SAFETY
LANSCE
VEHICLES
PEOPLE
PHYSICS + ENGINEERING
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
100
What does the term “PPE” stand for in the context of workplace safety?
Personal Protective Equipment
100
WHO IS THE LANSCE USER FACILITY DIRECTOR?
ERIC BROWN
100
WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE AND COLOR IS THE P-2 GOVIE?
BLACK CHRYSLER VAN
100
NAME THE P-DO LEADER
FRANK MERRILL
100
Engineer Sherman Poppen is often credited as the inventor of the “Snurfer” – which was later renamed into what popularly-used winter sports equipment?
SNOWBOARD
100
WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS REFER FOR NM FOOD?
RED AND GREEN CHILE
200
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING SAFE OPERATIONS?
EVERYONE
200
WHAT DOES THE ACRONYM LANSCE STAND FOR?
LOS ALAMOS NEUTRON SCIENCE CENTER
200
WHAT IS THE BEST SELLING VEHICLE IN AMERICA?
FORD F-SERIES
200
NAME THE NEW P-DO DEPUTY LEADER
DMITRY YAROTSKI
200
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN BEGAN THE COLD WAR AND THAT FOLLOWING YEAR THE SOUND BARRIER BROKEN. WHAT WAS THE YEAR?
1947
200
THE TITANIC SANK IN 1912, BUT FOR WHAT OTHER REASON IS THAT YEAR A SIGNIFICANT DATE FOR AMERICAN HISTORY?
NM BECAME THE 47TH STATE
300
A MEDICAL EMERGENCY IS DEFINED AS THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ONSET OF A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT IS THREATENING TO WHAT?
LIFE, LIMB AND EYESIGHT
300
WHAT DOES THE BILLBOARD POSTER AT THE ENTRANCE TO LANCE SAY?
SAFETY IS OUR FIRST PRIORITY
300
WHAT DO YOU CALL THE TINY SLITS IN WINTER TIRES THAT HELP THEM GRIP ON ICE?
SIPES
300
WHO IS BLDG 1 AUDITORIUM NAMED AFTER?
LOUIE ROSEN
300
WHAT IS THE WORD "RADAR" AN ABBREVIATION FOR?
Radio Detection and Ranging.
300
WHAT IS NM'S OFFICIAL AIRCRAFT?
THE HOT-AIR BALLOON
400
NM STATE LAW SAYS THAT NO PERSON RIDING UPON ANY BICYCLE, COASTER, ROLLER SKATES, SLED OR TOY VEHICLE SHALL ATTACH THE SAME OR HIMSELF TO WHAT?
ANY VEHICLE UPON A ROADWAY
400
PRIOR TO 1995, Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) WAS CALLED WHAT? (Acronym is acceptable)
LAMPF
400
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE MOST FATAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS BETWEEN 2016 AND 2020.
CHEVY SILVERADO
400
WHO IS THE LUJAN CENTER NAMED AFTER?
BEN LUJAN SR
400
THE WORD "FORCE" COMES FROM THE LATIN WORD "FORTIS" MEANING WHAT?
STRONG
400
The NM Zia symbol has 4 groups of rays on each side. Name the 4 groups.
4 directions, 4 seasons, 4 stages of life, 4 times of day
500
WHAT DOES THE GIANT, BLUE BILLBOARD ON THE ROAD COMING UP LANSCE SAY?
SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT!
500
WHO IS THIS MAN?
LOUIS ROSEN
500
In May 2003, the fastest known speeding ticket in US history was handed out, with a Swedish sports car allegedly going 242 MPH in a 75 MPH zone. In what state did this occur?
Texas
500
This person won the Nobel Prize in Physics AFTER the Manhattan Project and shares a first name with the villian in Disney's Frozen
HANS BETHE
500
WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET, SOMETIMES THE WATER REDUCES FRICTION BETWEEN THE TIRES AND THE TARMAC AND CAUSES OUR CARS TO LOSE CONTROL. WHICH ARTIST ALSO PUT OUT A HIT SONG IN 2023 CALLED "LOSE CONTROL"?
TEDDY SWIMS
500
WHERE DID MARIA GO TO COLLEGE?
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY