Questions of the Week, November 5, 2018

Welcome to another round of Questions of The Week!

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If no correct answers, the responses may then be open to others at a time determined by the committee.

Good luck!

When testing flue gas for SSE, what is an electronic analyzer measuring?
Answer: The percent of oxygen

Most houses draw ________ of their air from the soil
A) <1%
B) <3%
C) <7%
D) None of the above
E) All of the above

Which is bigger?
A) Zetta
B) Yocto
C) Yotta
D) Zepto

What is a tip off that poor quality slate is being used?

The forms used for providing larger openings in a concrete foundations such as doors and windows are called: (may be more than one)
A) Blockouts
B) Pockets
C) Vario brackets
D) Wedge forms
E) Bucks

If you installed an awning window inside out and upside down, what kind of a window would you have?

The percent of oxygen
A
C
Soft and Flaking
E
An awning window. It would not be called a hopper window just because it is installed incorrectly.

Thanks Dan, those are difficult questions.
Let’s see how many try to tackle those. :wink:

When testing flue gas for SSE, what is an electronic analyzer measuring?
Answer: The percent of oxygen

1-C
2-Yotta
3- Cracked corners, Soft and Flaking
3- E
4- Hopper

I got the numbering wrong 1,2,3,4,5.

uh oh !!!

True plus. [FONT=Times-Roman][size=2]“The percentages of oxygen and carbon dioxide are measured along with excess air and flue gas temperature

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1- A
2-C
3- Soft and flaking
4-A
5-inside out and upside down awning/Hopper

Potato

Hey Joe, there are plenty of those in the Aroostook County up here. :wink:

Po - tah - toe.

Actually it’s “Patate” :wink:

Only if you were raised Canuck!

Have you guys gone crazy?

:mrgreen::wink:

toe-ma-toe…

Let’s see how this pans out…

Read my lips;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hma2MYuLfN4)

:stuck_out_tongue:

“Pomme de terre”, no?

Two versions;

potato in french - Google Search

Hit the down arrow for pomme de terre.

One is slang

Has anyone won the QOTW?