Engineering

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1 the Hoover Dam 6x

2 the Army Corps of Engineers 5x

3 an aqueduct 4x

4 the Panama Canal 3x

5 the Golden Gate Bridge 3x

6 concrete 3x

7 the Skywalk 2x

8 the pyramids 2x

9 the Great Wall of China 2x

10 the Empire State Building 2x

11 the Alaska Pipeline 2x

12 Saudi Arabia 2x

13 Pennsylvania 2x

14 iron 2x

15 Iran 2x

16 France 2x

17 electrical engineering 2x

18 an artesian well 2x

19 a suspension bridge 2x

20 a dam 2x

21 the Chunnel 2x

22 the arch 2x

Sample Clues

This massive project was the first in North America to contain more masonry than the Great Pyramid at Giza

the Hoover Dam

Founded in 1802, this military group surveys roads & canals, builds lighthouses & maps navigation channels

the Army Corps of Engineers

Containing 167 arches, one of these built in 50 A.D. is still delivering water from the Frio River to Segovia, Spain

an aqueduct

The U.S. will stop operating this 50-mile-long passageway in the year 2000

the Panama Canal

On opening day in 1937, the San Francisco Chronicle referred to it as a "35 million dollar steel harp"

the Golden Gate Bridge

Sub-Areas

Other 76

the Hoover Dam (4) an aqueduct (4) the Panama Canal (2) the Chunnel (2) the pyramids (2) the arch (2) the Army Corps of Engineers (2) Key West (1) LaGuardia (1) a frame (1)

Chemistry / Elements 59

the Golden Gate Bridge (3) dam (3) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (3) iron (2) a suspension bridge (2) an artesian well (2) concrete (2) a scaffolding (1) a bathtub (1) Foundation (1)

Biology / Animals 15

the Skywalk (2) the Empire State Building (1) Mantle (1) a cantilever (1) coolant (1) composite (1) the Seven Wonders of the World (1) gasoline (1) General Electric (1) the Colorado (1)

Math / Physics 13

a dam (2) Pennsylvania (2) the Empire State Building (1) pitch (1) louvers (1) a 2x4 (1) concrete (1) civil (1) a windmill (1) the Alaska Pipeline (1)

Astronomy / Space 3

Venus (1) a mission specialist (1) tides (1)

Earth Science 3

Ataturk (1) Rockefeller Center (1) the Great Wall of China (1)

Botany / Plants 1

Ferris Wheel (1)