1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree
that will support a 10-pound possum.
2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when
placed on blocks in the front yard?
1966 Ford Fairlane
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle
1973 Ford F-150
3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of
20 gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are
necessary to condense the product?
4. A pulpwood cutter has a chain saw that operates at 2700
rpm. The density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested
is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average
tree diameter is 14". How many Bud Tall-Boys will it take to
cut the trees?
5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of
R-12 simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the ozone
layer?
6. A front porch is constructed of 2 X 6 pine on 24-inch
centers with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and
the porch length is 16 feet. The floor is 1 inch rough sawn
pine. When it collapses, how many dogs will be killed?
7. A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with
an average slope of 15%. The man has 5 children. Can each of
the children place a mobile home on the man's land?
8. A chemical plant operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2
Hazardous Area. The plant employs 120 per shift. A gas warning
is issued at the beginning of 3rd shift. How many cartons of
unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift?
9. At a reduction in gene pool variability rate of 7.5% per
generation, how long will it take a town that has been
bypassed by the interstate to breed a country-western singer?
10. A 2-ton pulp wood truck is overloaded and proceeds down a
steep grade on a secondary road at 45 mph. The brakes fail.
Given the average traffic loading of secondary roads, how many
people will swerve to avoid the truck before it crashes at the
bottom of the mountain? For extra credit, how many of the
vehicles that swerved will have mufflers and non-cracked
windshields?
