With the advent of Spring and Summer, it seems the perfect time for a quiz about air conditioning!
1. The concept of air conditioning was thought to have roots in:
A. Ancient Rome.
B. Ancient Greece.
C. Medieval Persia
D. 2nd Century China.
2. Who discovered in 1820 that certain liquids, such as compressed ammonia, could chill the air when evaporating?
A. Robert Fulton.
B. Michael Faraday.
C. William Herschel.
3. WIllis Carrier invented the modern air conditioner in 1902 for what kind of place?
A. Residence.
B. Hospital.
C. Publishing House.
4. What was the first building inthe USA to use air conditioning?
A. Bellevue Hospital.
B. Loew’s Movie Theater.
C. New York Stock Exchange.
D. J. P. Morgan Bank.
5. Who was the first President to enjoy air conditioning in the White
House?
A. Calvin Coolidge.
B. Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
C. Herbert Hoover.
6. .What company introduced the first car with air conditioning ?
A. Ford.
B. Packard.
C. Cadillac.
7. Athough the modern air conditioner was invented in 1902, when did residential sales expand dramatically?
A. In the 1930s..
B. In the 1940s.
C. In the 1950s.
8. What was the original measurement for air conditioning?
A. BTUs.
B. AC units.
C. Ice power.
Answers
1. A. While many ancient civilizations found innovative ways of cooling, ancient Roman civilization bears a resemblance to modern air-cooling methods. They created miles of viaducts that piped water via walls of houses which cooled down the brickwork and lowered room temperature.
2 B. In 1820, British scientist and inventor Michael Faraday discovered that compressed ammonia could chill air when the liquefied ammonia was allowed to evaporate.
3. C. Willis Carrier invented a modern air conditioner in 1902 for a publishing company in New York that was experiencing problems with books that displayed running ink and wrinkling paper due to differences in humidity levels.
4. C. The New York Stock Exchange Building in NYC was one of the first buildings to use air conditioning in 1903.
5. C. The White House did not install air conditioning until 1929 when President Herbert Hoover requested a system be installed for the presidential residence.
6. B. In 1939, Packard became the first automobile manufacturer to offer an air conditioning unit in its cars. These were manufactured by Bishop and Babcock Co, of Cleveland, Ohio.
7. C. Residential sales expanded dramatically in the 1950s.
8. A. When AC first started out, the output setting was measure in Ice Power, or how many blocks of ice it would take to produce the same amount of cooling power.
