The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1132 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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Derived from Old French, what name is given to a cylindrical protrusion used as a mounting and/or pivoting point...
If something is Inflammable it will easily burn or ignite – True or False
If something is Inflammable it will NOT easily burn or ignite
Hipparcos was the name of the satellite launched by the European Space Agency in 1989 which was the first space experiment devoted to precision astronomy – True or False
True - The word "Hipparcos" is an acronym for High precision parallax collecting satellite
A pair of identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes when viewing distant objects is also called...
In electronics a switch may be abbreviated to "DPST" – DPST stands for - Double Pole, Single Throw – True or False
An Orifice Plate is a device fitted internally in pipes, to measure flow rates or reduce pressure or restrict flow – True or False
In the Roman army a Ballista was a what…
Sc is the chemical symbol for Silicon – True or False
Si is the correct answer
The cubed root of 64 = 8 True or False (without a calculator please)
The cubed root of 64 = 4
A Calorimeter is an instrument for measuring absorbed or evolved heat - True or False
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1131 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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The Spinning Jenny is the name was given to a multi-spool spinning wheel which was invented about 1764 by James Hargreaves in England . The device significantly reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn , with a single worker able to work eight or more spools at once – True or False
Resonance is the effect of vacuum on a sealed vessel - True or False
Resonance is the tendency of a system to oscillate with greater amplitude at various frequencies
A Theodolite is a precision instrument which is used by surveyors to measure angles in the horizontal and vertical planes – True or False
A semiconductor is a device designed to neutralize lighting strikes created by violent thunderstorms - True or False
It is a material which has electrical conductivity between a conductor and an insulator
The oldest national Engineering Society in the United States is the American Society of Civil Engineers - founded in 1852 – True or False
Tribology is the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion. It includes the study and application of the principles of friction, lubrication and wear. - True or False
In fluid dynamics, a vortex is a region within a fluid where the flow is mostly a reciprocal motion about an imaginary axis - True or False
it is where the flow is mostly a spinning motion about an imaginary axis
What chemical element is also known as Hydrargyrum…
What name is given to a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts. These vessels were first used by the Dutch in the 16th or 17th century, and further developed in North America from the early 18th century…
Standard Gravity, or Standard Acceleration due to free fall is the nominal acceleration of a body in a vacuum near the surface of the earth. What is its value in m/s squared...
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1130 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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Flammable Materials have High flash points and will only burn at temperatures above 37.8 deg – True or False
Flammable Materials have Low flash points and will burn at temperatures below 37.8 deg C
The "Bantam BRC" is better known by what name…
The German blue chip stock market index - Deutscher Aktienindex is more commonly known as the DAX – True or False
A semi-liquid mixture is called...
What colour does litmus turn when dipped into acid…
The polarity of an Anode is always positive - True or False
in a device which consumes power the anode is positive, and in a device which provides power the anode is negative
Degaussing was commonly used in CRT based TV sets and computer monitors to decrease or eliminate unwanted magnetic field – True or False
Derived from the Latin for "to glow white" , what name is given to the emission of light from a hot body due to its temperature…
Chainmail is the name given to a type of Armour consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh – True or False
Barrel, Bushel, Cauldron, Cord, Gill are all measures of what...
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1129 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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What name is given to an electro-mechanical device that converts the angular position of a shaft or axle to an analog or digital code, making it an angle transducer...
What name is given to a component typically found in reciprocating engines, pumps and similar mechanisms - it is located within a cylinder and its purpose is to transfer force...
What name is given to a weight suspended from a pivot so it can swing freely...
What name is given to the pivot on which a lever moves…
Thomas Edison created, New Jersey's Menlo Park (opened in 1876) - which he called his " Invention Factory" – True or False
Paul E. Cope is generally recognized as inventing what commonly used joining method…
What metal has the symbol Pb…
What name is given to a mechanical device for moving or controlling a mechanism or system. Typically it converts compressed air, electricity or pressurised fluids into motion...
A Centrifugal Force acts outwards - The name given to the counteracting force with acts inwards is the Centripetal Force – True or False
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1128 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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What name is given to the path a moving object follows through space as a function of time…
Although largely superseded today - VHS was a consumer-level video standard developed by Japanese company JVC and launched in 1976. VHS stands for -Video High Standard – True or False
VHS stands for - Video Home System
Often used in a generic context to describe ancillary items related to a greater central object, what name is given to equipment which has been put into space orbit by human endeavour...
A Wind Tunnel is a research tool used in aerodynamic research, to study the effects of air moving past solid objects – True or False
What name is given to a rotor which is located inside of a tube or housing and is used to increase the pressure and flow of a liquid...
Pumps located in a pit or similar and designed to pump liquids or slurries are called Stump Pumps – True or False
They are called Sump Pumps
1/16" (one sixteenth of an inch) = how many millimetres …
Which ancient city was said to be built on seven hills...
The Bessemer Process which was first used for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron and was named after the inventor - Henry Bessemer - True or False
In the SI system of units - the Farad (F) is a measure of Illuminance - True or False
it is a measure of electric Capacitance
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1127 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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What is the generic name for a mechanical screw activated tool which is used to hold or clamp a workpiece…
Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines - True or False
A gear mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion is also called an Italian Cross - True or False
The correct answer is a Maltese Cross
What is the dominant language of Argentina
Ceramic knives are not seen by conventional metal detectors - True or False
A substance microscopically dispersed evenly throughout another substance is called...
The Toshka project was conceived as a system of canals to feed water to the Sahara desert for irrigation. What country initiated this project...
7/32” (inch) as a fraction = 0.21875” as a decimal – True or False (without a calculator please)
Turbulence is the name given to the irregular motion of fluids – True or False
An Anode is the name given to an electrode through which electric current flows out of a polarized electrical device – True or False
the correct answer is a Cathode
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1126 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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Isotopes are variants of atoms of a particular chemical element which have the same number of neutrons – True or False
They have Differing numbers of neutrons
What is the generic name for a hand held metal rod with a sharp pointed end which is typically used on a workpiece to mark lines or similar…
The Ancient Greek Gastraphetes (or belly releaser) was a hand held what...
Desiccant is the name is given to any hygroscopic substance that induces or sustains a state of dryness in its local atmosphere – True or False
Swiss Engineer George de Mestral invented what in 1941...
What is the most abundant mineral in the earths crust…
The word Lever is derived from the French word Levent - which describes a rigid object used with an appropriate fulcrum or pivot point to multiply the mechanical force that can be applied to another load… True or False
EPDM is a synthetic rubber used in a range of industrial applications – EPDM stands for - Ethylene Propylene Diverse Mutant – True or False
EPDM stands for - Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer
Steve Jobs was the co founder and driving force behind Apple Computers - What was his middle name…
Sir William Lyons was a co founder of which British car company…
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1125 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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A factory which produces Metal Castings is called a…
In calculus, the quotient rule is a method of finding the derivative of a function that is the quotient of two other functions for which derivatives exist - True or False
In Engineering - “Pferdestärke” is German for what...
What is the generic name for a hand tool which is used to hold objects. Typically consisting of a pair of metal levers which rotate at a fulcrum to creating short jaws on one side of the fulcrum, and longer handles on the other side….
A - DTI - is typically used in machine set ups - DTI stands for – Dial Test Indicator – True or False
What are the 3 letters which literally translate from Latin as "which was to be proved" that are traditionally placed at the end of a mathematical proof or philosophical argument…
Quod Erat Demonstrandum
What name is given to an optical device with perfect or approximate axial symmetry which transmits and refracts light, converging or diverging the beam...
What name is given to a circular chart divided into sectors, illustrating proportion of the quantity it represents…
GRP is Commonly used for manufacturing boats, automobiles, baths, hot tubs, water tanks etc . - GRP stands for Glass Rendered Plastic – True or False
GRP stands for Glass-Reinforced Plastic
In a coaxial cable, the word "coaxial" is derived from the latin for transfer. True or False
the term coaxial comes from the inner conductor and the outer shield sharing the same geometric axis
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