NSBE History
What is the term for the younger students that NSBE members mentor through the Pre-Collegiate Initiative?
NSBE Jr. members
What is the name of the chart used to show a project's schedule, showing when tasks start and end?
A Gantt Chart
What Marvel character and MIT grad built a suit in a cave with a box of scraps?
Tony Stark (Iron Man)
According to Newton’s Third Law, for every action, there is an equal and opposite _____
Reaction
How many Radians are in a full 360-degree circle?
2π
There's this number of founders of NSBE and they are known as the "Chicago ___"
Six
What is the name of the Professional License needed to become a Professional Engineer?
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)
What legendary educator and TV personality wore a signature bowtie while making science accessible to 90s kids?
Bill Nye the Science Guy
To convert Celsius to Kelvin, what number do you need to add to the Celsius temperature?
273 or 273.15
What is sin(30)?
1/2 or 0.5
What is NSBE's mission statement?
"To increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community"
What is the psychological phenomenon, common among high-achieving seniors entering the workforce, involves doubting one's accomplishments and fearing being exposed as a "fraud."
Imposter Syndrome
What 2016 film told the true story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson at NASA?
Hidden Figures
What law states that the force needed to extend or compress a spring is proportional to that distance (F=kx)?
Hooke's Law
What is the weight of a 50 kg person in newtons?
490 N
Before officially becoming a National organization, "NSBE" used to be known as what?
SBE (Society of Black Engineers)
In the professional world, there is a term for a "peer review" where other engineers check your drawings or code before they are finalized. What is this term?
Design Review (or QA/QC)
What 2014 Christopher Nolan film involved a physicist (Kip Thorne) to ensure the visual representation of the black hole, "Gargantua," was scientifically accurate?
Interstellar
In an electrical circuit, this Law states that Voltage equals Current times Resistance (V=IR)?
Ohm's Law
If you have a material with a density of 5 g/cm³ and a volume of 10 cm³, what is the mass?
50g
The First National Convention in 1975 was held at what University?
Purdue University
In a manufacturing or tech company, "R&D" stands for what department?
Research and Development
In Tenet, what is the "engineering" concept used to explain objects moving backward through time is based on this real thermodynamic property?
Entropy (Inverted Entropy)
What is the specific property defined as the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree Celsius?
Specific Heat Capacity
A 30kg projectile is launched at a velocity of 10 m/s. Neglecting air resistance, what is the Kinetic Energy of the projectile at the moment of launch?
150 J