Concrete
This mix constituent in concrete is responsible for most of its strength — and most of its carbon footprint.
What is cement?
A man fights crime.. Mostly at night.
Who is Batman?
Often called the "king of instruments," has 88 keys and is commonly used in both classical and pop music.
What is the piano?
This ancient trade route connected China with Europe and was named after a valuable fabric.
What is the silk road?
A construction built to protect against invasions, it stretches over 13,000 miles across northern China.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This method estimates strength development by accounting for both time and temperature, rather than relying solely on age.
What is the maturity method?
A movie where a father goes on a journey to find his lost son.
What is Finding Nemo?
According to a popular song by the Village People, this is where it’s fun to stay at.
What is the YMCA?
This Danish king united the kingdom, introduced Christianity and lent his name to a modern technology.
Who was Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson?
Located at the Sydney Harbour, this structure’s innovative use of pre-cast concrete shells has made it a symbol of 20th-century architecture.
What is the Sydney Opera House?
This type of concrete sensor is embedded in fresh concrete and provides real-time concrete data without needing destructive testing.
What is a temperature sensor / Nova?
A movie where a robot is left alone to clean up the mess humans made.
What is Wall-E?
Originating in the Bronx in the 1970s, this musical genre is defined by four key elements: DJing, MCing, breakdancing, and graffiti.
What is hip-hop?
This Polish astronomer revolutionized our understanding of the universe by proposing the heliocentric model, where the Earth orbits the Sun.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
These pyramids near Cairo are some of the most famous ancient structures in the world.
What are the Pyramids of Giza?
This test measures the workability of fresh concrete by evaluating the relative ease with which it flows under its own weight.
What is the slump test?
A teenager and an old man meet their past/future selves.
What is Back to the Future?
This composer’s Four Seasons is one of the most famous Baroque compositions, portraying different times of the year through violin concertos.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
This iconic French fortress-prison was stormed on July 14, 1789, marking the start of the French Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
This ancient Incan city in the Andes Mountains is often called the "Lost City of the Incas."
What is Machu Picchu?
This practice simulates the temperature history of in-place concrete on a lab specimen to more accurately predict strength development.
What is match curing?
A movie where a man must relive the same day over and over.
What is Groundhog Day?
His full name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III.
Who is Eminem?
This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia, famous for its intricate carvings, is the largest religious monument in the world.
What is Angkor Wat?
This material property defines the sensitivity of a chemical reaction (such as cement hydration) to temperature changes.
What is activation energy?
A televised competition decides the fate of young participants.
What is The Hunger Games?
On Beyoncé's album Lemonade, this person is who Jay-Z “better call.”
Who is Becky with the good hair?
This ancient Greek philosopher was sentenced to death by drinking poison in 399 BC.
Who is Socrates?
John Frémont gave the passage, which this bridge spans, its name, borrowing from the Greek term 'Chrysopylae.
What is The Golden Gate Bridge?