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100

Newton's 4th Law

Nonsense, there's only 3!

100

One terabyte is equivalent to 10,000 Gigabytes

False - it is 1000 or 1024 gigabytes, depending on the system

100

In 1879, Thomas Edison invented the ______.

Light Bulb

100

What famous dam was built in 1935 and was the world's largest concrete structure at the time?

The Hoover Dam

100

What instrument in an orchestra is commonly referred to as a fiddle?

The Violin

200

Bernoulli's Equation (Fluid Dynamics)

Actual Equation!

200

Texas A&M's College of Engineering ranked 11th among public institutions in the U.S. for undergraduate programs in 2026

False - they placed 10th!

200

Which man became one of the richest people in history after leading the late-19th century expansion of the steel industry?

Andrew Carnegie

200

The statue of Liberty was a symbol of friendship between the United States and what country?

France

200

What element on the periodic table is "K"?

Potassium

300

Bohm's Law (Electrical)

Nonsense, it's Ohm's Law!

300

Sound travels faster in water than it does in air.

True

300

Which commonly used phrase was born shortly after Tim Berners-Lee founded the World Wide Web in 1992?

"Surfing the Internet"

300

What is the name of the massive underground water source located in South-Central Texas?

Edward's Aquifer

300

Who is the Greek Goddess of Wisdom?

Athena

400

Stopping Sight Distance (Traffic Design)

Actual Equation!

400

A Day in Venus is longer than a year on Venus.

True

400

Nikola Tesla revolutionized electricity generation and distribution, most notably inventing the ______.

Tesla Coil or AC Current

400

What type of bridge structure is the famous Brooklyn Bridge?

Suspension Bridge

400

What famous desert of French origin is commonly served in New Orleans?

Beignets

500

Superbanking Formula (Roadway Design)

Nonsense, it's the Superelevation Formula!

500

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)'s 2025 Infrastructure Report Card ranked America's Infrastructure at a B.

False - it was a C 

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500

Garrett Morgan laid the groundwork for modern-day Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) by inventing the ______.

Traffic Signal

500

Which city in the United States built the first subway system?

Boston

500

Which planet is the hottest in the solar system?

Venus