Mechanical
Electrical
CAD/Revit
Business of Engineering
Potpourri
100
This type of boiler heats water through the use of combustion gases flowing through piping that is submerged in water.
What is a "Fire-Tube Boiler"?
100
The following equation is a variation of this law:
R = V/I
What is "Ohm's Law"?
100
The acronym CAD stands for this.
What is "Computer Aided Design"?
100
West Plains Engineering was founded in this year.
When was 1984?
100
What scientist is known as "The Father of the Atomic Bomb"?
Who is "J. Robert Oppenheimer"?
200
682.6 Btu/h is equivalent to this many Watts.
What is "200 Watts"?
200
The acronym GFCI stands for this.
What is "Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter"?
200
This view type is used when you want to cut through the building model to see internal elements.
What is a "Section View"?
200
WPE has this many divisions.
What is "4" divisions?
Mechanical, Electrical, Electrical Specialties, and Power
200
This element makes up the majority of the Earth's atmosphere.
What is "Nitrogen"?
300
What are the four main components of a basic refrigeration cycle?
Compressor, Condenser, Evaporator, and Expansion Valve. 
300
True or False:
To provide the same amount of power, 480V distribution allows for the current to be higher compared to the current from 208V distribution.
FALSE:
P=V x I
To provide the same amount of power, the higher voltage allows for the current to be LOWER.
300
A collection of elements in a Revit model that can be edited, owned, and controlled separately from the rest of the model is called this.
What is a "Workset"?
300
WPE currently has this many registered PEs.
What is 15 Registered PEs.
300
"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives" Was said by this actor at the beginning of "The Days of Our Lives".
Who is Macdonald Carey?
Fun Fact: He was born in Sioux City
400
Which of the following processes will increase the dewpoint of the air?
A - Sensible Heating
B - Sensible & Latent Cooling
C - Sensible Cooling & Latent Heating
D -Sensible Heating & Latent Cooling
What is C: "Sensible Cooling & Latent Heating"?
400
When a K-factor is provided with a Transformer, this factor is describing what?
What is the "Harmonic Rating"?
400
This type of a parameter allows values to differ for each individual element.
What is "Instance Parameters"?
400
The following Design Conference took place in what year?
When was 2016?
2015-2017 excepted
400
From the Book Project Hail Marry, the organism's name "Astrophage" is based on Greek roots, the English translation is this.
Astro- (astron) = "star"
-phage (phagein) = "to eat"
Astrophage = "Star Eater"
500
Per the 2024 International Plumbing Code, the maximum distance from a 2" fixture trap to the vent is this.
What is "8 feet"?
500
What does XHHW-2 stand for?
What is "Cross Linked Polyethylene High Heat and Water Resistant Version 2 (rated 90 deg C)"?
500
If a family in Revit is Work Plane-based, where can it be hosted?
A - Horizontal planes only B - Any defined plane
C - It can float anywhere D - Vertical planes only
What is "B" - Any defined plane
500
Place the Top 5 Company Projects in order from highest to lowest based on Fee Received (as of 8/12/2026):
SDSU ADRDL Addition & Renovation
SD Men's Prison
ISU Teaching Hospital & Diagnostics Lab
Wounded Knee
ISU Small Animals Teaching Hospital
1- SD Men's Prison ($2,750,949)
2- SDSU ADRDL Additon/Renov ($1,648,032)
3- Wounded Knee ($1,291,942)
4- ISU Small Animals Teaching Hospital ($1,215,300)
5- ISU Teaching Hospital & Diagnostics Lab ($1,164,465)
500
Name 5 of the 8 Countries who have won the FIFA World Cup.
Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Uruguay