Steam Versus Internal Combustion
Positive Feedbacks, QWERTY, and Technological Lock-In
Nuclear Power and the Multi-Armed Bandit
BCHM 100
Grab-Bag
100
In the 1950s, which type of cars were the fastest cars on land?
Electric Cars
100
What is the standard keyboard set up that we use today?
QWERTY
100
What does AEC stand for?
Atomic Energy Commission
100
Who is the author of the book, When Rivers Run Dry?
Fred Pearce
100
What is the name of the Republican candidate's wife's name?
Ann Romney
200
What was the name of the man who produced the Four-stroke engine?
Nikolaus Otto (1876)
200
What was the alternative keyboard set up?
DHIATENSOR-The major letters of the alphabet in the middle row of the keyboard.
200
What type of reactor is most commonly used?
Light-Water
200
Who is the author of the book, With Speed and Violence?
Fred Pearce
200
What is the name of the test that one needs to take to apply for dental school?
The DAT.
300
Name three advantages of the steam engine
Extremely simple Once started it was easy to operate Noiseless
300
What was the name of the printer from Milwaukee who began the QWERTY keyboard?
Christopher Latham Sholes
300
What country developed the reactor CANDU?
Canada
300
What is the name of the author of Beyond Engineering?
Robert Pool.
300
What are five words that rhyme with the word 'cake'?
take, bake, sake, lake, rake, ache....
400
Why did the gas-powered engine come to overtake the world? - The mass production of cars in Detroit and the shortcomings of the steam engine contributed to the rise of gas powered cars
The mass production of cars in Detroit and the shortcomings of the steam engine contributed to the rise of gas powered cars.
400
What were three of the five ways technology can become more attractive as they become more widely adopted?
1. The more of a product that a manufacturer makes and sells, the more it can improve the product. 2. It pays to belong to a large community of users of a particular product. 3. Increased production causes prices to go down. 4. Many people will decide which products to buy based on how widespread it already is. 5. Many technologies demand an infrastructure, which grows and becomes more entrenched as the technology is adopted.
400
Which countries made up the organization Euratom?
West Germany or Germany, Italy, France
400
What are two effects of climate change that we can see today?
Melting glaciers, shorter winters, warmer summers
400
What is the name of the band that wrote/performed the song 'Pumped up Kicks'?
Foster the People
500
What are two of the four steps involved in the Four-stroke Engine process?
1. Mixture of fuel and air into cylinder 2. Mixture compressed by a piston 3. After the mixture is burnt, the piston explodes and power is generated 4. exhaust gases released to get ready for next cycle
500
What is Negative Feedback?
Nudges everything toward an equilibrium that marks the most efficient use of resources.
500
What was the name of the group of three men who were the commissioners of the Euratom?
The Three Wise Men.
500
What are aquifers?
Any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, especially one that supplies the water for wells, springs. (Dictionary.com)
500
What is the name of the president of Benedictine University?
Dr. William Carroll
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