Government helps inventors and innovators of technology protect and control the use of their ideas for a limited time by giving them a:
Patent
100
This was the first man to walk on the moon.
Neil Armstrong
100
There are two types of electricity, what are they?
(Points given for each answer)
Alternating Current (AC)
Direct Current (DC)
100
Currently Mr. C is glued to the TV each Wednesday night to watch Keifer Sutherland serve as the United States President in this show.
Designated Survivor
200
Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg
200
What is the intentionally planned process of creating a product or system.
Design
200
The Space Race begin with the Mercury program, what are the other two programs called?
(Points will be given for EACH answer)
Gemini & Apollo
200
How many volts of electricity is a standard outlet?
120v
200
Mr. C. grew up watching the Tanner and the Matthews families on TV. Each show came back with a re-make in the last few years, but can you name the original?
(Points given for each answer)
Full House
Boy Meets World
300
Cottin Gin
Eli Whitney
300
Softwood comes from this type of tree.
Conifer
300
This disastrous third flight to the moon almost ended in tragedy for Jim Lovell and his two crew mates aboard what space flight.
(Fun Fact: Mr. C met Jim Lovell earlier this year)
Apollo 13
300
A conductor conducts electricity, what is the opposite of a conductor called?
Insulator
300
Mr. C. is a big fan of Tool Time, a fictional TV show that stars Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor on this REAL TV show.
Home Improvement
400
Telephone
Alexander Grahm Bell
400
When you change or improve an invention, this is called:
An Innovation
400
He was the first American in Space
Alan Shepard
400
What does LED stand for?
Light Emitting Diode
400
Mr. C has seen every episode of this legen...wait for it...dary tv show.
How I Met Your Mother
500
Telegraph
Samuel Morse
500
What is being at the right place at the right time with an open mind of discovery called?
Serendipity
500
What were the original group of seven astronauts selected called?
The Mercury Seven
500
Electrical Power is typically measured in what unit?
Watts
500
One of Mr. C's favorite shows is this 1960's show set in the fictional town of Mayberry, N.C.