The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1097 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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Polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride is better known as which early plastic. It was developed between 1907and 1909 by Belgian chemist Dr. Leo Baekeland...
What name is given to a rotating machine part having cut teeth, or cogs, which mesh with another toothed part in order to transmit torque...
What is the name of the energy of an object, which it possesses due to its motion . It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity …
1 yard equals 1.917 metres - True or False
1 yard = 0.914 m
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation was the original name of which Japanese electronics company…
Leonhard Euler, the mathematician and physicist was born in which country...
What nationality is Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks web site…
When used in construction terminology, the word "plumb" generally refers to...
A thin plate with a hole- typically used to distribute the load of a threaded fastener such as a screw or nut and also often used as a spacer is called a…
A Cathode is an electrode through which electric current flows into a polarized electrical device - True or False
An Anode is an electrode through which electric current flows into a polarized electrical device - A Cathode is an electrode through which electric current leaves a polarized electrical device
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1096 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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Intrinsic safety is a protection technique for safe operation of electronic equipment in explosive atmospheres and under irregular operating conditions - True or False
An electrical device that changes direct current to alternating current is called...
What name is given to a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is typically poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify...
Sir Charles Parsons is associated with what power source...
Nicknamed Galloping Gertie - what is the name of the suspension bridge opened in 1940 which became famous four months later for a dramatic wind-induced structural collapse...
In fluid dynamics - Bernoulli's Principle can be derived directly from the measurement of a fluids Turbidity - True or False
What name is given to the use of a heat engine or a power station to simultaneously generate both electricity and useful heat...
What is the name of the the process in which an object is suspended by a physical force against gravity, in a stable position without solid physical contact...
In Roman Numerals, "L" equals what number...
A Ballistic vest is more commonly called a...
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1094 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 flash points below 37.8 deg C – True or False
In the Roman numeral system - The letter M equals One Thousand – True or False
In metallic solids, electricity flows by means of electrons, from higher to lower electrical potential - True or False
The flow is from lower to higher
What is the name of the chemical element with the symbol Cd...
What is the name of the process which strengthens a metal by repeated plastic deformation…
The Toyota Way is ...
Polystyrene was discovered in 1839 by Eduard Simon, in Berlin. - True or False
An Anemometer is a scientific instrument used to measure Atmospheric pressure – True or False
A Barometer measures Atmospheric Pressure - an Anemometer measures wind speed
Lignite is often referred to as what colour coal…
In Architecture, what name is given to a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medieval castle…
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1093 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 more malleable metal...
Vulcanizing is the process of adding Nitrogen to natural rubber in order to create a much harder and more durable product– True or False
Sulfur is added to natural rubber in order to create a much harder and more durable product
A device for measuring, maintaining or displaying orientation, based on the principles of angular momentum such as a spinning wheel or disk whose axle is free to take any orientation is called a Centrifuge – True or False
It is called a Gyroscope
In Electrical Engineering terminology - VSD stands for Variable Stepper Drive – True or False
VSD stands for Variable Speed Drive
How many square chains in an acre….
The aircraft known as a DC-3 was manufactured by which company…
The Burj Dubai is in which Middle Eastern country…
What is Nikasil…
A Dichroic Filter is a very accurate gas filter used to selectively pass a small range of hydrocarbons -True or False
A Dichroic Flter is a very accurate color filter used to selectively pass light of a small range of colors while reflecting other colors.
A seal which is used between mating surfaces, generally to prevent leakage “in to” or “out of” the parts being joined is called a Casket – True or False
The correct answer is a Gasket
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1092 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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Thomas Edison averaged one patent for every three weeks of his life - True or False
The Indian Motorcycle was manufactured in which country...
Writing paper is widely regarded as being invented by Chinese eunuch, Ts'ai Lun In AD105 – True or False
A Quagga is a type of …
HAZOP stands for… HAZard & OPerability Study – True or False
In computer engineering CRT stands for - Cathode Radian Test – True or False
CRT stands for Cathode Ray Tube
In Carpentry - A Dovetail is a type of…
In Chemical Engineering terminology - VOC stands for Varying Organic Crust – True or False
VOC stands for Volatile Organic Compound
What is the name used by surveyors for the unit of length which equals 66 feet (22yards)
The Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process produces Gasoline and Diesel from coal and natural gas – True or False
The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1091 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 seal which is used between mating surfaces, generally to prevent leakage “in to” or “out of” the parts being joined is called a Casket – True or False
The correct answer is a Gasket
The deepest man made hole in the world is the Lone Star Bertha Rogers No. 1 Well, completed in 1974 as a dry hole in the Anadarko basin in Washita County, Oklahoma USA . The well was drilled as a wildcat to a depth of 9,583 metres (31,441 ft.) – True or False
The correct answer is The Kola Superdeep Borehole, in Russia. It is 12,261 meters (about 40,226 ft.) deep. The concept began in 1962 and drilling started in 1970 before being finally stopped in 1994. The hole was drilled for scientific research.
What is Gunters Chain…
Nephology is a study of what…
Amplitude can be defined as “The height or depth of a wave from the middle to the crest or trough respectively” - True or False
Centripetal Force describes a bodies ability to float in a liquid, regardless of inherent mass – True or False
Centripetal Force is the force needed to keep an object moving in a circular motion
The splitting of white light waves when they enter and pass through a glass prism is called Dispersion – True or False
In Chemical Engineering - A Solute is defined as the substance that is dissolved in a solution – True or False
A machining process which removes metal using a linear multi point cutting tool with progressively deeper cutting teeth is called what …
In 1934, Percy Shaw of Boothtown, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England - invented what traffic safety device which is still used today...
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1090 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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Monel Alloys have a Low corrosion resistance to acids and alkalis – True or False
Monel Alloys have a High corrosion resistance to acids and alkalis
The amount of useful energy outputted by a device divided by the total energy input is called…
Brownian Motion is defined as The Systematic, Orderly Movement of particles in a liquid due to applied external forces – True or False
Brownian Motion is defined as The Random Movement of particles in a liquid due to collisions
Acceleration is defined as the “Change in velocity over a certain amount of time” - True or false
Rheology is the name given to the ability of liquids to mix in all proportions thus forming a homogeneous solution - True or False
Miscibility is the name given to the ability of liquids to mix in all proportions thus forming a homogeneous solution – Rheology is the branch of physics that deals with the deformation and flow of matter, especially the non-Newtonian flow of liquids and the plastic flow of solids
Dinitrogen oxide ( N2O) is also known as Laughing Gas – True or False
What would a Zahn cup be used for….
The Sternpost Rudder - which is an integral part of a ship was developed in about the 12 to 13 th century by the Egyptians – True or False
It was developed by the Chinese
The Mouse was added to PCs for the first time in a new version of the Apple, launched in 1983 – True or False
Who, in Philadelphia in 1838, demonstrated his improved version of the electric telegraph which was capable of transmitting messages over much longer distances than existing technology …...
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1089 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 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
What familiar element was first added to a clock on Christmas Day in 1656 by Dutch physicist, Christiaan Huygens…
In 1816 - French physician René Laënnec invented the Stethoscope - to avoid the embarrassment of pressing his ear against the bodies of his female patients – True or False
In computer engineering Fortran stands for - FORmula TRANslation – True or False
What is /was an Ariel Square Four….
British Motorcycle built approx. 1931
Which branch of engineering is Michael Faraday associated with….
Michael Faraday was a British scientist who discovered the fundamental principles of electricity generation in the early 1830's
On a percentage basis - Carbon is the major element in crude oil – True or False
Typically about 84%
In Mechanical and Structural engineering - RSJ stands for Rigid Steel Joiner – True or False
RSJ stands for Rolled Steel Joist
In Civil Engineering – Abiotic describes non-living chemical and physical matter – True or False
An Ammeter is a device used to measure electric current in Volts – True or False
An Ammeter is a device used to measure electric current in Amps
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