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Who is credited with inventing the O-ring?
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Niels Christensen
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What is the primary function of an O-ring?
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To create a seal at the interface between two parts.
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What famous bridge in Washington state collapsed in 1940 due to aeroelastic flutter?
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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What was the popular nickname for the collapsed Tacoma Narrows Bridge?
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Galloping Gertie
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What major 1986 nuclear disaster was caused by a flawed reactor design and human error?
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Chernobyl disaster
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What 1979 event was the most significant accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history?
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Three Mile Island accident
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What 1984 industrial disaster in India involved a gas leak from a pesticide plant?
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Bhopal disaster
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What company's plant was responsible for the Bhopal disaster?
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Union Carbide
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What German airship was destroyed by fire in 1937 in Lakehurst, New Jersey?
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Hindenburg
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What highly flammable gas was used to provide lift for the Hindenburg?
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Hydrogen
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What 1912 maritime disaster was partially attributed to the ship's steel hull becoming brittle in cold North Atlantic water?
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RMS Titanic
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What 1989 oil spill occurred when a tanker ran aground in Alaska's Prince William Sound?
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Exxon Valdez
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What was the name of the BP oil rig that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010?
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Deepwater Horizon
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What 1981 structural failure at a Kansas City hotel killed 114 people?
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Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
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What U.S. car model from the 1970s was infamous for its rear-end collision fire hazard?
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Ford Pinto
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What commission was established to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?
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The Warren Commission
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What was the official name of the commission that investigated the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
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9/11 Commission
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What U.S. city experienced a fatal 'molasses flood' in 1919?
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Boston, Massachusetts
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What material, banned in many countries, was known for causing lung disease and was a major factor in the 9/11 cleanup health crisis?
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Asbestos
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What was the name of the 1976 dam failure in Idaho that killed 14 people?
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Teton Dam failure
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