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1. What is a fuel cell stack made of?  (Quick Answer List)

    a) Wood plates
    b) Paper plates
    c) Metal plates
    d) Plastic plates

2. The fuel cell uses hydrogen gas how? (Quick Answer List)

    a) Combustion
    b) Solar
    c) Hydroelectric
    d) Electrochemical

3. The fuel cell stack produces? (Quick Answer List)

    a) Natural Gas
    b) Nuclear Power
    c) Petroleum (oil)
    d) Electricity

4. The byproducts of the fuel cell reaction: (Quick Answer List)

    a) Heat
    b)Water
    c) Electricity
    d) All of the above

5. What color is crude oil (used in gasoline engines)?  (Quick Answer List)

a) Clear
b) Many Different Colors
c) Purple
d) None of the above

6. The NASA Space program has used fuel cells to produce:(Quick Answer List)

    a) Music and tv waves
    b) Clouds and rain
    c) Power and drinking water 
    d) Fire and water

7. The project Venturer (this project) is the first, second, third, or forth of its kind in the country?  (Quick Answer List)

    a) Forth
    b) Second
    c) First
    d) Third

8. The on board diagnostics (engine lights, etc) was designed by which University? (Quick Answer List)

    a) Rutgers University
    b) Rowan University
    c) NJIT
    d) Burlington County College

9. The current top speed of the Venturer vehicle is?  (Quick Answer List)

   a) 70 mph
    b) 60 mph
    c) 50 mph
    d) 40 mph

10. We expect the Venturer vehicle to travel how many miles on a single "fuel fill up"? (Quick Answer List)

    a) 200 miles
    b) 400 miles
    c) 100 miles
    d) Will never run out of fuel (infinite miles)

11. How many miles did all of the people in the United States drive in 1995?  (Quick Answer List)

    a) 2 Million Miles
    b) 2 Billion Miles
    c) 2 Trillion miles
    d) 2 Gazillion Miles (More than we can count !!)

12. Which source of energy was first used in Italy during 1903 to produce electrical energy? (Quick Answer List)

    a) Coal
    b) Geothermal
    c) Natural Gas
    d) Nuclear

13.  Geothermal energy can be generated from which of the following sources? (Quick Answer List)

    a) Sun
    b) Earth's Core
    c) Wind
    d) All of the above

14. Which state has the most nuclear power plants? (Quick Answer List)

    a) Illinois
    b) Pennsylvania
    c) California
    d) Kansas

15. Nuclear power accounts for what percentage of the total electricity generated in the United States? (Quick Answer List)

    a) 100 percent
    b) 2 percent
    c) 19 percent
    d) 50 percent

Updated: Thursday, September 16, 1999 Patrick J. Szary (szary@civeng.rutgers.edu)