Military Trivia Quiz 101

Military Trivia Quiz 101

Military Trivia Quiz 101  – Is a challenging selection of Military Trivia questions and answers -
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The name for Shrapnel was derived from the Greek word for “shatter and spread in many directions” – True or False

Shrapnel was named after British army officer Lieutenant General Henry Shrapnel

The Maginot Line was the secure telephone line used between the French President and the British Prime Minister at the beginning of WWII – True or False

The Maginot Line was a series of fortifications constructed along the French - German border during the 1930’s

Mulberry Harbours were temporary portable harbours developed by the British during World War II - True or False

Gunpowder was invented by the Greeks – True or False


Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese in the 9th century

The WWII Manhattan Project was created to produce …

The Bailey Bridge was designed to transport live shells from a stockpile to an artillery field gun thus eliminating the need for manual handling – True or False

The Bailey Bridge was a prefabricated, portable, temporary truss bridge, designed to be used where a permanent bridge had been destroyed

The Gatling Gun is named after its inventor R.J.Gatling – True or False

In the Roman army a Ballista was a …

The Tank is an armoured fighting vehicle designed for front line combat. Designed and first used in WW1, the name “Tank” was used by the British as a security measure to fool enemy spies – True or False

The word Ballistic is derived from the Greek word for violent explosion – True or False

The word Ballistic pertains to the science of motion – specifically under its own momentum

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1155

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1155

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1155

The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1155 is a challenging selection of General Engineering Trivia questions and answers -
 sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know, but you’re sure that you did know or that you should know and when you see the answers you know that once upon a time you probably did know !

Challenge your colleagues – can they answer more than you ?

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  • Go to – Engineering the 3R Way for an overview of the 3R Philosophy and link to the full list of topics

Then Take A Break

 

 

In medical terminology - What does DNA stand for...

A Capnometer is an instrument which compares pressures, it is typically a glass U-tube containing mercury, in which pressure is indicated by the difference in levels in the two arms of the tube – True or False

A Capnometer is a device that measures carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in respired gases – A Manometer compares pressures

OEE is a method of measuring and then optimising the efficiency of a Machine or a Manufacturing Plant .  OEE stands for Overall Equipment Effectiveness – True or False

What year was the Doomsday Clock started…

A Weber bar is a device used for…

T.J.Creamer made Twitter history on Jan 22nd 2010 by sending the first live tweet from…

From The International Space Station

SWG, AWG, W&M and BWG are are all measures of Light Intensity – True or False

They are all measures of Wire Gauge or the diameter of wire

In Civil Engineering, a Culvert is the name given to a drain or channel crossing under a road, pavement, sidewalk or similar – True or False

In a piping system, Stationary Head is the name given to the vertical distance from inlet water elevation to discharge elevation – True or False

it is called Static Head

A Scintillometer measures Atmospheric Turbulence - True or False

 

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1155

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1154

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1154

The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1154 is a challenging selection of General Engineering Trivia questions and answers -
 sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know, but you’re sure that you did know or that you should know and when you see the answers you know that once upon a time you probably did know !

Challenge your colleagues – can they answer more than you ?

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Looking For A Better Way

  • Go to – Engineering the 3R Way for an overview of the 3R Philosophy and link to the full list of topics

Then Take A Break

 

 

What name is given to any flat floating structure, typically used for transport over water…

The formula for the Volume of a cylinder is : Pi multiplied by the radius squared multiplied by the height (of the cylinder) - i.e. pi x r squared x H – True or False

An Anesthetic is the name given to a drug that causes anesthesia or a reversible loss of sensation – True or False

What American automobile company was founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland...

Who was the Greek God of War...

The phase transition of an element or compound from liquid to gas is called...

In Metalworking, a Scriber is used to create an indent for a drill bit, in order to prevent the bit from “wandering” off the mark – True or False

A Scriber is a sharp pointed tool designed to mark lines or similar on metal surfaces

Capacitance is the ratio of the change in an electric charge in a system to the corresponding change in its electric potential – True or False

In Design - it is generally recognized that people do not visually perceive items in isolation, but as part of a larger whole. These principles account for human tendencies towards similarity, proximity, continuity, and closure and this is known as the Gestalt Principles – True or False

 

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1155

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1153

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1153

The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1153 is a challenging selection of General Engineering Trivia questions and answers -
sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know, but you’re sure that you did know or that you should know and when you see the answers you know that once upon a time you probably did know !

Challenge your colleagues – can they answer more than you ?

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Looking For A Better Way

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In Web Design - Determining which of two alternatives is preferred by the target audience is called A/B Testing – True or False

A Barometer is a device used to measure atmospheric pressure in pascals – True or False

Lake Mead - Nevada, Arizona is the largest reservoir in the United States in terms of water capacity- True or False

A network security system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a computer system is called a Flame Barrier – True or False

It is called a Firewall

CV Joints are typically used to allow a drive shaft  to transmit power through a variable angle at constant rotational speed - CV stands for Constant Velocity - True or False

A Dilatant material is one in which viscosity increases with the rate of Shear Strain and is an example of a Newtonian fluid – True or False

It is an example of a non-Newtonian fluid

Waste water from sinks, showers, and bathtubs, but not toilets is generally referred to as what colored water…

A Suffix is the name of a word or element which is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning – True or False

A Prefix is the name of a word or element which is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning - Suffixes are a letter or group of letters added to the ending of words to change their meaning or function

Swaging is the mechanical joining process where a metal cylinder is located in holes and each end of the cylinder deformed in order to form a fixed joint – True or False

Riveting joins – Swaging is usually a cold working process typically used to change the shape of a metal

Investment, Die, Sand, Shell, and Spin are all types of what metal forming process...

 

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1155

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1152

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1152

The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1152 is a challenging selection of General Engineering Trivia questions and answers -
 sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know, but you’re sure that you did know or that you should know and when you see the answers you know that once upon a time you probably did know !

Challenge your colleagues – can they answer more than you ? 

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A Dichroic Filter is a very accurate gas filter used to selectively pass a small range of hydrocarbons -True or False

A Dichroic filter is a very accurate color filter used to selectively pass light of a small range of colors while reflecting other colors

The ability of a body or substance to resume its original shape or size when a distorting force is removed is called...

The strong mineral acid with the molecular formula H2SO4 is Sulphuric Acid – True or False

Octanes are a family of hydrocarbon that are typical components of gasoline - True or False

A Kern is a heated, thermally insulated chamber or oven in which a controlled temperature is produced. Typically it is used for hardening, burning or drying materials – True or False

a Kiln is the correct answer

A Fuse is a sacrificial  over current  protection device whose essential component is a metal wire or strip that melts when too much current flows and thus interrupts the circuit  in which it is connected – True or False

Who was the Greek Goddess of love and beauty…

Fission is…

A turbocharger is a smaller secondary internal combustion engine attached to a larger primary engine which creates an increase in power - True or False

It is a forced induction  device used to allow more power to be produced for an engine of a given size 

Compressive strength is the opposite of tensile strength – True or False

 

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1155

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1151

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1151

The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1151 is a challenging selection of General Engineering Trivia questions and answers -
 sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know, but you’re sure that you did know or that you should know and when you see the answers you know that once upon a time you probably did know !

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In IT - a general term that covers several disciplines that study the effect of design on the ease of use and level of satisfaction with a product, site or system is called - User Experience – This is generally shortened to UEX – True or False

User Experience is shortened to UX

The Buttress Thread form is often used in vices or artillery. It has two different thread profiles and is designed to handle very high axial thrust in one direction with a square thread form and has a sloping thread form (typically at 45 deg) on the other side – True or False

What is the value of pi to 5 places of decimal….

Although largely superseded - VHS was a consumer level video standard developed by Japanese company JVC and launched in 1976. VHS stands for Video Home System – True or False

JPEG stands for – “Joint Photographic Exponential Graphic” – True or False

JPEG stands for “Joint Photographic Experts Group”

What is an Oubliette …

A component in an internal combustion engine which converts the rotating motion of the camshaft into linear motion of the valves, either directly or indirectly is called a Spline – True or False

The correct answer is a Tappet

PVC is a thermoplastic polymer - PVC stands for PolyVinyl Chlorine – True or False

PVC stands for PolyVinyl Chloride

What is the name of the thick strips of copper or aluminum which conduct electricity within a switchboard, distribution board, substation or other electrical apparatus…

In automobile engineering terminology– a Gudgeon Pin fixes the steering rack and pinion linkage – True or False

A Gudgeon Pin (also called a Wrist pin) connects the piston in an internal combustion engine to the connecting rod and provides a bearing for the connecting rod to pivot upon as the piston moves

 

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1155

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1150

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1150

The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1150 is a challenging selection of General Engineering Trivia questions and answers -
 sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know, but you’re sure that you did know or that you should know and when you see the answers you know that once upon a time you probably did know !

Challenge your colleagues – can they answer more than you ?

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In computer terminology - CUSPY stands for Computer Ultimate Standard Program – True or False

CUSPY stands for Commonly Used System Program

In which European country is the Ice Hotel Built each Year…

A Spectrometer is a scientific instrument used measure distance on building and construction sites – True or False

A Spectrometer is used to separate and measure spectral components of a physical phenomenon

A 4 Jaw Chuck would typically be found on what metal working machine…

In Chemical Engineering - Stable atoms have as many electrons as protons in the nucleus. The electrons gather around the nucleus in quantum orbitals following four basic rules called the Aufbau principle – True or False

In Electrical Engineering - What name is given to a passive electronic component that stores energy in the form of an electrostatic field...

What name is given to a device which is typically used to restrict the flow of fluids or filter light…

In mathematics the first 2 numbers in a Fibonacci Sequence are either 2 and 2 or 0 and 2 - True or False

the first 2 numbers in a Fibonacci Sequence are either 1 and 1 or 0 and 1

Steam Engines are External Combustion engines - True or False

Decimal time is not a practical concept and has never been used - True or False

Decimal time was used by the Chinese and the French during the French Revolution

 

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1155

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1149

Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1149

The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1149 is a challenging selection of General Engineering Trivia questions and answers -
 sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know, but you’re sure that you did know or that you should know and when you see the answers you know that once upon a time you probably did know !

Challenge your colleagues – can they answer more than you ?

Previous Quiz – No.1148     Next Quiz – No.1150      For a full list of all quizzes go to – List Of Engineering Quizzes

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Looking For A Better Way

Go to – Engineering the 3R Way for an overview of the 3R Philosophy and link to the full list of topics

Then Take A Break

With the List Of Pages – Engineering Nostalgia for pages of Old Engineer Memories from Engineering practice in the 1960’s/70’s/80’s – with a bit of armed forces and medieval trivia thrown in
Or check out Engineering Odd Bits for odd subject matter – including humor and comment

 

 

In 1852, Elisha Otis invented the worlds first automatic fire sprinkler system for high rise buildings – True or False

In 1852 Elisha Otis invented the safety elevator, which automatically comes to a halt if the hoisting rope breaks.

A mathematical ratio with origins in ancient Greece, is often used in Design to create a visually appealing layout to the human eye and is called the Diamond Ratio – True or False

It is called the Golden Ratio

HCl is the chemical symbol for which acid…

How many terminals are on a Diode….

A galvanometer is an electro mechanical instrument used for detecting and indicating an electric current – True or False

A tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and bolts—or keep them from turning is called a Wench – True or False

the correct answer is a Wrench

What is 1/64 of an inch, expressed in SI units…

The apparent deflection of moving objects when they are viewed from a rotating frame of reference is called the Coriolis Effect – True or False

Military dictators of Japan where historically called Shotguns – True or False

They where called Shoguns

What nationality was Ralph Miller, the inventor of the Miller cycle internal combustion engine…