Understanding the Turbo Encabulator

Understanding the Turbo Encabulator

Assessment

Interactive Video

Other

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial public perception of the turbo encabulator?

A children's toy

A simple household appliance

A new type of musical instrument

A groundbreaking technological advancement

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary purpose of the turbo encabulator's technobabble?

To promote a new engineering course

To confuse those not in on the joke

To advertise a new product line

To educate the public about new technology

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Time magazine contribute to the turbo encabulator's fame?

By writing an article that expanded the joke's reach

By hosting a public demonstration

By featuring it in a fictional story

By publishing a detailed technical manual

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which company created a data sheet for the turbo encabulator in 1962?

IBM

General Electric

Ford

Microsoft

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Bud Haggart's contribution to the turbo encabulator story?

He patented the design

He wrote a book about its history

He created a video explaining it as a truck improvement

He invented the original machine