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BC Hydro Personalities
Well I'll Be Dam-ed
100

A device that starts and stops the flow of electricity.

What is a switch?

100

Finish the lyrics:

"Why this car is automatic

It's systematic

It's hydromatic

Why it's _______ _______"

What is "Greased Lightnin'"?

100

He is the face of BC Hydro in the media.

Who is Dave Mix?

100

This dam will be the third dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in Northern BC.

What is Site C?

200

Shuffling around on the carpet produces this type of energy.

What is static electricity?

200

This popular line dance is set to Marcia Griffiths and Bunny Wailer's song "Electric Boogie".

What is The Electric Slide?

200

He is our current Board Chair.

Who is Ken Peterson?

200

A structure that allows fish, such as salmon, to bypass dams on their travel to spawning grounds.

What is a fish ladder?

300

A material that electricity can travel through easily.

What is a conductor?

300

"Mr. Blue Sky" and "Evil Woman" are famous songs by this band.

Who is Electric Light Orchestra?

300

He was the Premier who passed the BC Hydro Act, leading to the creation of BC Hydro in 1961.

Who is WAC Bennet?

300

The number of dams that BC Hydro operates.

What is 82?

400

The unit for measuring electrical current.

What is an ampere?

400

This song refers to a certain avenue in London, England and to the 1981 Brixton Riot.

What is "Electric Avenue"?

400

A hydro dam in the Kootenay region is named after this former university professor and co-chairman of BC Hydro (1962 and 1969).

Who is Hugh Keenleyside?

400

This country's ancient civilization is well known for its extensive system of dams, sluices, and canals.

What is Egypt?

500

This solution of sulfuric acid and water is commonly used in batteries.

What is an electrolyte?

500

This song by American rock band MGMT was released in 2008 as the second single from their debut studio album "Oracular Spectacular".

What is "Electric Feel"?

500

An English financier who was a chairman of the board of the BC Electric Railway. A BC Hydro office in Burnaby is named after him.

Who is Robert Horne-Payne?

500

The oldest remains of dams have been found in this Middle East country.

What is Jordan?