Hodgepodge
Abbreviations/Common Names
Logic
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100
This man is credited as the inventor of the light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
100
LEDs are semiconductor devices that emit light when current flows through.
What is a light emitting diode?
100
Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?
What is meat?
100
Hint: 2 words
What is "Carbon Footprint?"
100
A word stemming from the Latin words ingeniare ("to create, generate, contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness").
What is Engineer?
200
A simple machine shaped as a triangle-shaped tool, and is a portable inclined plane. It shares its name with a golf club, used for accurate short distance lobs.
What is a wedge?
200
A light amplifying device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.
What is a laser? (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)
200
Susan and Lisa decided to play tennis against each other. They bet $1 on each game they played. Susan won three bets and Lisa won $5. How many games did they play?
What is 11?
200
Hint: phrase
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What is "The pen is mightier/stronger than the sword?"
200
An aquatic, flightless bird.
What is a penguin?
300
The ability of an object to resist a distorting force and return to its original shape and size.
What is elasticity?
300
Known as DNA, this molecule carries genetic information for the development and function of living organisms.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
300
What is 35?
300
Hint: 3 words
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What is "Center of Gravity?"
300
A machine that converts one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy (movement).
What is an engine?
400
The generic term for building material which is used to buffer a structure against unwanted inclement temperature, acoustics, fire or impact.
What is insulation?
400
CAD software is frequently used by engineers. CAD software can be used to create two-dimensional (2-D) drawings or three-dimensional (3-D) models. What is CAD?
What is Computer-Aided Design?
400
What is the next number in the sequence?
1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, ?
What is 13112221?
400
Hint: 2 words
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What is "Side Effect?"
400
To search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste.
What is scavenging?
500
Worn by many Canadian-trained engineers, this serves as a symbol and reminder of the obligations and ethics associated with their profession.
What is the Iron Ring?
500
Often abbreviated as “sonar,” this is a technique used to detect objects underwater.
What is sound navigation and ranging?
500
Change 3 matchsticks into 6 without breaking any of them.
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500
Hint: 3 words
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What is "Zero-G Flight?"
500
The extent of something from end to end.
What is length?