august2009quiz

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The price of gasoline is up. The price of gasoline is down. Either way, gasoline drives international trade.

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Ready? Start!1. Edmunds.com ranks cars according to their fuel-efficiency. From best to worst fuel-efficiency, pick the correct order for 2009 models.

[ ] a. a. Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid, Ford Fusion Hybrid.

[ ] b. b. Honda Civic Hybrid, Volkswagon Jetta, Honda Insight.

[ ] c. c. Toyota Prius, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Toyota Yaris.

2. Crude oil is sweet or sour. What does this mean?

[ ] a. a. Sweet means light molecular weight. Sour means heavy molecular weight.

[ ] b. b. How the crude oil actually tastes, as in wine tasting.

[ ] c. c. Sweet means low sulfur content. Sour means high sulfur content.

3. Crude oil is light or heavy. What does this mean?

[ ] a. a. Refers to molecular weight.

[ ] b. b. Refers to physical weight.

[ ] c. c. Refers to transportation costs.

4. The U.S. outlawed lead in gasoline in 1986, decades after it was widely reported that lead was hazardous to the public's health. Which of the following is true?

[ ] a. a. Lead is hard to remove as it is naturally occuring in gasoline.

[ ] b. b. Oil companies were adding lead to gasoline.

[ ] c. c. The removal of lead didn't make much difference.

5. The Formula is a movie from 1980. Here's the plot: oil companies are imperiled when a nosy detective finds an old formula from Nazi Germany that allows cheap and synthetic gasoline production. Oil companies try to kill the detective before the formula is released to the public.

Who are this movie's two main stars?

[ ] a. a. Al Pacino and Laurence Olivier.

[ ] b. b. Marlon Brando and George C. Scott.

[ ] c. c. Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman.

6. A license is needed from the Bureau of Industry and Security to export crude oil from the USA to any other other country, including Canada.

True or False?

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

7. Michael Phelps blames crude oil for his first loss in three years in the 200-meter freestyle swim competition at the 2009 world champsionships.

True or False?

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

8. Who invented the first gasoline-powered car?

[ ] a. a. Henry Ford

[ ] b. b. Karl Friedrich Benz

[ ] c. c. Charles Edgar Duryea

9.

Now the king told the boogie men
You have to let that raga drop
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin to the top

Where does this come from?

[ ] a. a. J. Paul Getty's epitaph

[ ] b. b. A children's rhyme

[ ] c. c. The Clash

10. For decades, this government agency controlled the price of gasoline and was known as the most powerful government agency on earth.

[ ] a. a. Nixon's Wage and Price Controls Board

[ ] b. b. Roosevelt's War Production Board (WPB)

[ ] c. c. Texas Railroad Commission

11. John McCain recently apologized for using this 1970s rock-n-roll star's hit song "Running on Empty" during the 2008 presidential campaign.

Who is the rock star?

[ ] a. a. Jackson Browne

[ ] b. b. Elton John

[ ] c. c. Neil Young

12. This narrow waterway is the only ocean passage for Persian Gulf oil.

[ ] a. a. Panama Canal

[ ] b. b. Strait of Hormuz

[ ] c. c. Suez Canal

13. Working in the same filling station, he took over for Gomer in the 1960s TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show.

[ ] a. a. Goober Pyle

[ ] b. b. Tony Nelson

[ ] c. c. Barney Fife

14. Who shot J.R., the egocentric and nefarious oil wildcatter from Dallas, the TV series?

[ ] a. a. Kristin Shephard

[ ] b. b. Christopher Ewing

[ ] c. c. Cliff Barnes

15. After you fill up your tank but before you turn on the ignition, what should you do if you strongly suspect that you are about to trigger explosions in your car engine?

[ ] a. a. exit your care before it blows up

[ ] b. b. call 911 first

[ ] c. c. chill

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