SOC310 Research Brief Spring 2024 2
SOC310 Research Brief Spring 2024 2
SOC310 Research Brief Spring 2024 2
In 1993 Swedish car manufacturer Saab experimented with replacing the steering
wheel with a joystick in a Saab 9000.
a. False
b. !True
3. 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. !Camshaft
b. Crankshaft
c. Piston
d. Drive shaft
4. The Japanese Shinkansen beat the French TGV039;s speed record for fastest
electric rail train.
a. True
b. !False
5. The Chevrolet Corvette has always been made exclusively with V8 engines only.
a. !False
b. True
6. The full English name of the car manufacturer BMW is Bavarian Motor Works
a. !True
b. False
11. Ferrari has never made a V10 engine for any of its cars.
a. !False
b. True
13. 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 E2
c. LBamp;SCR D1
d. LBamp;SCR J1
2. Which artist039;s style was to use small different colored dots to create a
picture?
a. !Georges Seurat
b. Vincent Van Gogh
c. Paul Ceacute;zanne
d. Henri Rousseau
3. How many paint and pastel versions of quot;The Screamquot; is Norwegian painter
Edvard Munch believed to have produced?
a. 1
b. !4
c. 2
d. 3
6. Venus of Willendorf is one of the earliest works of art, depicting the planets
Mars and Venus embrace in the heavens at night.
a. True
b. !False
7. The painting quot;The Starry Nightquot; by Vincent van Gogh was part of which
art movement?
a. Neoclassical
b. Impressionism
c. Romanticism
d. !PostImpressionism
2. The Western Electric Model 500 telephone uses tone dialing to dial phone
numbers.
a. True
b. !False
3. Microphones can be used not only to pick up sound, but also to project sound
similar to a speaker.
a. !True
b. False
7. Out of all of the NASA Space Shuttles, which 2 have been destroyed in disasters?
a. !Challenger and Columbia
b. Discovery and Endeavour
c. Enterprise and Atlantis
d. None of the Above
9. What is the most significant side venture the popular firearms company,
Remington, has pursued?
a. Blenders
b. !Typewriters
c. Ceiling Fans
d. Door Knobs