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PCHS Year 10 STEM Careers Day

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

Joseph Swan

b)

Gladstone Adams

c)

Charles Parsons

d)

William Armstrong

2.

Who is this?

a)

Joseph Swan

b)

Gladstone Adams

c)

Charles Parsons

d)

William Armstrong

3.

Who is this?

a)

Joseph Swan

b)

Gladstone Adams

c)

Charles Parsons

d)

William Armstrong

4.

Who is this?

a)

Joseph Swan

b)

Gladstone Adams

c)

Charles Parsons

d)

William Armstrong

5.

Who is credited with inventing windscreen wipers?

a)

Joseph Swan

b)

Gladstone Adams

c)

Charles Parsons

d)

William Armstrong

6.

Who partnered with Thomas Eddison to patent the first electric lightbulb?

a)

Joseph Swan

b)

Gladstone Adams

c)

Charles Parsons

d)

William Armstrong

7.

Who designed and paid for the landscaping of Jesmond Dene in Newcastle?

a)

Joseph Swan

b)

Gladstone Adams

c)

Charles Parsons

d)

William Armstrong

8.

Who is this?

a)

Rachel Parsons

b)

Susan Mary Auld

c)

Dorothy Buchanan

d)

Marie Curie

9.

Who is this?

a)

Rachel Parsons

b)

Susan Mary Auld

c)

Dorothy Buchanan

d)

Marie Curie

10.

Who is this?

a)

Rachel Parsons

b)

Susan Mary Auld

c)

Dorothy Buchanan

d)

Marie Curie

11.

Who helped design the landing vessels used on D Day?

a)

Rachel Parsons

b)

Susan Mary Auld

c)

Dorothy Buchanan

d)

Marie Curie

12.

Who was the founding president of the Women's Engineering Society in 1919

a)

Rachel Parsons

b)

Susan Mary Auld

c)

Dorothy Buchanan

d)

Marie Curie

13.

What percentage of STEM roles in the UK are held by women?

a)

9%

b)

19%

c)

29%

d)

39%

14.

Who was on the design team of the Sidney Harbour and Tyne Bridges?

a)

Rachel Parsons

b)

Susan Mary Auld

c)

Dorothy Buchanan

d)

Marie Curie

15.

Which is the largest company in the North East?

a)

Sage Group

b)

Nissan Motor Manufacture UK

c)

Essity

d)

Northumbrian Water

16.

Which company runs the largest apprenticeship scheme in the Tyne valley?

a)

Sage Group

b)

Nissan Motor Manufacture UK

c)

Essity

d)

Northumbrian Water

17.

Which company used to have their name on what is now The Glasshouse concert venue?

a)

Sage Group

b)

Nissan Motor Manufacture UK

c)

Essity

d)

Northumbrian Water

18.

Which of the following SHOULD NOT be included on your CV

a)

Your Name

b)

Your Contact Details

c)

Your Photo

d)

Your Skills

19.

Which of the following SHOULD be included on your CV

a)

2 or more pages of information

b)

A list of every school you've attended

c)

Qualifications (achieved or pending)

d)

A few good jokes

20.

An 'Entry Level' job....

a)

May not require previous experience

b)

Is often very highly paid

c)

is only available after you finish school or university

d)

doesn't help you in your future career

21.

Which of the following is a

disadvantage

of being an apprentice

a)

May not require previous experience

b)

Starting salary too low to live independently

c)

You are paid while you train

d)

You learn the right skills for the company

22.

The gap your bridge had to span was

a)

200 mm

b)

250 mm

c)

300 mm

d)

350 mm

23.

The tallest water tower built today was how tall?

a)

87cm

b)

107 cm

c)

137 cm

d)

157 cm

24.

What is the MAXIMUM available score (without bonus points) for today's challenges?

a)

200

b)

400

c)

400

d)

500

25.

How many sticky labels did you receive at the start of the problem solving challenges?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

26.

Which of the following companies does not have a factory or facility in the Tyne Valley

a)

Northumbria Water

b)

Egger

c)

Sage Computing

d)

Essity

27.

Who was one of the founders of Nike

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Tinker Hatfield

c)

LeBron James

d)

Bill Bowerman

28.

Who was the Nike Air trainer designed for?

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Tinker Hatfield

c)

LeBron James

d)

Bill Bowerman

29.

What sport did Tinker Hatfield compete in?

a)

Shot Putt

b)

High Jump

c)

Bobsleigh

d)

Pole Vault

30.

Which building in Paris inspired the design of the Nike Air trainers

a)

Eiffel Tower

b)

Notre Dame Cathedral

c)

The Louvre

d)

The Pompidou Centre