Mathematics
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100

x = 9 * 9 + 3

solve for x

84

100

In what year did the RVA office on West Grace Street open? 

2018

100

What is the purpose of purple board?

Mildew and mold resistance

100

If the RFI response references detail 14/A110, what does the "A" in A110 stand for?

Architectural

100

What's the name of Justin Bieber's wife? (first and last name)

Hailey (Baldwin) Bieber 

200

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck chucks 10 logs of wood per hour for 2 days straight?

480 logs

200

When a bathtub on the second floor continued to leak through into the office ceiling, on which APM's desk did the ceiling tile fall causing an almost Final Destination-style death sequence?

Holly Buono (Johnson)

200

What is the weight (within 3 lbs) of a standard 1/2" sheet of drywall?

51.2 lbs

(48.2-54.2)

200

When complete with a project, a subcontractor turns in red-lined drawings showing changes to their scope installed.  What are these commonly referred to in the specifications?

As-built drawings.
200

What was the name of the character playing Will Smith's uncle in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

Uncle Phil (Philip Banks)

300

Name the sequence of numbers that starts: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21...

Fibonacci Sequence

300

What banking client at the James Center had a large office restack awarded to HITT in which we celebrated by tricking Gilbane into buying us beer?

Wells Fargo (good client, terrible bank..)

300

What is the main component of drywall?

Mineral gypsum (two molecules of water and one of calcium sulfate)

300

In our standard subcontract agreement, what exhibit contains the Subcontractor's Scope of Work?

Exhibit B

300

How many Fast and Furious movies have been released to date?

9

400

This mathematical constant is best reflected in fractional form as 22/7.

Pi

400

At what brewery did HITT complete one of the first projects in the history of the RVA office? 

The Veil Brewery

400

Before drywall, what was used to form walls?

Plaster applied over wood strips called laths.

400

What division of the specification is carpet and carpet tile?

Div 09 (096800)

400

What is the highest grossing movie of all time?

Avatar ($2.847B)

500

If it's 32 degrees Fahrenheit, what is the temperature in Celsius?

0

500

Who was the first employee to be interviewed in the RVA office and eventually hired (as an APM).

Danny Bates

500

Why is the product called drywall?

Previously, walls were made of plaster over laths, which was wet applied.  This revolutionized the industry as a "dry"wall.

500

What division is electrical?

Div 26

500

What is the highest viewed Youtube video of all time?

Baby Shark Dance (9.32 Billion views)

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