Engineering Jeopardy

Pot Luck

100

Name, including monicker, of the character who "pickled The Beast" in the movie The Sandlot

What is Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez

200

Yards in a Mile

What is 1,760

300

Number of mummies found in all of the pyramids in Egypt

What is zero

400

For linear fluorescent bulbs, what does the "T" rating represent?

What is 1/8" diameter increments.

500

Exact length of time in a calendar year (±1 hour)

What is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds.  (365.2422 days)

Acronyms

100

ASHRAE

What is The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers 

200

ESCO

What is Energy Services Company

300

BTU

What is British Thermal Unit

400

PSIA

What is Pounds Per Square Inch, Absolute (Gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure)

500

NYSERDA

What is the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority

Conversions

100

[ 1.8 * °C ] + 32

What is Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit

200

BTUs in a Therm (SI)

What is 100,000

300

1 Horsepower to kW

What is 0.745699872

400

Watt to BTU

What is 3.413

500

Centimeters per Inch

What is 2.54

Formulas

100

A² + B² = C²

What is the Pythagorean Theorum

200

Conductivity of tower water divided by the  conductivity of the makeup water

What is Cycles of Concentration

300

Force over an area

What is Pressure

400

Motor power is proportional to motor speed ________

What is cubed

500

Quantity of heat energy.

What is Q=mcΔT

Measurement and Dimensions

100

A unit of measurement for temperature and angles

What is Degree

200

An instrument that measures humidity.

What is a hygrometer.

300

The amount of space contained within an object or solid shape

What is Volume

400

The relationship between an object's mass and size

What is Density

500

The heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by 1°F at standard temperature and pressure.

What is a British Thermal Unit (BTU)