EC&M Monthly Quiz: Let's Light It Up

Lighting is the main theme of EC&M’s October issue, so the editorial team decided it was only appropriate to make it the subject of this month’s quiz as well.  Answer the following five trivia questions to see how much you know about light and enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Amazon, Cabela's, or iTunes. Don’t worry — you don’t have to get the answers correct to win. Good luck!

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1. What fish hypnotizes its prey with a bioluminescent light before eating it?

Burbot

Neon Tetra

Cobia
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2. A neon lamp switched on during the Great Depression continued to burn until it was discovered 77 years later. How much did it cost to power the lamp during this time?

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$700

$7,000

$70

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3. What word does the blinking light atop the famed Capitol Records Tower spell out in Morse code?

Tinseltown

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Lotusland

Disneyland

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4. How many LEDs make up the New Year’s Eve ball that drops in Times Square each year?

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10,493

91,618

23,157

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5. How far underwater can sunlight be seen?

87 feet

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119 feet

354 feet

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