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This type of engineer develop technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and spacecraft. 

Aerospace Engineers

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In education, this acronym stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

STEM

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In Fluid dynamics, Greek letter Eta typically represents?

Viscosity

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This tied-arch bridge that connects Interstate 794 in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the Lake Freeway across the Milwaukee River inlet and originally called the Harbor Bridge.

Hoan Bridge (The Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge)

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This fictional engineer / inventor used the Arc Reactor to power his armor, seen in the Marvel comics / movies.

Iron Man / Tony Stark

200

One of the most famous mechanical engineers, he is best known for revolutionizing mass production with the development of the assembly line technique and the name of a US-based automobile company. 

Henry Ford

200

This order is a universal rule for solving mathematical expressions with multiple operations. 

PEMDAS
(Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction)

200

This is one of the oldest and largest sources of renewable energy. This type of energy uses the natural flow of moving water to generate electricity.

Hydropower, or hydroelectric power.

200

What California structure designed in 1917 has an official color of "international orange?

Golden Gate Bridge

200

This engineer is wildly known as the mastermind behind the invention of the induction motor, 3-phase electricity, and fluorescent lighting. Also inspired the name of this brand of Electric Vehicle.

Tesla

300

This civil engineer and architect is innovative in iron and steel frameworks, most renowned for designing and overseeing the construction of the landmark in the city of love.   

Gustave Eiffel

300

Mechanical engineers often use this type of software to design parts and assemblies before they are manufactured. 

CAD
(Computer-Aided Design)

300

Located on the shores of Lake Michigan in the City of Milwaukee, this industrialized peninsula is where MMSD makes Milorganite® - a fertilizer trusted by experts since 1926.

Jones' Island.

300

This arch bridge over the Niagara River gorge that connects the cities of Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario. Also used as a metaphor for the passing of beloved pets.

The Rainbow Bridge.

300

Best friends and roommates Leonard and Sheldon are physicists who work at the California Institute of Technology, featured in this 2007 sitcom. 

The Big Bang Theory

400

This Tennessee born engineer was instrumental in the creation of the IBM PC, and he co-invented the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, which allowed for computer peripherals like printers and modems to be connected to PCs. 

Mark Dean

400

Because it's "nature's engineer," Tim the Beaver serves as the mascot for the sports teams at what East Coast private research university?

MIT
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

400

The river runs through or borders 10 of the country’s 50 states. It is one of the world's most important commercial waterways and one of North America's great migration routes for both birds and fishes.  

Mississippi River

400

This actor starred as what is arguably his most iconic role as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski in The Big Lebowski.

Jeff Bridges

400

This brand's local root beer is a Milwaukee favorite amongst their beers and signature craft sodas that are produced with our local fresh water.

Sprecher Brewery

500

This Wisconsin born architect lacks a formal degree in architecture or engineering and yet introduced the concept of organic architecture, where form and function are harmoniously integrated with the environment. His style of homes featured Milwaukee's own Burnham Block.

Frank Lloyd Wright

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This regional government agency that provides water reclamation and flood management services for over 1 million people in 29 communities in the Greater Milwaukee Area. Also the sponsor of our internship program.

 MMSD
(Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District)

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What carries water from a source to a distribution point? Used today to describe pipes, canals, and tunnels, it was most famously used in Ancient Rome, construction that stands to this day.

Aqueduct

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The trapezoid-shaped pieces, wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, that make up an arch bridge are called...

Voussoir

500

The secret to time travel in the popular 1980s movie Back to the Future uses this much electricity in the Delorean. 

1.21 gigawatts

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