The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1088 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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When two or more forces are balanced they are said to be in…
The description of an object or shape that regains its original position and shape after being altered or distorted is called…
The reflection of sound on smooth surfaces is called an Echo – True or False
Pile Driving involves raising a weight to a significant height and then allowing it to fall under gravity, in order to drive a slender body into the ground, which then becomes a foundation or support for buildings or structures on the surface. Pile Driving is a recent construction technique developed in the early 19th century. True or False
Pile Driving in various forms has been used for many centuries
9 cubed = 759 – True or False (without using a calculator please)
9 cubed = 729
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4.2 H2O ) is also known as ...
Gold is a very ductile metal and an ounce of gold can be drawn into a wire how long...
Ceilometer is an instrument that determines the height of a cloud base. - True or False
In Electrical Engineering - a Shunt is a device which blocks electric current - True or False
a Shunt is a device which allows electric current to pass around another point
A Bimetal strip is used to convert temperature change into mechanical displacement - True or False
The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1087 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 Fathometer measures what…
On what would you find a Gunwale…
Although Alexander Graham Bell was the first to achieve a functioning version of the telephone in 1876 – An earlier patent was filed by Italian-US immigrant Antonio Meucci in 1871 – True or False
Which former Russian president had a degree in Civil Engineering...
In computer engineering BPS stands for Bytes Pre Source - True or False
BPS stands for Bits Per Second
In Japanese manufacturing terminology - SMED stands for Standard Manufacturing Exchange of Data – True or False
SMED stands for Single Minute Exchange of Die
What name is given to a triangle with all sides being of unequal length….
What do Dobson Units measure…
An Electromagnet is a device which can attract magnetised objects by using electricity – True or False
5/32” (inch) = 5.55625mm – True or False (without a calculator please)
5/32” = 3.96875mm
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1086 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 1769, French Engineer Nicolas Joseph Cugnot invented the first Steam Powered what?...
In Nuclear Physics, what name is given to a nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts, often producing free neutrons and photons, as well...
In Computer Engineering - DOS stands for - Direct Operating System – True or False
DOS stands for Disk Operating System
What measures Earthquake intensity on a base 10 logarithmic scale...
What is the most abundant metal in the earths crust, it is also the 3rd most abundant element overall and it's atomic number is 13…
The temperature to which a given parcel of air must be cooled, at constant barometric pressure, for water vapour to condense into water is called the …
Gib Head, Woodruff , Saddle and Parallel Sunk are types of what…
Dobson units measure what…
In the USA - Which Ford model followed the iconic Model T …
What is the more common name for an Occultation Event - typically in Astronomy…
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Eddie Hubbard and William Boeing with a Model C – on the shores of Seattle’s Lake Union – circa 19
The Boeing Company was founded in 1916 by William E.Boeing in Seattle. Boeing was originally called Pacific Aero Products Co. Boeing originally worked in the timber industry where he learned about wooden structures and this knowledge was used in the early days of design and assembly of aircraft. The company stayed in Seattle to be close to a ready supply of timber.
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1085 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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Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was the forerunner of which Japanese automobile company…
The Euro is the currency of Sweden – True or False
the Krona is the currency of Sweden
Alcatel-Lucent SA is the largest telecommunications company of which European country….
The chemical element Mercury is also known as Quicksilver – True or False
A Vernier is the name given to a device typically shaped like a G clamp which incorporates a calibrated screw and was widely used for precise measurement of small distances in mechanical engineering and machining - True or False
The correct answer is a Micrometer – a Vernier is based on the principle of two scales whose divisions differ by a small amount
In Electrical Engineering – an Accelerometer is a sensor or transducer for measuring acceleration – True or False
Anodising is the name given to the electrolytic passivation process which is used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts, this process increases corrosion and wear resistance, and provides better adhesion for paint primers and glues than bare metal – True or False
The Science of Friction, Lubrication and Wear is called…
In the American building industry - ASCE stand for - Amalgamated Society of Construction Engineers – True or False
ASCE stands for - American Society of Civil Engineers
In general, the closer materials are in the galvanic series, the higher the risk of galvanic corrosion. True or False
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1084 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 Commutator is a rotary electrical switch used in some types of electrical motors and generators – True or False
Which company currently (and has consistently), manufactured the greatest number of mobile phones per year….
Chery Automobile Co. is based in which country…
CH3CH2OH is the chemical symbol for Ethyl Alcohol – True or False
The Venturi Effect is the name given to the motion of a fluid swirling rapidly around a centre - True or False
The correct answer is a Vortex - The Venturi effect is the reduction in fluid pressure that results when a fluid flows through a constricted section (or choke) of a pipe.
Velcro was invented in France. True or False
The correct answer is Switzerland
Embalming is the name given to the process of temporarily preserving human remains to reduce decomposition plus making them suitable for public display at funerals – True or False
In Civil Engineering – Azimuth describes the horizontal angle in degrees from true North to a point directly beneath an observed object. e.g. the compass bearing - True or False
The number 10 to the power of 15 has the unit name…
An instrument for measuring the Weight or Density of gas is called a Gastroscope – True or False
A Gastroscope is an instrument for examining the interior of the stomach – An Aerometer measures the weight or density of gas
The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1083 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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With which American auto maker would you associate the name Camaro...
Cr is the symbol for Chromium – True or False
Evaporation is the change of state from liquid to gas – True or False
The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can be transformed (i.e. changed from one form to another), but cannot be created or destroyed – True or False
5/32” (inch) as a fraction = 0.15625” as a decimal – True or False (without a calculator please)
In Civil Engineering – Abioseston describes non-living particulate matter which may be found floating in watercourses – True or False
What name is given to a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll around a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The English name derives from Arabic...
In 1804, The Fourdrinier Paper Machine was the first paper making machine to make continuous paper in a production environment – True or False
Nvidia Corp is well known for making chips for...
The diagonal side of a right angle triangle, the side opposite the 90 degree right angle is also called the Hypothesis– True or False
It is called the Hypotenuse
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1082 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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Lye and Caustic Soda are generally known as Sodium Hydroxide – True or False
Italian automobile manufacturer "Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino" is better known as Ferrari – True or False
the correct answer is Fiat
Derived from the Greek for "Color" and discovered by Louis Nicolas Vauquelin in 1797, Chromium is the chemical element added to steel in order to make the steel highly resistant to corrosion and discolouration – True or False
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
The number 10 to the power of 18 has the unit name…
SRAM is a type of semiconductor memory. SRAM stands for Safe Random Alternate Memory – True or False
SRAM stands for - Static Random Access Memory
Galvanic Corrosion is the name is given to an electrochemical process in which one metal corrodes preferentially when in electrical contact with a different type of metal and both metals are immersed in an electrolyte – True or False
In Physics, what name is given to the tendency of a system to vibrate with increasing amplitudes at some frequencies of excitation...
9/32” (inch) = 0.28125” as a decimal – True or False (without a calculator please)
A Barometer is a device used to measure atmospheric temperature difference – True or False
A Barometer is a device used to measure atmospheric pressure
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