Glg 101 Frq Essay
1. In London in 1814, at least 8 people were killed when a container burst and they were flooded with 1,470,000 litres of a/ Molasses b/ Beer c/ Vinegar
2. When engineers drilled for natural gas near Derweze in Turkmenistan in 1971, the ground collapsed beneath the drilling rig, forming a crater 70 meters in diameter. Worried about the consequences of a poisonous gas discharge, the engineers set fire to the crater, thinking the gas would burn off in a few days. When did the fire burn out? a/ 1991 b/ 2007 c/ The fire is still burning.
3. During WWII, the Soviets trained dogs as suicide bombers and strapped bombs to them to blow up enemy tanks. What caused the failure of the programme? a/ Dogs are colour blind. b/ Russian and German tanks smelled different. …show more content…
c/ A maintenance worker forgot to remove duct tape from static sensors the pilots relied on for altitude and other settings.
10. In 1631 His Majesties Printers in London made a small error in a reprint of the King James Bible, accidentally omitting just three letters, only one small word. Unfortunately, those three letters made up the word 'not' and the ommission occured in one of the 10 commandments. Soon known as the Wicked Bible, it instructed readers to sin in which of the folowing ways?
a/ Thou shalt kill. b/ Thou shalt committ adultery. c/ Thou shalt steal.
Answers
1. b/ The London Beer Flood killed at least 8 people. The Molasses Flood happened in Boston in 1919, killing 21 and injuring 150. The Vinegar Flood occurred in Birmingham UK in 1956, with none killed, and just a few slightly pickled.
2. c/ The Derweze Crater burns to this day.
3. b/ The Russian and German tanks smelled different because of different fuels. Consequently some dogs ran under their own tanks with the bombs.
4. a/ The French Academy of Science excluded Marie Curie for being a woman.
5. True. The binoculars on the Titanic remained in lockers because the key to the locker remained back at
2. When engineers drilled for natural gas near Derweze in Turkmenistan in 1971, the ground collapsed beneath the drilling rig, forming a crater 70 meters in diameter. Worried about the consequences of a poisonous gas discharge, the engineers set fire to the crater, thinking the gas would burn off in a few days. When did the fire burn out? a/ 1991 b/ 2007 c/ The fire is still burning.
3. During WWII, the Soviets trained dogs as suicide bombers and strapped bombs to them to blow up enemy tanks. What caused the failure of the programme? a/ Dogs are colour blind. b/ Russian and German tanks smelled different. …show more content…
c/ A maintenance worker forgot to remove duct tape from static sensors the pilots relied on for altitude and other settings.
10. In 1631 His Majesties Printers in London made a small error in a reprint of the King James Bible, accidentally omitting just three letters, only one small word. Unfortunately, those three letters made up the word 'not' and the ommission occured in one of the 10 commandments. Soon known as the Wicked Bible, it instructed readers to sin in which of the folowing ways?
a/ Thou shalt kill. b/ Thou shalt committ adultery. c/ Thou shalt steal.
Answers
1. b/ The London Beer Flood killed at least 8 people. The Molasses Flood happened in Boston in 1919, killing 21 and injuring 150. The Vinegar Flood occurred in Birmingham UK in 1956, with none killed, and just a few slightly pickled.
2. c/ The Derweze Crater burns to this day.
3. b/ The Russian and German tanks smelled different because of different fuels. Consequently some dogs ran under their own tanks with the bombs.
4. a/ The French Academy of Science excluded Marie Curie for being a woman.
5. True. The binoculars on the Titanic remained in lockers because the key to the locker remained back at