completed July 1st, 1940. Collapsed November 7, 1940
Current Narrows Bridge: Oct. 14, 1950
2007 Narrows Bridge: July 16, 2007
According to the International Residential Code (IRC), what is the required ceiling height above bathroom and toilet room fixtures? Partial credit is available for an answer from the Seattle Building Code.
"The ceiling height above bathroom and toilet room fixtures shall be such that the fixture is capable of being used for its intended purpose."
Partial Credit (IRC): "Bathrooms, toilet rooms and laundry rooms shall have a ceiling height of not less than 6 feet 8 inches"
Partial Credit (Seattle Code): "Bathrooms, toilet rooms, kitchens, storage rooms and laundry rooms shall have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet (2134 mm) above the finished floor"
In what USDA hardiness zone is Seattle OR in what IECC climate zone is Seattle?
USDA 8b OR IECC 4C