Civil Engineering Trivia

What is Civil engineering?

• Engineering used in the Civil War

• Engineering focused on structures and buildings

• Engineering used in civil court cases

• Laws based on civil court cases

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what is the main difference between structural and construction engineering?

• structural engineering only is important for builings

• construction engineering is about design

• structural engineering is about framework and design

• only structural engineering is important

which of these is not a type of engineering?

• earthquake engineering

• hydraulic engineering

• geotechnical engineering

• lighthouse engineering

Which is not a field of civil engineering?

• Construction

• Transportation

• Design

• Structural

Where did the first notable civil engineer live?

• Rome

• Imhotep

• Pyramid

• Egypt

who was the first person to label themselves as a civil engineer?

• Henry Winstanley

• John Eddystone

• John Smeaton

• Hippodamus

why could wood not be used in the Eddystone Lighthouse?

• The lighthouse was not durable enough

• the rocks stopped being a problem

• wood was too expensive

• wood could not be seen well enough

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which IS NOT a necessity for a city?

• food supply

• easy to travel through

• Water supply

• defense

who is the father of city planning?

• Miletus

• Hippodamus

• Aristotle

• Imhotep

What is the Hippodamian Plan?

• a modern aqueduct system

• a layout with curved streets

• the plan used to build the Pyramids of Giza

• a layout with straight streets and intersections at right angles