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SOLUTIONS Design and Technology quiz – Tuesday 1. Apart from being the name of a rock band, what does the acronym AC/DC stand for? 2. What do the initials LED stand for? Alternating current, direct current (electricity) Light Emitting Diode 3. When were these outfits designed? (In what decade?) Do you know the names of the designers? http://www.fashiongonerogue.co m/audrey-hepburn-breakfast- tiffanys-costume-style/ http://www.burdastyle.com/blog/ vivienne-westwood-happy- belated-birthday-to-the-first-lady- of-punk-fashion http://en.vogue.fr/suzy- menkes/suzy-menkes- column/articles/suzy-menkes- collette-dinnigans- comeback/24017 http://theredlist.com/wiki-2-23- 1249-1260-view-1990s-profile- christian-lacroix-3.html#photo 1961 Givenchy for the film ‘Breakfast at Tiffanys’ 1993 Vivienne Westwood 2012 Collette Dinnigan 1987 Christian Lacroix 4. Name 5 Australian timbers? A list of timbers can be found here: http://www.timber.net.au/index.php/species.html 5. The Hills Hoist clothes line was invented in Australia. When? (Guess the decade) 6. When were these other Australian ideas invented? (Guess the decade) a. The Sunshine Header Harvester b. The Fairlight CMI Synthesiser c. The Wiltshire ‘Staysharp’ knife d. The Black Box flight recorder e. The baby safety capsule 7. Mystery object What is this object designed to do? http://www.abc. net.au/tv/collect ors/segments/s3 071498.htm A wooden object, comprised of three separate blocks hinged to one solid block, noting the independent movement of the three top blocks. Hills Hoist – first patented by Gilbert Toyne in 1926, further developed and made commercially by Lance Hill from the late 1940s http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innovates/ ?behaviour=view_article&Section_id=1040&article_id=1004 8 Sunshine Harvester – 1914 Fairlight CMI Synthesiser – 1979 The Wilshire Staysharp knife – 1970 The Black Box flight recorder – 1961 The baby safety capsule - 1984 This object is an old splicer used for editing 9.5mm film. 1. Using a pair of scissors cut both ends of the film that need to be edited together. 2. Place one end of film in the left hand side of splicer onto centre tooth and hold in place with left wooden clamp. 3. Place other end of film in the right hand side of splice over lapping the film on centre tooth and hold in place with right wooden clamp. 4. Apply film cement between overlapping film and lower centre clamp. Leave locked for at least 15 seconds.

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SOLUTIONS DesignandTechnologyquiz–Tuesday1. Apartfrombeingthenameofarockband,

whatdoestheacronymAC/DCstandfor?2. WhatdotheinitialsLEDstandfor?

Alternatingcurrent,directcurrent(electricity)

LightEmittingDiode 3. Whenweretheseoutfitsdesigned?(Inwhatdecade?)Doyouknowthenamesofthedesigners?

http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/audrey-hepburn-breakfast-

tiffanys-costume-style/

http://www.burdastyle.com/blog/vivienne-westwood-happy-belated-birthday-to-the-first-lady-of-punk-fashion

http://en.vogue.fr/suzy-menkes/suzy-menkes-column/articles/suzy-menkes-collette-dinnigans-comeback/24017

http://theredlist.com/wiki-2-23-1249-1260-view-1990s-profile-christian-lacroix-3.html#photo

1961Givenchyforthefilm‘BreakfastatTiffanys’

1993VivienneWestwood

2012ColletteDinnigan

1987ChristianLacroix

4. Name5Australiantimbers?

Alistoftimberscanbefoundhere:http://www.timber.net.au/index.php/species.html

5. TheHillsHoistclothes

linewasinventedinAustralia.When?(Guessthedecade)

6. WhenweretheseotherAustralianideasinvented?(Guessthedecade)

a. TheSunshineHeaderHarvesterb. TheFairlightCMISynthesiserc. TheWiltshire‘Staysharp’knifed. TheBlackBoxflightrecordere. Thebabysafetycapsule

7. MysteryobjectWhatisthisobjectdesignedtodo?

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/segments/s3071498.htm

Awoodenobject,comprisedofthreeseparateblockshingedtoonesolidblock,notingtheindependentmovementofthethreetopblocks.

• HillsHoist–firstpatentedbyGilbertToynein1926,furtherdevelopedandmadecommerciallybyLanceHillfromthelate1940shttp://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innovates/?behaviour=view_article&Section_id=1040&article_id=10048

• SunshineHarvester–1914• FairlightCMISynthesiser–1979• TheWilshireStaysharpknife–1970• TheBlackBoxflightrecorder–1961• Thebabysafetycapsule-1984

Thisobjectisanoldsplicerusedforediting9.5mmfilm.1. Usingapairofscissorscutbothendsofthefilmthatneed

tobeeditedtogether.2. Placeoneendoffilminthelefthandsideofspliceronto

centretoothandholdinplacewithleftwoodenclamp.3. Placeotherendoffilmintherighthandsideofspliceover

lappingthefilmoncentretoothandholdinplacewithrightwoodenclamp.

4. Applyfilmcementbetweenoverlappingfilmandlowercentreclamp.Leavelockedforatleast15seconds.