Plumbing Trivia
From the Roman aqueducts to the P-traps hiding your dropped wedding rings, see if your knowledge of pipes is as solid as a well-formed fatberg.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
In a standard household bathroom, which plumbing line is required to have a larger diameter: the fresh water supply pipe or the wastewater drain pipe?
Wastewater drain pipe
Which major kitchen appliance relies on an internal evaporation pan to handle defrost water rather than connecting to the home's main sewage drain line?
Refrigerator
To quickly stop the flow of water, a standard modern ball valve requires what fraction of a full rotation to go from fully open to fully closed?
Quarter turn
Instead of private residences, early Greek communal shower systems were famously integrated into what type of public athletic complexes?
Gymnasiums
What four-letter acronym refers to the safety outlets required near sinks designed to shut off power when they detect a current imbalance?
GFCI