EG Quiz – Issue 32

1. Practice Note 32 details an engineer’s roles and responsibilities related to addressing what?
2. Professor Charles Clifton CNZM DistFEngNZ was recognised in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to what?*
3. Why were Egypt’s ancient Abu Simbel temples cut into more than 1,000 pieces and relocated in the 1960s?* A) They blocked the neighbour’s view of the Nile. B) They were under threat of destruction by the Aswan High Dam’s rising waters. C) The cliff they were carved into was found to be unstable.
4. SIGIE is the Engineering New Zealand Special Interest Group for whom?
5. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be what?
6. What mainstay of livestock management did Kiwi Bill Gallagher engineer in an attempt to stop his horse, Joe, from using his car as a scratching post?
7. Where are Auckland District Court’s hearings taking place while seismic strengthening is undertaken?* A) Hamilton District Court B) Online C) Auckland District Court
8. How often must a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) undergo reassessment to maintain their CPEng status?
9. Which were the only three countries to rank worse than New Zealand in 2022 for road deaths per 100,000 people?*
10. According to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority, how much of New Zealand’s electricity was provided by hydroelectric generation on average between 2010 and 2021? A) 37 percent B) 47 percent C) 57 percent

*The September issue of EG holds the answer you’re after – hunt around and get reading!

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ANSWERS

1. Climate change. Practice Note 32: Climate action – the role of the engineer details how you can play your part in mitigating, transitioning and adapting to climate change.
2. Structural engineering – although he had some shocking encounters with electrical engineering at a young age!
3. (B) They were under threat of destruction by rising water from the Aswan High Dam.
4. Immigrant Engineers. SIGIE provides a strong network for immigrant engineers to meet new people and to share work opportunities.
5. Created or destroyed.
6. The electric fence.
7. (C) Auckland District Court. With 33 courtrooms handling hearings six days a week, New Zealand's busiest courthouse will remain fully operational throughout.
8. At least every six years. The Registration Authority is your go-to for all things CPEng.
9. Chile, the United States and Colombia.
10. (C) 57 percent, but this is tipped to decrease over time as capacity for wind and solar generation increases.