Grades 7 – 12
scavenger hunt
On-siteScavenger Hunt QUESTIONS*Answers available at the Caterpillar Visitors Center ticketing counter.
LOBBY
1. What is inside the globe structure located in the lobby? *Ask a gallery host
2. In 2014, Caterpillar Inc. added Sustainability to their Values In Action. The Caterpillar Visitors Center earned theLEED ______ Certification. *Ask a gallery host

3. On sunny days, the solar panels located on the adjacent parking deck may provide up to ______ % of the power
needed for the Visitors Center. *Ask a gallery hostHERITAGE GALLERY
4. In 1928, Caterpillar was already a global company shipping the Model 20 Tractor all over the globe. What was
the list price of the Caterpillar Model 20 that year?

5. What two companies came together to form Caterpillar Tractor Company?

6. Caterpillar equipment helped build the ____________ ________ to control floods, provide irrigation water andproduce hydroelectric power for 3 states in the 1930s.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
7. Caterpillar was granted _____ patents in the 1930s and spent about _____ per year on research anddevelopment (R&D). In the 2000s, Caterpillar was granted _____ patents and spent about _____ on researchand development (R&D).

8. What is one of the most important ergonomic features in the design of a Cat machine cab? __________

9. In what year did Caterpillar start using computer simulation for designing machines? ________ When did
Caterpillar start using Immersive Visualization Technology (virtual reality)? ________

CATERPILLAR PRODUCTION SYSTEM (CPS)
10. Name four of the eight identified wastes the Caterpillar Production System works to eliminate.
11. Caterpillar works with approximately _________ suppliers in _____ countries.

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Grades 7 – 12
scavenger hunt
On-siteCATERPILLAR PRODUCTION SYSTEM (CPS) CONT.
12. The Caterpillar Cast Metals Organization supports sustainability by using nearly _____% recycled steel in theirbase material.

13. What are the 4 main areas for robotics at Caterpillar?

CATERPILLAR PEOPLE AT WORK
14. What are Caterpillar’s five Values In Action?

CATERPILLAR POWER SYSTEMS
15. Cat powered pumps are capable of draining an Olympic-size swimming pool in less than _____________. (Hint:Industrial Engines and Power Solutions display)

16. Name three of the six industries that are supported by Cat power.

WORKING AS ONE DEALER GALLERY
17. Dealers are the face of Caterpillar. Most dealers are __________________ and locally operated businesses that
benefit from long-standing customer relationships.

REMAN ENGINE DISPLAY
18. Through remanufacturing, Caterpillar recycles more than _____ million pounds of end-of-life iron annually.

CAT AT WORK AROUND THE WORLD (PRODUCT FLOOR)
19. Name two pieces of Cat equipment on display at the Caterpillar Visitors Center.

20. What is the horse power of the CT660 Vocational Truck?

CATERPILLAR FOUNDATION
21. Founded in 1952, the Caterpillar Foundation has contributed to help make sustainable progress possible aroundthe world by providing program support in what four areas?

Caterpillar Visitors Center | 110 SW Washington St. Peoria, IL 61629 | (309) 675-0606 | caterpillar.com/visitors-center 06.2014