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December Trivia
Posted by admin on 12/03/2015 12:00 am -
If you want to be the Guest of Honor at the next Younger Member Event, be the first one to get all the answers right! So come on Houston, test your knowledge!
December Trivia
The last volcanic eruption in Texas was when?
1. At least 64 million years ago
2. About 2 weeks ago
3. Around 2 billion years ago
4. Approximately 123,000 years ago
5. 80 billion years ago
Approximately how many extinct volcanos are there in Texas?
1. less than 5
2. between 1,000 and 1,500
3. somewhere around 75
4. 10,000 or more
5. 2,000 to 5,000
The closest extinct volcano in Texas to Houston is approximately how far?
1. 1,500 miles
2. 15 miles
3. 250 miles
4. 160 miles
5. 573 miles
November Trivia Answers
1.The largest tire producer in the world is LEGOS, based on 2011 data they produced 381 million tires.
2.The official name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum?
3. Match the inventor with the invention
a. Charles Goodyear, Invented vulcanized rubber used for the manufacturing of tires.
b. John Dunlop, Invented pneumatic tires for bicycles
c. Andre Michelin, First person to use pneumatic tires on an automobile (tubeless).
d. Frank Seiberling, Invented grooved tires for improved road traction.
e. Philip Strauss, Invented the first successful pneumatic tires for an automobile (inner tube).
4. Approximately 20% or 1 tank of fuel out of 5 fuel consumption is absorbed for the tires on a car.
5. When reading a tire size of P215/65R/15 95H
a. P indicates the P-metric size
b. 215 indicated the tire width in millimeters
c. 65 stands for sidewall height as a percentage of width
d. R indicates radial tire
e. 15 indicates wheel diameter
f. 95 indicates load carrying capacity
g. H represents the speed rating
6. D.O.T. law requires date codes stamped on tires. What is the tire manufacture date from the following code?
9AWM4104
The last four numbers 4104 stand for the 41st week of 2004
