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ENVI237 Midterm Fall 2019 10
ENVI237 Midterm Fall 2019 10
What part of an automobile engine uses lobes to open and close intake and
exhaust valves, and allows an airfuel mixture into the engine?
a. Drive shaft
b. Crankshaft
c. !Camshaft
d. Piston
3. The full English name of the car manufacturer BMW is Bavarian Motor Works
a. False
b. !True
7. In 2014, over 6 million General Motors vehicles were recalled due to what
critical flaw?
a. !Faulty ignition switch
b. Faulty brake pads
c. Breaking fuel lines
d. Malfunctioning gas pedal
8. What nickname was given to Air Canada Flight 143 after it ran out of fuel and
glided to safety in 1983?
a. Gimli Superb
b. Gimli Chaser
c. !Gimli Glider
d. Gimli Microlight
9. What kind of train was Stepney, a train on the Bluebell Railway notable for his
appearance in quot;The Railway Seriesquot;?
a. !LBamp;SCR A1X
b. LBamp;SCR D1
c. LBamp;SCR E2
d. LBamp;SCR J1
10. What car manufacturer gave away their patent for the seatbelt in the interest
of saving lives?
a. Ford
b. Renault
c. !Volvo
d. Ferrari
2. 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 Tiger
b. A Dragon
c. !A Horse
d. A Lion
6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. !Orpheus
c. Daedalus
d. Perseus
7. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. !Hera
b. Athena
c. Hestia
d. Aphrodite
9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Sleeping amp; Waking
b. !Thought amp; Memory
c. War amp; Learning
d. Power amp; Peace
3. In which African country was the 2006 film 039;Blood Diamond039; mostly set in?
a. Liberia
b. Central African Republic
c. Burkina Faso
d. !Sierra Leone
4. What does TIE stand for in reference to the TIE Fighter in quot;Star Warsquot;?
a. Twin Inception Engine
b. Twin Intercepter Engine
c. Twin Iron Engine
d. !Twin Ion Engine
5. Who voices the main character Blu in the 2011 animated film quot;Rioquot;?
a. !Jesse Eisenberg
b. Jonah Hill
c. Zach Galifianakis
d. Michael Cera
6. Brandon Routh plays the titular character in the movie quot;John Wickquot;.
a. True
b. !False
8. Which famous singer was portrayed by actor Kevin Spacey in the 2004 biographical
film quot;Beyond the Seaquot;?
a. Dean Martin
b. !Bobby Darin
c. Louis Armstrong
d. Frank Sinatra
9. Who provided a majority of the songs and lyrics for quot;Spirit: Stallion of the
Cimarronquot;?
a. Oasis
b. Smash Mouth
c. !Bryan Adams
d. Air Supply
10. Ed Koch, the Mayor of New York in 1984, played himself in which Muppets movie?
a. The Muppet Movie
b. The Muppet Christmas Carol
c. The Great Muppet Caper
d. !The Muppets Take Manhattan