TRIVIA 2

Part 1
Prepared By: Danver Mendoza

____ 1. In May 13, 2014, a coal mine explosion occurred in Soma, Manisa, Turkey caused by an
underground mine fire two kilometers below the surface. There are 787 workers present during the
disaster and 301 of them died. What is the cause of their death?
a. Starvation b. CO poisoning
c. Falling Debris d. H2S poisoning
____ 2. Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster (1927-1932), is caused by a hydroelectric project in West Virginia
and is considered one of the worst industrial disasters in American History. Within the given years, 476
workers died from silicosis, a lung diseases caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust. What is the
other name for silicosis?
a. Miner’s phthisis b. Grinder’s Asthma
c. Potter’s Rot d. All of the above
____ 3. A boiler explosion killed 23 workers in Gazipur , Bangladesh. The boiler triggered a fire which
spread to the surrounding areas and collapsed part of a four storey building. When did this occur?
a. September 10, 2013 b. September 10, 2016
c. September 10, 2015 d. September 10, 2014
____ 4. Hydroquinone is used to/in
a. Lighten skin b. Sugar industry
c. Catalyst in Petroleum Refining d. Peanut Butter Making
____ 5. In 2013, Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for the
discovery of the Higgs boson or “The God Particle.” In achieving their discovery, they used a particle
accelerator called
a. Compact Muon Celenoid b. Cyclotron
c. CERN d. Large Hadron Collider
____ 6. Who invented the first particle accelerator, also known as cyclotron
a. Ernest Lawrence (1930s) b. Ernest Hemmingway (1940s)
c. Ernest Rutherford (1950s) d. Ernest Cavendish (1920s)
____ 7. What is the name of the tallest skyscraper in Thailand opened last August 2016, with a height
equivalent to 314 m?
a. Burj Kahlifa b. One World Trade Center
c. MahaNakhon d. Zifeng Tower
____8. North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft and is considered as the fastest
aircraft. What is its mach number?
a. 6.7 b. 6.8
c. 6.6 d. 6.5
____ 9.A solid mass product from the Chernobyl Disaster made from melted nuclear fuel with lots of
concrete, sand, and core sealing material that the fuel had melted through. What do you call this
material that is considered one the most dangerous things in the world for it still emits radiation?
a. Cyclop’s Product b. ChernobylX
c. Elephant’s Foot d. Roentgen’s Matter
____ 10. The material invented by Charles Goodyear in 1839 by making natural elastomer more durable
by the addition of sulfur or other curatives or accelerators.
a. Elastopaint b. Latex
c. Cellular Rubber d. Vulcanized Rubber
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____ 1. Father of Chemical Engineering

a. George Edward Davis b. Robert Langer
c. Nicolas Leblanc d. Warren Lewis

____ 2. Father of Modern Chemical Engineering

a. George Edward Davis b. Robert Langer
c. Nicolas Leblanc d. Warren Lewis

____ 3. Strongest material in the Universe

a. Carbyne b. Graphene
c. Wurtzite Boron Nitride d. Mineral Lonsdaleite

____ 4. Color of Fe (III) in a flame test

a. Fuchsia b. Silver
c. Lilac d. Gold

____ 5. The circumstance when warmer water freezes faster than colder water
a. Erasto Effect b. Batholomeo Effect
c. Mpemba Effect d. EBM Effect

____ 6. Amount of salt present in an average adult human body? (additional trivia: lack of salt in body is
called hyponatremia)
a. 100 grams b. 15 grams
c. 250 grams d. 50 grams

____ 7. Most abundant protein in the human body?

a. Keratin b. Collagen
c. Endrogen d. Albumin

____ 8. What trace metal is found in Vitamin B12?

a. Magnesium b. Cobalt
c. Potassium d. Zinc

____ 9. A cucumber is _____ water

a. 96% b. 86%
c. 97% d. 87%

____ 10. Herb wormwood is a licorice-anise flavored green liqueur with 68% alcohol content or 132 proof.
Herb wormwood’s another name is
a. Pufferfish b. Mary Jane
c. Absinthe d. Laxinth
Answer Key”
Part 1
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. D

Part 2
1. A
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. C