January 2023 HPAC Quiz

As we kick off the new year, all industry eyes once again are on AHR Expo, which this year returns to Atlanta. Started in 1930, the show has come to symbolize an annual rite of renewal for our HVACR community. Let's dive into the history of this popular and pivotal event.
1. This year's big event dates back to 1930, when the International Heating and Ventilating Exposition first met in which city?

A. Chicago

B. New York

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D. London
Source: ASHRAE
2. At that time, the International Heating and Ventilating Exposition was actually just a portion of a larger, already established event that had begun in 1924. What was the name of that show?
A. International Air Cooling and Heating Exhibition

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C. International Conference of Indoor Climate Control
D. National Exposition of Building Engineering
Source: ASHRAE
3. AHR Expo is now co-sponsored by ASHRAE and AHRI. The latter group was formed by two mergers, the most recent in 2008, when the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) joined forces with the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA). But ARI, itself, was the product of a much earlier alliance between the Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturers Association (REMA) and the Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Machinery Association (ACRMA). What year did those two groups merge:

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B. 1963
C. 1973
D. 1983
Source: ASHRAE
4. ASHRAE’s original co-sponsorship of AHR Expo was with ARI (now AHRI) and goes back decades. What year did this arrangement start?
A. 1962
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C. 1982
D. 1992
Source: ASHRAE
5. In January 2018, AHR Expo convened in Chicago, where it set its all-time attendance record. Including attendees and exhibitors, what was that total?
A. 49,995
B. 56,718
C. 64,333

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Source: AHR Expo