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What are the steps for the Engineering Design Process?
a) Find Problem; Build/Revise; Brainstorm Share
b) Find problem; Design/Build; Brainstorm; Revise Share
c) Find problem; Brainstorm; Design/Build; Test/Evaluate/ Share
d) Find Problem; Share; Revise; Test/Evaluate

In electricity, voltage is measured in volts while current is measured in …….?
a) megabytes
b) kilometers
c) grams
d) amps

In terms of engineering software, what does CAD stand for?
a) Computers and Data
b) Computer Aided Design
c) Cats and Dogs
d) Calculate and Determine

What kind of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?
a) Beam
b) Arch
c) Suspension
d) Truss

The Panama Canal joins which two oceans?
a) Indian Pacific
b) Atlantic Pacific
c) Arctic Pacific
d) Indian Atlantic

The Hoover dam is on the border of which two U.S. states?
a) Arizona California
b) Utah Nevada
c) Nevada Arizona
d) Nevada California

In what country is the Taj Mahal found?
a) India
b) China
c) Brazil
d) Spain

The Great Sphinx of Giza has the head of a human and the body of a what?
a) monkey
b) lion
c) dog
d) panda

Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA as a gift?
a) England
b) France
c) China
d) South Africa

What kind of bridge is the Sydney Harbor Bridge?
a) Beam
b) Arch
c) Truss
d) Suspension

What is the longest bridge in the U.S.?
a) George Washington Bridge in New York
b) Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
c) Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Virginia
d) Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana

What kind of bridge is the typical railroad bridge?
a) Beam
b) Arch
c) Truss
d) Suspension

What is the tallest building in the U.S.?
a) Trump Tower in New York
b) One World Trade Center in New York
c) Willis Tower in Chicago
d) Bank of America Building in San Francisco

What is the tallest building in the world?
a) One World Trade Center, New York City
b) Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE
c) Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan
d) Willis Tower in Chicago, IL

What engineering feat connects 160 countries and 1,700 ports around the world?
a) Golden Gate Bridge
b) Holland Tunnel
c) Panama Canal
d) The Great Pyramid

What is one of the most famous ENGINEERING achievements in Colorado?
a) Rocky Mountains
b) Steamboat Springs
c) Four Corners
d) Glenwood Canyon tunnels

Why do golf balls have dimples?
a) To bounce higher
b) To bounce lower.
c) To reduce drag to go further.
d) To increase drag to go a shorter distance.

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