Monthly Plumbing Quiz: 2021 in Review

Have you been taking the Monthly Plumbing Quiz all year long? If so, this next one should be a snap! We’ve collected some of the most challenging questions from the previous year. Get your answers in before 2022 for a chance to win a $25 gift card.

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1. The indoor component of the mini-split is also referred to as the:

Condenser

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Absorber

Reflector

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2. One of the reasons that radiant systems are so efficient is that water is a much better thermal conductor than air. Per unit of volume, water has about how many times the specific heat capacity of dry air (at 77 degrees F)?

About 32 times

About 320 times

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About 32,000 times

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3. Willful or repeated OSHA violations currently face a maximum fine of how much?

$13,653

$65,513

$88,421

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4. In ancient Roman arenas and amphitheaters, the vomitorium referred to what?

A communal bath

A communal toilet

A specialized chamber for regurgitating after excessive food and/or wine consumption

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5. Rainwater catchment has become a popular strategy around the country for conserving water use. There is only one state in the nation that makes it illegal to collect more than a 110-gal. rain barrel:

Michigan

Utah

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Hawaii

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