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SOC217 Progress Report 8
SOC217 Progress Report 8
a. !A Tight Rope
b. Broken Glass
c. The Moon
d. Balls
2. The US emergency hotline is 911 because of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
a. !False
b. True
3. What does the 039;S039; stand for in the abbreviation SIM, as in SIM card?
a. Secure
b. Single
c. Solid
d. !Subscriber
6. Francis Bacon died from a fatal case of pneumonia while he was attempting to
preserve meat by stuffing a chicken with snow.
a. !True
b. False
7. Directly between the Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool is a memorial
to which war?
a. Vietnam War
b. !World War II
c. American Civil War
d. American Revolutionary War
8. What kind of aircraft was developed by Igor Sikorsky in the United States in
1942?
a. Jet
b. Space Capsule
c. !Helicopter
d. Stealth Blimp
1. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Lion
b. A Tiger
c. !A Horse
d. A Dragon
8. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
12. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. War amp; Learning
b. !Thought amp; Memory
c. Power amp; Peace
d. Sleeping amp; Waking
1. Which animal features on the logo for Abarth, the motorsport division of Fiat?
a. Bull
b. !Scorpion
c. Snake
d. Horse
4. The difference between the lengths of a Boeing 777300ER and an Airbus A3501000
is closest to:
a. 10m
b. 1m
c. !0.1m
d. 100m
7. In 2014, over 6 million General Motors vehicles were recalled due to what
critical flaw?
a. Faulty brake pads
b. Breaking fuel lines
c. !Faulty ignition switch
d. Malfunctioning gas pedal
8. What are the cylinderlike parts that pump up and down within the engine?
a. Radiators
b. ABS
c. !Pistons
d. Leaf Springs
9. What year did the Chevrolet LUV mini truck make its debut?
a. 1975
b. !1972
c. 1982
d. 1973