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Super righteous engineering preassessment

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This aircraft is a modern marvel. The first with a pressurized cabin, it also dropped the first atomic bombs on Japan ending WWII.

a)

B-29 Superfortress

b)

X-15

c)

Bell X-1 Mach Buster

d)

P-38 Lightning

2.

This atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and led to the surrender of Imperial Japan.

a)

Fat Man

b)

Little Boy

c)

Gurgle-Blurp-Snarf

d)

Ham the Space Chimp

3.

This scientist led team which developed the atomic bomb and changed forever the course of human history. What is his name?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

Lil' Pump

c)

J. Robert Oppenhimer

d)

Chuck Yeager

4.

This man, known as the "Red Baron" was a skilled fighter ace who shot down 88 planes. What is his name?

a)

Chuck Berry

b)

Werner von Braun

c)

Richard Bong

d)

Manfred von Richthofen

5.

This Soviet cosmonaut was the first woman to travel to space.

a)

Valentina Tereshkova

b)

Amelia Earhart

c)

Annie Oakley

d)

Mindy the Mermaid

6.

This rocket scientist designed the Saturn V rocket which enabled men to land on the moon.

a)

Sergei Korelov

b)

Werner von Braun

c)

Robert Goddard

d)

Valintin Glushgo

7.

This test pilot was the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound... Mach 1.

a)

Richard Bong

b)

Eddie Rickenbacker

c)

Chuck Yeager

d)

Paul Tibbets

8.

This space monkey was the first to survive traveling to space during tests conducted by NASA.

a)

Naners

b)

Blongo

c)

Mr. Jangles

d)

Ham

9.

This experimental aircraft which was modeled after a 50 caliber bullet was the first to break the sound barrier.

a)

Bell X-1

b)

F-86 Saber

c)

P-47 Thunderbolt

d)

X-15

10.

This Soldier risked his life to save his buddies during the Korean war by fighting and killing dozens of communists in hand-to-hand combat and bayonet fighitng.

a)

Alvin York

b)

Hiroshi Miyamura

c)

Eddie Rickenbacker

d)

George Custer

11.

The capital city of Honduras is...

a)

Tegucigalpa

b)

San Juan

c)

Belmopan

d)

Managua

12.

This experimental aircraft seen here being launched from underneath a B-52 bomber could reach speeds of MACH-6.

a)

Bell X-1

b)

X-15

c)

P-47 Thunderbolt

d)

V-2

13.

This artist changed helped tear down racist perceptions in this nation through his amazing music. His song "Johnny Be Goode" is also on the record carried by the Voyager spacecraft.

a)

Lil Uzi Vert

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

Chuck Berry

d)

Elvis Prestly

14.

This tool is used in drafting to draw horizontal lines.

a)

Compass

b)

Architect's Scale

c)

Triangle

d)

T-Square

15.

Newton's Second Law...

a)

KE = 1/2 M x V2

b)

F = M x A

c)

GPE = MGH

d)

Inertia

16.

This tool allows draftsmen to draw scaled circles when making blue prints.

a)

Triangle

b)

T Square

c)

Compass

d)

Protractor

17.

This aviation pioneer was the first woman to fly a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Jackie Cochran

c)

Annie Oakley

d)

Valentina Tereshkova

18.

This Titan rocket carried the Gemini space capsule which was built in what city?

a)

Perry the Platypus

b)

Huntsville

c)

Denver

d)

St Louis

19.

This is the metric unit for mass.

a)

Meters

b)

Grams

c)

Liters

d)

Newtons

20.

Shipwrights from this civilization built boats like this which changed the course of history.

a)

Vikings

b)

Mesopotamian

c)

Romans

d)

Mali

21.

Engineers designed this Zepplin to fly using Hydrogen (an explosive gas) which had tragic results!

a)

Wu Tang Clan

b)

Acron

c)

Hindenburg

d)

Goodyear

22.

This spacecraft was the first to visit Mars and Venus.

a)

Mariner

b)

Viking

c)

Pathfinder

d)

Magellen

23.

Through data analysis, this doctor discoverd that cholera was spread through dirty water. He has saved millions of lives and changed the world.

a)

Paul Tibbits

b)

Chuck Yeager

c)

John Snow

d)

Alexander Fleming

24.

This formula is used to calculate Kinetic Energy.

a)

P = F / A

b)

D = M / V

c)

KE = 1/2 M x V2

d)

F = M x A

25.

Gravitational Potential Energy is calculated with this formula...

a)

F = M x A

b)

KE = 1/2 M x V2

c)

GPE = M x G x H

d)

V = I x R

26.

Gravitational Potential Energy is stored energy based on mass and...

a)

chemical bonds of a propellant.

b)

how high a object is above the ground.

c)

the speed at which an object is travelling.

d)

Lil Uzi Vert.

27.

This general and US President crushed the Confederacy during the Civil War and was a trained engineer.

a)

William T. Sherman

b)

Mortimer Snerd

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

28.

These drafting triangles are used by engineers to manually draw angles. They are called...

a)

45 and 30-60

b)

big and little

c)

standard and acute

d)

Rachel and Timmothy

29.

For stable flight of a rocket, the Center of Pressure (COP) must be...

a)

behind the Center of Gravity (COG)

b)

in front of the Center of Gravity (COG)

c)

Peppa Pig

d)

colocated with the Center of Gravity (COG)

30.

This sleek fighter jet ruled the skies during the Korean war.

a)

P-47 Thunderbolt

b)

F-86 Sabre

c)

F-84G Thunderjet

d)

F-4 Phantom

31.

This man was the first American Fighter Ace shooting down 24 enemy aircraft and leading from the front. As a teen ager he built his first car and later won the Daytona 500.

a)

Werner von Braun

b)

Barney Oldfield

c)

Dale Earnhardt

d)

Eddie Rickenbacker

32.

These technical drawings allow engineers to share design specifications with manufactures, chemists and machinists.

a)

mechanical transition

b)

paper thingy

c)

instructions

d)

blue prints

33.

This Souix (Lacota) Chief changed the course of US history by defeating General Custer at the battle of the Little Bighorn.

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

Crazy Horse

c)

Geronimo

d)

Pontiac

34.

This space rocket carried 26 tons of equipment and human beings to the moon and back, To this day engineers cannot do better than the design of its engines.

a)

Redstone

b)

Atlas

c)

Saturn V

d)

Titan

35.

This doctor discovered penicillin through dedicated and accidental analysis of data. He has likely saved billions of lives and changed the world forever.

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

John Snow

c)

James Webb

d)

Wayne Gert

36.

This Soviet (Communist) aircraft changed aviation by standardizing military aircraft with jet engines.

a)

Mig-21

b)

Mig-15

c)

F-86

d)

F84G

37.

Newton's 1st law states: an object at rest will stay at rest, while an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. It is also called this;

a)

Force

b)

Inertia

c)

Acceleration

d)

Drag

38.

Terbulent flow or laminar flow of fluids (like air or water) over an object cause friction. This fricion is known as what?

a)

Drag

b)

Inertia

c)

Gravity

d)

Force

39.

Castle Bravo was the code name for a 15 megaton Hydrogen Bomb which destroyed this island.

a)

Bikini Atoll

b)

Hawaii

c)

Truk

d)

Japan

40.

On a data graph, the INDEPENDENT variable is plotted along the...

a)

Origin

b)

X Axis

c)

Y Axis

d)

Quadrant I

41.

This instrument measures

a)

altitude

b)

force

c)

wind speed

d)

temperature

42.

Of the simple machines the lever is broken into how many classes?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

43.

When Mr. Laybourn is not teaching he and his wife...

a)

Save the universe from the forces of Emperor Ming

b)

Give presents to all the sad babies in the world

c)

use their mind power to stop the hole in the space-time continuum

d)

Tame and ride polar bears at the circus

44.

CPT Kirk and Mr. Spock are crew members of this starship...

a)

Enterprise

b)

Discovery

c)

Reliant

d)

Grisholm

45.

Pinkie Pie

a)

Wishes she was an Engineer

b)

Is evil

c)

Is a rabbit

d)

Tastes like mashed potatoes

46.

Fins on a rocket move the center of pressure (COP) to the rear of the device and increase

a)

Stability

b)

Drag

c)

Lift

d)

Yaw

47.

This Roman could recall a list of 10000 things after a year.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Seneca

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Archimedes

48.

My Border Collie is named

a)

Archimedes

b)

Tucker

c)

Wacko-Fruitcake

d)

Nom Noms

49.

A triple beam balance is used to measure

a)

mass

b)

force

c)

volume

d)

altitude

50.

This man used systems engineering to revolutionize the automobile and manufacturing industries.

a)

Charles Manson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Lebron James

51.

Work is calculated with this formula.

a)

W=FxD

b)

P=W/T

c)

F=MxA

d)

A = (VF - VI) / T

52.

James Watt, from Scotland, is credited with inventing this device.

a)

Face-Punch-o-Matic

b)

Steam Engine

c)

Trebuchet

d)

Vacuum Cleaner

53.

This medieval siege engine used a counterweight and gravitation potential energy to launch projectiles.

a)

Ballista

b)

Catapult

c)

Trebuchet

d)

Mangonel

54.

This creature may or may not be harmed if you fail to do your lessons.

a)

Reginald the Rabbit

b)

Peter the Panda

c)

Lexi the Llama

d)

Merp the Seal

55.

Never hit a penguin with this instrument... it is considered animal abuse.

a)

Hockey Stick

b)

Another Penguin

c)

Cactus

d)

Louisville Slugger

56.

The 25mm Bushmaster machine cannon on an M2A2 Bradley uses this kind of energy to destroy enemy vehicles when firing AT Rounds.

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Gravitational Potential Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

57.

Pickles will...

a)

taste nice.

b)

Make you super smart, be good looking and be totally righteous.

c)

have some spices and stuff in them.

d)

sometimes be on Rick and Morty.

58.

Use this to...

a)

Sleep

b)

Convert metric units

c)

Play Basketball

d)

Pokemans?