TSA Technology Bowl questions with
solutions
What type of air transportation is usually seen providing aerial views of popular sports
games, such as football, golf, and baseball? ✅✅Blimp
What country produces more nuclear-generated electricity than any other country
(which accounts for nearly 1/3 of the world's total)? ✅✅United States
William Kamkwamba utilized what energy source that brought electricity and running
water to his neighborhood? ✅✅Wind
The most powerful hydroelectric project in the world is: ✅✅China's Three Gorges
Dam
A space shuttle's control surfaces are used to control what three movements?
✅✅Roll, Pitch, and Yaw
What agency creates and enforces safety and performance standards for vehicles and
related equipment? ✅✅NHTSA -National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Applying the brakes in a car is an example of what vehicle subsystem? ✅✅Control
What type of current can be stepped-down through transformers to be at a safe level for
residential housing? ✅✅Alternating, AC
Energy produced from the pedals on a bicycle is moved via this process to the rear
wheel. ✅✅Mechanical Transmission
A helicopter has how many degrees of freedom? ✅✅Three
Batteries are identified as what type of energy converter? ✅✅Chemical
List the steps of a four-step engine operation. ✅✅Intake, Compression, Power,
Exhaust
In 1919, the American scientist Robert H. Goddard designed the first _____.
✅✅Liquid-fuelled rocket
Road signs and warning signs are an example of which vehicular system?
✅✅Guidance
, A type of nuclear reaction, which naturally occurs on the Sun is called _____.
✅✅Nuclear fusion
A wind turbine converts this type of energy into electrical energy. ✅✅Mechanical
Kinetic energy depends on these two variables. ✅✅Mass and velocity
This German aerospace engineer developed the design for delta wing aircraft.
✅✅Alexander Lippisch
The law of Conservation of Energy states that _____. ✅✅Energy can never be
created nor destroyed.
What three countries have launched humans into space? ✅✅U.S., Russia, China
The first commercial fluorescent lamp was introduced by which company?
✅✅General Electric
This is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train that moves under
a car that drives under an airplane. ✅✅Boston University Bridge
Which American President championed the formation of the interstate highway system?
✅✅Dwight D. Eisenhower
Guinness World Records has declared this city's metro system as the world's longest
fully automated metro network -- spanning at 75 kilometres (47 mi). ✅✅Dubai Metro
Geocaching uses what device to send and receive signals with satellites? ✅✅GPS-
Global Positioning System
Maverick, along with Snow Leopard and Lion are examples of_____. ✅✅Operating
systems
Recently, most computers have developed faster USBs. What does USB stand for?
✅✅Universal Serial Bus
What is the method of printing that involves the use of a negative, photographic coating,
and light to expose the image? ✅✅Offset lithography
The Apple iPhone 5s utilizes what new security feature on its home button?
✅✅Fingerprint recognition
solutions
What type of air transportation is usually seen providing aerial views of popular sports
games, such as football, golf, and baseball? ✅✅Blimp
What country produces more nuclear-generated electricity than any other country
(which accounts for nearly 1/3 of the world's total)? ✅✅United States
William Kamkwamba utilized what energy source that brought electricity and running
water to his neighborhood? ✅✅Wind
The most powerful hydroelectric project in the world is: ✅✅China's Three Gorges
Dam
A space shuttle's control surfaces are used to control what three movements?
✅✅Roll, Pitch, and Yaw
What agency creates and enforces safety and performance standards for vehicles and
related equipment? ✅✅NHTSA -National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Applying the brakes in a car is an example of what vehicle subsystem? ✅✅Control
What type of current can be stepped-down through transformers to be at a safe level for
residential housing? ✅✅Alternating, AC
Energy produced from the pedals on a bicycle is moved via this process to the rear
wheel. ✅✅Mechanical Transmission
A helicopter has how many degrees of freedom? ✅✅Three
Batteries are identified as what type of energy converter? ✅✅Chemical
List the steps of a four-step engine operation. ✅✅Intake, Compression, Power,
Exhaust
In 1919, the American scientist Robert H. Goddard designed the first _____.
✅✅Liquid-fuelled rocket
Road signs and warning signs are an example of which vehicular system?
✅✅Guidance
, A type of nuclear reaction, which naturally occurs on the Sun is called _____.
✅✅Nuclear fusion
A wind turbine converts this type of energy into electrical energy. ✅✅Mechanical
Kinetic energy depends on these two variables. ✅✅Mass and velocity
This German aerospace engineer developed the design for delta wing aircraft.
✅✅Alexander Lippisch
The law of Conservation of Energy states that _____. ✅✅Energy can never be
created nor destroyed.
What three countries have launched humans into space? ✅✅U.S., Russia, China
The first commercial fluorescent lamp was introduced by which company?
✅✅General Electric
This is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train that moves under
a car that drives under an airplane. ✅✅Boston University Bridge
Which American President championed the formation of the interstate highway system?
✅✅Dwight D. Eisenhower
Guinness World Records has declared this city's metro system as the world's longest
fully automated metro network -- spanning at 75 kilometres (47 mi). ✅✅Dubai Metro
Geocaching uses what device to send and receive signals with satellites? ✅✅GPS-
Global Positioning System
Maverick, along with Snow Leopard and Lion are examples of_____. ✅✅Operating
systems
Recently, most computers have developed faster USBs. What does USB stand for?
✅✅Universal Serial Bus
What is the method of printing that involves the use of a negative, photographic coating,
and light to expose the image? ✅✅Offset lithography
The Apple iPhone 5s utilizes what new security feature on its home button?
✅✅Fingerprint recognition
