Questions of the week of 12/03/17

Questions of the week
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Introduction and requirements:**

A member of the Award Committee will post a question, at a random day/time.

A competing member may make one post per question thread to answer the question and the member’s winning entry must have all parts of the question answered completely in that one post. Editing your one answer post allowed will result in disqualification.

Winnings will be limited to no more than 6 times in a given year, the objective is to allow as many Members a chance to win as possible.
Any disregard to the above and divulging the correct answers will forfeit the weekly winnings.

So please refrain from participating if you have already won in the maximum for the Year.

First correct answer (as judged by the Awards Committee or Poster of the Question) wins.

The lucky winner will get a case of “Now that you’ve had a Home Inspection Books” shipped to them at their address on file. Make sure your Address on File with Inachi is correct.

Courtesy of Nick Gromicko.

Winners of the Question of The Week shall request their prize by emailing fastreply@nachi.org and submitting their Mailing address for shipping.

Allow 2 weeks for delivery.
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The Questions:**
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  1. Bonded asbestos can be reduced to a powder simply by hand pressure **

a. True
b. False

2. Can changes in temperature or moisture make lead poisoning easier to get?

a. No
b. Yes
c. Only if you’re pregnant
d. Only if you’re 6 years of age or less
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3. Household air pollution can kill a person by **

a. Ischemic heart disease
b. Diabetes
c. Kidney failure
d. All of the above

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4. PVC plastics (such as water supply lines) as well as ____________ can cause male traits to become more feminized.**

a. Mothballs
b. Hydrogen Peroxide
c. None of the above
d. All of the above

Good luck inspectors!

GREAT questions Paul thank you! :smiley:

B
b
d
c

B
b
d
a

Good questions Paul. Hopefully we get a winner on this one. :slight_smile:

F
b
d
c

1-b
2-a
3-d
4-c

On #1 F=B on my answers.
Sorry

1.b
2.b
3.c
4.b

I don’t understand?!

I have my Inspectorsaurus T shirt on and everything!:weird:

  1. B
  2. B
  3. D
  4. B

Funny you said that.
I have mine on too! :smiley:
YIPPEE :mrgreen:

B
b
a
c

Congratulations Rich, you’re this weeks QOTW winner!

Congratulations Rich, good questions Paul. Thanks for your time.

The Questions:

  1. Bonded asbestos can be reduced to a powder simply by hand pressure

a. True
b. False
****b. False. Bonded asbestos like tile and siding can produce dust only by being damaged, cut or drilled by tools. Pipe coatings can become dust simply with hand pressure.


  1. Can changes in temperature or moisture make lead poisoning easier to get?

a. No
b. Yes
c. Only if you’re pregnant
d. Only if you’re 6 years of age or less
** b. Yes, dry atmospheres make lead dust easier to spread around while wet conditions make it stick to surfaces more.
**

  1. Household air pollution can kill a person by

a. Ischemic heart disease
b. Diabetes
c. Kidney failure
d. All of the above
**a, Ischemic heart disease as well as COPD and a number of other diseases.
**

  1. PVC plastics (such as water supply lines) as well as ____________ can cause male traits to become more feminized.

a. Mothballs
b. Hydrogen Peroxide
c. None of the above
d. All of the above
**c. None of the above although mothballs have a detrimental effect on the female reproductive organs of mice.PVC does cause feminization of male traits
**

I have started saving the links to all the QOTW to verify my sources.

Congratulations Rich. :slight_smile:

Thank you everyone!

Congrats Rich! :smiley: - question please -
how did you come upon finding the questions on the forum.

Thanks Marc,
Through the message board under the “new post” section