Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries/Exam answers



The following page contains answers for the terminal quizzes for The Order of the Tadpole quest. Each exam has five multiple choice questions, selected at random for a pool of 20 per category.

Metalworker

 * Blast furnaces smelt metal on an industrial scale. They work by feeding fuel, ore, and limestone in the top while a "blast" of what is blown into the bottom?:Hot air
 * Brendan is learning to rivet. He learns that a fastened rivet has two "heads". It starts with and one, and the other is made during fastening. What do you call a rivet's second head?:A shop head
 * Erin is learning blacksmithing from her uncle. When working the forge, she uses a device called a "bellows" on the fire. What is the main purpose of a bellows?:Feeding the fire with air
 * Hannah prefers using machine tools when tinkering with metal objects in her workshop. They're so much more convenient than hand tools! What metalworking occupation would be a perfect fit for Hannah?:Machinist
 * Mary is assigned to a welding line in her factory, where she fuses metal things together with a special tool. What is her welding tool called?:A torch
 * Metalworking takes a lot of different tools to do properly, and your workshop is filled with them! Which of these tools is useful in metalworking?:All of the above
 * Metalworking uses certain general processes that modify worked metal. Which of the following is NOT one of these processes?:Gelding
 * Samuel is in charge of operating a smelter at the factory where he works after school. Smelters use a special fuel with lots of carbon, and Samuel needs more to keep his smelter running. What is the name of the fuel he's looking for?:Coke
 * Some metals are easier to find than others, so people have been mining them for a long time. Which of these did ancient metalworkers NOT know about?:Platinum
 * Sometimes metalworkers combine different metals to make something entirely new. What do you call this new thing?:An alloy
 * Sometimes, metalworkers form metal into flat pieces to be worked later. What is this kind of metal called?:Sheet metal
 * Susie is experimenting with working bronze into a sculpture. In order to make her sculpture, she needs to shape molten metal with a mold. What do you call this process?:Casting
 * Susie is fascinated by metal casting&#58; making things by molding molten metal. Where could she work that specializes in metal casting?:A foundry
 * You're doing your patriotic duty by volunteering at a steelworks during wartime. What might your service make that gives our fighting men an edge?:All of the above
 * You're lacking for metalworking materials to use in your workshop. Luckily, there are all kinds of things lying around the house that make good scrap! Which of the following everyday objects can be scrapped for metal?:All of the above
 * You're looking to get into the metalworking trade as a steel worker. Where in Appalachia could you go to find a large steelyard looking for workers?:Grafton
 * You're working in a factory, making weapons to help the war effort. A lot can affect your productivity, but what is the biggest threat to your output?:Union-organized strikes
 * You're working on shaping a metal component by "milling" it. How does "milling" shape metal?:Removing material
 * You've received a shipment of iron ore to your steelyard, and need to get the metal out of the rock. What can you use to do this?:A smelter
 * Your ironworks has smelted its shipment of raw iron into something called "pig iron". The next step is to turn the "pig iron" into an important end product. What end product?:Steel

Miner

 * Brendan got a part-time job mining coal for Garrahan Mining. He remembers from geology class that coal is mostly made up of a single element. Which element?:Carbon
 * Brendan joined the local labor union. But Brendan was tricked! Because unions are the first step on the road to what?:Communism
 * Fire-setting is an old mining technique used up until the Middle Ages. Miners would set fires near a rock face and then douse it with water. What did this do to help the miners?:Fractured rock with thermal shock
 * Girls love diamonds! Mark wants to get Dana a diamond ring so she'll like him. What part of the world mines the most diamonds?:Africa
 * Hannah wants to help out the local miners, but doesn't want to be a miner herself. Instead, she wants to learn to operate a vehicle and transport the mined coal to where it's needed. What vehicle should she learn to operate?:A train
 * Hannah's father is a uranium miner. He explains to her that you can mine uranium with a process called "leaching". What does leaching do?:Dissolves minerals for safe extraction
 * Mary wants to use landfill mining to excavate an old landfill. Removing hazardous waste is her main goal, but what's an added benefit of landfill mining?:All of the above
 * Mining can be dangerous work. Luckily, the Garrahan Mining company developed a suit to keep miners safe, and even increase productivity! What is this suit called?:The Excavator Power Armor
 * Our many nuclear energy plants run on uranium fuel. What part of the world mines the most uranium?: Red China, unfortunately
 * Samuel is working at a strip mine. Strip mines use huge machines that can move tons of dirt every hour! Samuel wants to learn to operate these machines. What are they called?:Bucket-wheel excavators
 * Susie was working at a Hornwright Industrial mine when she lost her job to an auto-mining robot! What should she do now?:Get a job at Garrahan Mining today!
 * The California Gold Rush brought lots of would-be miners to the west coast of the United States. What year did that famous Gold Rush kick off?:1848
 * Today, Alfonso can get a safe and profitable job working at a local coal mine. But in the old days, mining was very different! One important mineral was really dangerous to mine, because it could cause dehydration. Which mineral?:Salt
 * When mining coal, it's important to watch out for dangerous gas build-ups, called "damps". But which of the following is NOT a "damp" in coal mining?:Towel damp
 * Which of these local mining companies employs the most miners in Appalachia?:Garrahan Mining
 * You know there's a vein of coal deep under a certain mountain and want to get in to extract it. What kind of mining could get you to it quickly?:None of the above
 * You want to open a new mine, but aren't sure if your enterprise will make a profit. What should you do to find out if there's a chance at some cash?:A feasibility study
 * You're going down in a coal mine and decide to take a canary with you to help detect toxic gasses. What do you call an animal used in this way?:A sentinel species
 * You're looking to take a job with a local mining company. Where in Appalachia could you find mines looking for workers?:Mount Blair
 * You're starting work on a new underground mine. You'd like to dig horizontally into the side of a mountain and extract its minerals. What do you call this kind of mining?:Drift mining

Musician

 * Alfonso is learning the old-fashioned accordion, a goofy-looking instrument with keys and buttons. It's so complicated, he's not even sure what kind of instrument it is! What class of instrument is the accordion?:An aerophone
 * Ancient philosophers thought that the universe moved to a musical harmony, and even gave it a special name. What did they call the harmony of the universe?:The Music of the Spheres
 * Brendan plays saxophone in a jazz band. He loves jazz because it's unique and all-American. What's something special that really makes jazz different from most music?:Improvisation
 * Erin and her friends are starting a band, and Erin wants to be the singer. There's a special name for someone who sings in a band. What's is it?:A vocalist
 * Hannah is conducting an orchestra. That's a big job! What does she use to direct the orchestra's performance?:Hand gestures
 * James loves marching music, especially military marches. His favorite composer is John Philip Sousa, because of the famous military marches he wrote. What's a popular nickname for John Philip Sousa?:The March King
 * Like any good patriot, Susie's favorite song is the US national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". Who wrote the lyrics?:Francis Scott Key
 * Marching bands play in all kinds of places! Susie wants to join the school marching band and go see the world. Where might Susie expect to play her music?:All of the above
 * Mary loves classical music, especially music by Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven was an important classical composer of which era?:The Romantic era
 * Samuel is learning to read sheet music, but he can't remember all the notation and asks you for help. Some notes are marked with a "#". How do you play those, again?:Sharp
 * Samuel likes music, but his clumsy hands make it hard for him to play an instrument well. He's decided to study music in school, instead. The study of music has its own special name. What is it called?:Musicology
 * Susie loves to sing and can reach really high notes because she was born with a voice that can reach a higher range. What voice type does she have?:Soprano
 * The British made up a song to make fun of our brave forefathers, but now it's as a patriotic hymn! How ironic! Which song?:Yankee Doodle
 * The Founding Fathers didn't want America to have a king, but we got one anyway, so to speak. Who do we call "the King" of Rock n' Roll?:Elvis Presley
 * You and Mark are singing along to a great song, but something sounds off. Mark can barely follow along, and doesn't remember any of the verses, even though he's heard them before. What condition might Mark be suffering from?:Tone deafness
 * You receive a brand new drum set as a gift for your birthday, and it came with more than just drums, too! Your drum set has another percussion instrument attached. Which instrument?:Cymbals
 * You're jamming out on your electric guitar, but you can't seem to jam loud enough! You need something to make your music louder. What can you use for this?:An amplifier
 * You're learning to play the recorder in class, and the teacher instructs you to play a scale. How are the notes sorted in a musical scale?:By pitch
 * You're reading some sheet music to get a feel for the song you'll be playing next. There's always some notation at the start of a piece. What does it tell you about the song?:Its tempo
 * You're singing your favorite song aloud in the shower, but without any music you don't sound too great. Some people can sing really well, even without instruments. What do you call singing without instruments?:A cappella
 * Your music teacher wants to take her class and form an orchestra. What on earth is an orchestra?:A big group of people playing different instruments

Photographer

 * A photograph is taken by projecting light onto a photographic surface. What is the most common photographic surface used?:Film
 * After a long day of taking photographs, Mark takes his film back to his lab to process it. He uses a special room to do so. What do you call this special room?:A darkroom
 * Alfonso likes to sleep in, so he always keeps his room as dark as possible. One day, he wakes up to find an upside down image of his neighbor's house projected onto his wall! What do you call this crazy phenomenon?:Camera obscura
 * Brendan took a photo of his cat Snippers that looked "washed out", or too bright. It turns out his picture was "overexposed". What is "exposure" in photography?:How much light reaches the film
 * Cameras work by focusing light onto a surface that records the image. What does the camera use to focus light?:A lens
 * Erin is a little superstitious, so she's very curious about the supernatural side of photography. When photography was brand new, she says, spiritualists were interested because they thought photographs of people let you see what?:Their soul
 * Frenchman Louis Daguerre developed an early form of photography using chemicals and silver-plated copper. What was the name of his process?:Daguerreotypy
 * Hannah is trying to make her own photographic film. She needs to coat the film in a gelatin that has light-sensitive crystals in it. What kind of crystals should she use?:Silver halide
 * Nicephore Niepce pioneered photoengraving, a predecessor of photography. When did he make his first major breakthrough?:1822
 * On your family vacation to Summersville, you find a lost camera on a park bench. After developing the photographs, you discover that they're sensitive pictures of Camp McClintock! What do you do?:Turn them in to the authorities
 * Photography projects light onto a surface to create a visible image, but the surface must be sensitive to light for this to happen. What's another word for light-sensitivity?:Photosensitivity
 * Richard is taking long-exposure photos of the night sky to make cool trails of light in his pictures. What does Richard adjust on his camera to take long-exposure photographs?:Its shutter speed
 * Samuel is helping out at Vault-Tec University by sorting through their old nitrate film collection. He stops to take a smoke break and lights up a cigarette. But wait! That's really dangerous! Why?:Nitrate film is very flammable
 * Susie likes to take pictures, and her favorite subjects are people. She has you sit in a boring pose and takes your picture. What is this kind of picture called?:A portrait
 * When Mary takes a picture with her camera, it creates a photographic "negative" that she then processes. What is the main benefit of producing this negative?:Making positive photos from it
 * When light travels through a camera lens and hits the film behind, it goes through a hole on the front of the camera that sets how much light gets through. What is this hole called?:An aperture
 * When you take a picture, an invisible image forms on the photographic film that only shows up after processing. What is this invisible image called?:Latent
 * You're taking pictures of Mark, but he seems blurry when looking through the viewfinder. You can make an adjustment to the lens' range to make him look clearer. What are you adjusting when you do this?:The focus
 * You've finished the photographic process by producing a photographic image on paper! What is this paper image called?:A print
 * You've taken a photograph and want to make an image from the film. What is the name for process?:Development

Rail Enthusiast

 * A "derailer" is a device attached to train tracks with a very specific purpose. What does a derailer do that's useful for railway workers?:Derails trains when they enter unauthorized areas
 * Amazingly, we in America aren't the only ones that have a transcontinental railroad! Which famous railway connects the Russian capital to the Far East?:The Trans-Siberian Railway
 * America has a lot of track and trains, but our railway system isn't the oldest in the world. Which country was the first to build a major railway system?:The United Kingdom
 * As America's transcontinental railroad grew westward across the American landscape, lawless towns full of grit and debauchery sprung up in its wake. What did people call these towns?:Hell on Wheels
 * Early locomotives often carried their fuel in special cars, pulled behind the engine for easy access. What was the name for these cars?:Tenders
 * Hannah is driving a train from Whitespring to Sunnytop at 50 mph, and Samuel from Sutton to Morgantown at 60 mph. If they both leave at noon, when will they collide in a fiery crash?:Never
 * In 1934, a steam locomotive called the "Flying Scotsman" set a world speed record for steam trains. How fast did it go when setting its record?:100 mph
 * Locomotives travel on a set of two rails called "track". It's easy to forget, but the spacing of this track is very important! What's the name for the spacing of a track's rails?:Track gauge
 * Managing a train is a difficult operation. Keeping everything on schedule, taking tickets, even paperwork! What do you call the person on the train who has to handle all these things?:The conductor
 * Nowadays, most of our vehicles are powered by nuclear reactors. But when locomotives were invented, they used a different kind of fuel entirely! What fuel source powered early trains?:Coal
 * Roberto needs a little extra power to get his train up the steep mountains in Appalachia, so he "double heads" his train. What is "double heading"?:Using two locomotives for extra power
 * Sally is conducting a train on its way through Appalachia. She needs to stop and pick up a cargo load of coal. Where's the best place to do this?:The Mount Blair Trainyard
 * Some train engines are equipped with a pointed metal device on the front. What's this thing called?:A cow catcher
 * Susie's favorite holotape stories are always about mysterious strangers in the shadows, and great detectives solving impossible cases. What famous railroad became synonymous with mystery and luxury in the late 19th century?:The Orient Express
 * The first working railway locomotive was unveiled in Europe in the 19th century. What revolutionary new engine powered this locomotive?:A steam engine
 * What was the most track laid in one day during the construction of America's transcontinental railroad?:10 miles
 * When Hao visits San Francisco, she loves to ride the trolley cars up and down the hills to see the sights. Trolleys are a kind of rail vehicle once common in cities, and are usually powered by what source?:Electricity
 * When Samuel grows up, he wants nothing more than to be a Ferroequinologist. What on Earth is a Ferroequinologist?:Someone who studies trains
 * When no-good outlaws robbed trains in the Old West, a common target was the money held in express car safes. Whose job was it to make sure the cargo in the express cars got delivered?:An expressman's
 * When rail travel first took off, the United States made building a transcontinental railroad a priority. What was a major reason that such a railroad became important?:Gold was discovered in California

Roboticist

 * A robot that is capable to performing tasks without specific instructions is known as what kind of robot?:a. Autonomous
 * Frank is trying to siphon mechocentric phalanges from an axium tripolar capacitor in order to repair the upper quadrant of a cylindractor arm link. What should he do?:d. Literally none of these words mean anything
 * How many arms does the standard Mr. Handy, Ms. Nanny and Mr. Gutsy have?:a. 3
 * In 2060, the US Military developed which robot for reconnaissance and delivering supplies to hostile conditions?:a. Cargobot
 * In the unlikely event of a total Communist robotic invasion, what type of weapons should be used to best defend yourself?:c. Pulse Weaponry
 * It's Robot Day at the race track. Who would definitely LOSE in a race?:c. Petey the Protectron
 * Kimmy wants to learn more about robots and asks you if there are any magazines she could read. Which would be the best suggestion?:a. Tesla Science Magazine
 * Miss Nanny and Mr. Gutsy are variations of what popular robot?:d. Mr. Handy
 * Mr. Handy, Miss Nanny, and Mr. Gutsy were all developed by which company?:d. General Atomics International
 * The Assaultron proudly serves alongside our troops on the front line. It's signature commie-crushing ability is its...:c. High-power Head Laser
 * The Vertibot is an unmanned, autonomous version of which aircraft?:c. The Vertibird
 * The standard Protectrons primary behavior is to...:b. Protect and Serve
 * Which West Virginian City is run and maintained entirely by robots?:b. Watoga
 * Which company partnered with Atomic Mining Services to develop a robot that could outmatch Garrahan Mining's Excavator Power Armor?:a. Hornwright Industries
 * Which of the following is a company dedicated to innovation in robotics?:RobCo
 * Which of the following is not a Standard Personality Mode for a Protectron?:c. Actor and Thespian
 * Which of the following robots was not developed by RobCo Industries?:a. Mr. Handy
 * You find a robot acting strangely and you think it's malfunctioning. What should you do?:c. Leave immediately and tell an adult
 * You're assembling a standard-issue Protectron unit. Which parts will you NOT need?:a. Jetpack
 * Your old friend Clunky the Sentry bot has found itself in an unwinnable combat scenario. Based on its standard programming, what will it do next?:b. Self-Destruct