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100

Caused by an electrical current passing through the human body but not necessarily death.

What is electric shock?

100

Where electricity always wants to go, even if it means traveling through a person.

What is to ground?

100

Eddy Grant took a stroll down this lane in Brixton, England which was one of the first to have electric lights.

What is Electric Avenue?

100

A spark of this can generate up to 3000 volts.

What is static electricity?

100

Thomas Edison's first patent (U.S. Patent 0,090,646), had a "yes" switch and a "no" switch and was an "electrographic" way to record what, although Washington congressmen weren't interested?

What are votes

200
This amount of current across the human heart can be fatal in as little as 2 seconds?

What is .1 amp

200

According to OSHA, these should only be temporary (not used for more than 30 days)

What are extension cords?

200

Evil Woman, Telephone Line, Mr. Blue Sky, and Don't Bring Me Down are some of their famous songs?

Who is Electric Light Orchestra

200

Electricity travels at 186,000 miles per second, the same speed as this.

What is the speed of light?

200

Thomas Edison's first two children had nicknames that honored his work as a telegrapher and his love of Morse Code. What were they?

Who are dot and dash?

300

Part of the body which offers least resistance?

What is the head.

300

This is an automatically operated electrical switch, designed to protect the equipment, and the electrical circuit wiring from damage caused by overload or short circuit. Not designed to protect people.

What is a circuit breaker?

300

Debbie Boone took this song about illumination to the top of the charts in 1977.

What is You Light Up My Life?

300

Approximately this many persons die each year from electrocution in the US.

A. 400

B. 800

C. 4000 

What is 400?

300

Ten of these consume enough electricity to power up a 60 watt lightbulb.


What are Google searches?

400

What part of the body offers the most electrical resistance?

What is the skin?

400

Arc Flash temperatures can reach up to 3.5 times the temperature of this?

What is the sun.

400

The step sequence was first devised by Broadway dancer Ric Silver in 1976 to an upbeat reggae song by Bunny Wailer, Electric Boogie, a hit in Jamaica that went on to become a more mainstream US success for his compatriot Marcia Griffiths, in 1982 and 1989.

What is the Electric Slide.

400

The step sequence was first devised by Broadway dancer Ric Silver in 1976 to an upbeat reggae song by Bunny Wailer, Electric Boogie, a hit in Jamaica that went on to become a more mainstream US success for his compatriot Marcia Griffiths, in 1982 and 1989.

What is the Electric Slide?

400

A portable hand-held electric light (often battery-powered) is almost always called a "flashlight" in the U.S., but in England it's often referred to by a different name. What is the British term for a flashlight?

What is a torch?

500

Ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) light emitted from an arc flash can also cause damage to this part of the body.

What are the eyes?

500

A GFCI will sense an imbalance of current and trip power this fast.

What is 1/30th of a second?

500

Bon Scott, Angus Young are "Thunderstruck" and "Back in Black" with the 2 types of electrical circuits?

What is AC/DC?

500

Electric shock may cause death by the following 4 ways.

What are Electrocution, shock, burns, and falls.

500

This country uses the most electricity annually. Their consumption is about 23% more than the U.S.

Where is Iceland?