BIG QUIZ
Engineering at the Fair
From school carnivals to the biggest amusement parks, engineers have had a hand in making rides taller, faster, and safer. See what you know by taking this month’s Big Quiz.
Nothing says summer fun like a trip to a county fair, where rides like the Tilt-a-Whirl and Zipper threaten to separate fair-goers from their deep-fried pickles. But amusement parks of all stripes have been big business for more than a century, and the key to their ongoing success is in the engineering. Whether you’re headed to Coney Island in Brooklyn or the Riley County Fair in Manhattan (Kansas), test your knowledge of the engineering behind amusements in this month’s Big Quiz.
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