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Fun Civil Engineering Facts
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"F"IVE-LETTER WORDS
KITCHEN CONFUSION
100

According to the 2018 IBC, the means of egress shall have a ceiling height of no less than

7' 6" above finished floor

100

He is known as the first civil engineer

John Smeaton (also accepting Benjamin Wright as an answer)

100

Don't be shy--of Disney's 7 dwarfs, he's alphabetically first

Bashful

100

Often charging by the pounds, some laundries offer this & fold service

Fluff

100

If this spicy powder ends with an "E", it's likely pure; with an "I", it's a blend

Chile, or chili powder

200

Maximum riser height for most types of buildings

What is 7"

200
The first female civil engineer

Nora Stanton Blatch

200

First discovered in 1937, the West Nile Virus is transmitted to humans by these

Mosquitos
200

The Geiranger, this long, narrow inlet in Norway, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Fjord

200

Broth is mainly made from the meat of the animal, while stock comes from these other parts

Bones

300

5 required minimum number of accessible parking spaces

101 - 150 total parking spaces provided

300

Civil engineers made this amusement park contraption possible by designing its pumping system

What is the waterslide

300

ariannaonline.com preceded this website that launched in 2005

The Huffington Post

300

Found on a palm tree

Frond

300

The main difference between a traditional Italian pesto & French pistou is the use of these nuts in pesto

Pine nuts

400

Handrails are permitted to protrude this far from wall or guard


What is 4-1/2"

400

This very early example of civil engineering is the only remaining original of the Seven Wonders

What is the Great Pyramid of Giza
400

The Ministry of the Interior building in Havana bears a sculpture honoring this revolutionary

Che Guevara

400

A proverb says this "can move mountains"

Faith

400

The difference between baking soda & baking powder is that baking powder contains an acid like cream of this

Tartar

500

Groups F-1 and F-2

What are Factory and Industrial

500

This Scandinavian civil engineering feat is 22 years old and is rebuilt every year

Ice Hotel in Norway

500

Promoting healthy eating & reducing salt consumption, the DASH diet stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop this

Hypertension

500

Another word for straightforward, or a weenie

Frank

500

Ouzo is a Greek liquor; this is a 4-letter Japanese citrus fruit

Yuzu