Transportation Tech
Urban Planning
Renewable Energy
Material Science
Pop Culture
100
Name me 3 different types of transportation.
100
The meaning of urban planning.
-Design and regulation of uses of space
-Envision future cities
-Develop and implement policies
-Address challenges
-Engage with the community
100
The largest source of renewable electricity.
What is hydropower?
100
The 3 basic types of materials.
What is metal, ceramic, and polymer?
100
The singer currently on their Eras Tour.
Who is Taylor Swift?
200
The purpose of interchange stations.
What are major stations that connect many lines and different modes of transport?
Ex. Union Station
200
The meaning and purpose of mixed-use areas.
Mixed-Use - denser, more community-based design
200
The two byproducts of a hydrogen fuel cell.
What is water and warm air?
200
The type of polymer this is
What is thermoplastic?
200
The most streamed song of all time on Spotify.
What is "Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd?
300
The difference between highway and freeway.
All freeways are highways.
Highways have intersections and stop lights -> slower speed
Freeways have no stoplights and are designed to have a higher speed (ex. Gardiner Expressway)
300
The 3 pillars of sustainability.
What is environmental, economic, and social sustainability?
300
Definition of Geothermal energy.
What is using the accessible thermal energy from the Earth’s core and mantle?
300
The components of a composite material.
What is a reinforcement and matrix?
300
The highest-grossing movie of all time without adjusting for inflation.
What is "Avatar" (2009) by James Cameron?
400
The difference between light rail and streetcar.
Light rail: right of way, faster, further stops
Streetcar: share road with cars, closer stops together
400
What makes Hong Kong's transit system efficient.
Integration of the transit system with major buildings
400
What ethanol is made of.
What is corn and biomass?
400
Cardboard is an example of __________ compoiste.
What are sandwhich panels?
400
Millie Bobby Brown's age when "Stranger Things" first started airing.
What is 12 years old?
500
The 4 components of tranportation.
What is modes, infrastructure, networks, flow?
500
The effects of suburbanization.
Significantly decreased sense of community
Overreliance on cars = minimal focus on new public transit and alternative modes of transport
500
The meaning of octane number.
What is increased power and performance with higher octane number?
500
The type of links/bonds that give elastomers the ability to be stretched.
What are crosslinks?
500
The singer that achieved number one on Billboard Hot 100 for four decades.
Who is Mariah Carey? (It's for "All I Want for Christmas is You")