Engineering

"Little America" outside Cheyenne, WY 
claims its the largest filling station in 
the world with how many gas and diesel
pumps?

26 - self service

38 - self and full service

*52 - full service only

The largest single construction project 
in the world is in Saudi Arabia, due to 
be completed in 1991 and covering an area
of 230,000 plus acres employs how many
workers?

15,000

*30,000

45,000

The greatest ground area covered under 
one roof is the cooperative VBA, The 
Netherlands.  It covers 85 acres where
how many flowers are sold per day?

800,000

2,000,000

*7,000,000

Completed in 1984, the largest palace in
use today is for the Sultan of Brunei.
It has parking for 800 cars with a garage
for the Sultan's 110.  How many rooms 
does it have?

563

978

*1788

The largest industrial plant in the world
covers an area of 204 acres and is 
located in which country?

*USSR

Japan

United States

The largest full treatment sewage plant 
is in Chicago, IL.  Last recorded in 1973
it treated an average of how many gallons 
of sewage per DAY?

23,500,000

150,000,000

*830,000,000

Completed in 1589 for The Grand Seraglio
in Topkapi, Istanbul and boasting 400 
rooms, this holds the record for the 
largest structure of which kind?

*harem

underground residence

burial tomb

The tallest fountain in the world has a 
nozzle speed of 146 mph and suspends 9
tons of water in the air at once.  How 
tall is the fountain of water?

350 ft.

*560 ft.

730 ft.

The largest beer selling establishment
in the world is in Munich, W Germany and
seats 5,500 patrons.  What are the 
average daily sales?

30,000 pints

60,000 pints

*100,000 pints

Struck by lightning nearly 200 times per
year and standing 1,822 feet 1 inch in 
the air, which is the tallest self 
supporting structure in the world?

*CN Tower - Toronto, Canada

Sears Tower -  Chicago, IL

World Trade Center - New York, NY

The largest scarecrow at 50 feet 6 inches 
tall was built by the Waterford Boy Scout 
Organization in Nanticoke, Ont., Canada.
What did they name it?

*Scrubbie

Ozzie

Jack

With 17 miles of corridors, 29,000 
employees and 6.5 million square feet of 
space the Pentagon is the largest 
administrative office building in the 
world.  How many telephones are there?

25,000

36,000

*44,000

A human falling from this structure would
reach terminal speed (stop accellarating)
before hitting the ground.  At 2,120 feet
this radio tower, the tallest structure
in the world, is located where?

India

*Poland

South Africa 

The largest indoor arena in the world 
covers an area of 13 acres.  Which 
US city is home to this structure?

*New Orleans, LA - Superdome

Pontiac,MI - Silverdome

Seattle, WA - Kingdome

The tallest successfully filled champagne
fountain stood 24.7 feet.  How many long
stemmed glasses did it contain?

987

3,782

*10,404 

The narrowest draw bridge in the world is
the Somerset Bridge. It opens just 18 inches
and is located where?

Australia

*Bermuda

Mexico

Located at Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio,
TX, Hangar 375 (Big Texas) is the largest in 
the world.  How big is the concrete apron 
surrounding it?

26 acres

*44 acres

100 acres

The 110 story Sears Tower, Chicago, IL is the 
tallest office building in the world.  It has
103 elevators for the 15,000 plus who work 
there.  How many windows does it have?

4,000

10,000

*16,000

At 173 feet tall it tells the story of 
Kwakiutl and is the tallest totem pole in
the world.  Where is it located?

*British Columbia, Canada

North Dakota, United States

New Jersey, United States

Standing 68 stories or 12 feet 10 inches tall
this record setting house of cards needed 
how many to construct?

5,347 cards

*15,714 cards

21,523 cards

The largest snowman stood 47.5 feet tall and 
was constucted by college students from which  
school?

University of Southern California

Colorado State

*Dartmouth College

The longest tunnel in the world runs for
105 miles.  What does it transport?

*water 

motor cars

petroleum

Gilley's located in Houston, TX is the
largest night club in the world with 
seating for 6,000 under one roof.  How
large of an area does it occupy?

16,000 sq. ft.

100,000 sq. ft.

*175,000 sq. ft.

The tallest sand castle ever built was
52 feet high and took 2,000 volunteers.
Where was it built?

Salt Lake City, UT

*Treasure Island, FL

Mohavie Desert, CA

The Grand Coulee Dam is the largest concrete
dam and used 10,585,000 cubic yards of 
concrete to construct.  How much does it 
weigh?

5 million lb.

25 million lb.

*19 million tons