Engineering History
The Seal
Engineering Fun Facts
Regulatory Bodies
100

What is EGBC's previous name?

What is APEGBC?

100

What does the P.Eng. Title stand for?

What is Professional Engineer?

100

Which famous tower in Italy leans because of engineering issues during construction?

What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

100

True or false: EGBC also regulates applied science technicians. 

False. 

200

Which iconic bridge, opened in 1938, was an engineering marvel for its time in Vancouver?

What is the Lions Gate Bridge?

200

What three things must be done to authenticate a document?

What is sealing, signing and dating?

200

True or False: The Eiffel Tower can grow taller in the summer.

What is True? (It expands due to heat.)

200

What is the primary purpose of Engineers and Geoscientists BC?

What is to regulate the practice of engineering and geoscience to protect public safety?

300

What is the name of the current large scale hydro-electric dam under construction?

What is Site C Dam?

300

Four years of work experience are required to apply for P.Eng. How many of these must be local? 

What is 1 year of local work experience.

300

What is the world's longest man-made structure?

What is the Great Wall of China?

300

How often do professional engineers need to renew their registration in BC?

What is annually?

400

What is the most recent engineering failure while led the provincial government to limit Engineers ability to self govern the professon?

What is Mount Polley tailing dam failure. 

400

What is the diameter to the nearest tenth of a cm for the seal?

What is 3.0 cm?
400

What is the tallest building in the world?

What is The Burj Khalifa 

400

Which national organization works alongside Engineers and Geoscientists BC for engineering accreditation?

Answer: What is Engineers Canada?

500

Who is considered one of the most influential engineers for mapping and railroads in BC?

Who is Sir Sanford Fleming?

500

In what decade did engineers begin sealing documents in Canada?

What is the 1920s?
500

What was the first machine to break the sound barrier?

What is the Bell X-1 aircraft?

500

Recently EGBC approved the formation of a new advocacy body. What is the name of this body?

What is British Columbia Society of Engineers and Geoscientists?

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