Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Easy Peasy
Simple or Complex Technology?
All About Leah
All About Chris
100
What is the largest automobile company in the world (by market capitalization)
Toyota
100
How many pets do we have?
Five :)
100
These simple devices are nothing more than engineering corrosion cells, generating small amounts of electricity as a direct current... they are usually pretty small and are necessary to power the simplest of household objects.
Batteries
100
What is my favorite kind of food? (General question... such as American food, Mexican food, etc.)
Chinese food... duh.
100
What is Chris's middle name?
Bradley
200
What is the most popular commercial airplane in the skies today?
Boeing 747
200
What's the largest freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Superior
200
These now everyday handheld devices that have more computing power than the computers on Apollo 11, the spacecraft that delivered humans to the moon.
Cell Phones
200
What is my favorite animal?
Orca
200
What kind of engineer is he?
Metallurgical
300
What is the average cost of coal per ton (or per pound)... HINT since no one except Chris will know this... the cost per ton in the 30's... :) Your Welcome - Leah
$35 a ton, or <2 cents per lb
300
Name the 7th planet from the sun
Uranus
300
This simple "code" is the basis of modern computer engineering and is merely a series of on and off switches - or in computer engineering language, a series of ones or zeros
Binary
300
How many years did I participate in Cheerleading?
Five
300
What was the mascot of his high school?
Mule
400
On average, how many tons of coal does a coal train deliver? We will also accept the # of pounds in millions? HINT... The number in tons is in the teens of thousands... You're welcome again :)
14-15000, or 28-30 million lbs
400
What is someone who shoes horses called?
A farrier
400
This simple material can be found in some peoples bedrooms (those who can afford the legit brand). It was developed by NASA to improve the safety of aircraft cushions. It eventually was used in medical applications where people would lay for unhealthy amounts of times.
Memory Foam
400
Who is my favorite actress? Hint... she plays in an older movie about a prostitute finding love...
Julia Roberts!
400
What is Chris's favorite food?
Meat-lovers Pizza
500
What was the first year the Ford Mustang was released?
1964.5, will accept 1965
500
Who played Neo in The Matrix?
Keanu Reeves
500
This form of "electric" device is responsible for a simple grill igniter, ultra sensitive robots, and radar. What is the name of this electric device? Hint, it ends in "electric" ....... And I highly doubt any of you will get it - Leah
Piezoelectric
500
What was the make, model, year, and color of my first car?
A white 1995 Honda Accord... with an awesome sunroof,... and no air conditioning... :/
500
How tall is Chris?
5'8" and three quarters... will accept 5'9" cause you have to round up :)