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March Trivia
Posted by admin on 03/01/2016 12:00 am - Trivia
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!
March Trivia
1. Where does Mercury come from?
a. Processed from the mineral cinnabar
b. Underground layer pool of mercury
c. Shipped from the planet mercury
d. Processed from the mineral Bromine
e. It is filtered from pure melted lead
2. What happens if you put a steel ball bearing into a flask of mercury?
a. The bearing will dissolve
b. The bearing will float
c. The bearing will sink to the bottom
d. The bearing will vaporize
e. The bearing will explode
3. What happens if you put a block of lead into a flask of mercury?
a. The block will dissolve
b. The block will float
c. The block will sink to the bottom
d. The block will vaporize
e. The block will explode
4. What happens if you put gold foil into a flask of mercury?
a. The gold foil will dissolve
b. The gold foil will float
c. The gold foil will sink and remain at the bottom
d. The gold foil will vaporize
e. The gold foil bearing will explode
Answers to February Trivia
- AutoCAD 360, is an App that will allow you to view and edit drawings.
- Floor Plan Creator, is an App that will allow you to create and edit floor plans
- AndTruss2D, is an App that will allow you to analyze statics of trusses
- BeamDesign, is an App that will allow you to analyze statics of beams
