The Coffee Break Quiz - A challenging selection of General Engineering 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 ?

1. Once the longest subsea pipeline in the world, the Langeled pipeline transports natural gas between which 2 countries - a) Russia and Germany  b) Norway and England  c) Canada and the USA  d) Australia and Japan
2. What name is given to an engineering tool used to accurately measure small linear distances - a) Dial Indicator  b) Dip Stick  c) Depth Slide  d) Slide Rule
3. A type of vehicle armor  consisting of layers of different material such as metals , plastics , ceramics  or air is called - a) Intrinsic Armour  b) Combination Armour  c) Special Armour  d) Composite Armour
4. A gas turbine engine has a very low power to weight ratio when compared to a reciprocating engine - True or False
5. The fundamental rules of Friction where first discovered by Archimedes - True or False
6. Electrical impedance is the the residual torque resisting the initial rotation at the start up of an electric motor - True or False
7. The Russian Antonov AN-225 is the worlds heaviest - a) Aircraft  b) Balloon  c) Submarine  d) Tank
8. The Noor Bicycle, developed by Indian Mohammed Saidullah is designed to also run on railway tracks - True or False
9. Xenon is the Greek word for the concept of hospitality shown to travelers - True or False
10. In Roman Numerals, "M" equals what number - a) 50  b) 100  c) 500  d) 1000

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ANSWERS

1) b) Norway and England  2) a) Dial Indicator  3) d) Composite Armour  4) False - they have a very HIGH power to weight ratio  5) False - it was Leonardo da Vinci  6) False - it is the value of the resistance in a circuit when a voltage is applied  7) a) Aircraft  8) False - it is designed to also travel across water  9) False - it is a chemical element  with the symbol  Xe  10) d) 1000