The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1121 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 reflective lens used in the original Catseye reflective road markers was originally invented for use in advertising signs - True or False
Invented in 1928 by Richard Hollins Murray of Herefordshire in England
An Extinction Meter is an early name for what…
What is the name of the term for adjusting measurements or settings against a "certified" unit or object…
It is possible for a square wheel to roll smoothly – True or False
If the base surface consists of evenly shaped inverted catenaries of the correct size and curvature to suit the dimensions of the square wheel
A bridge like overhead structure with a platform supporting equipment such as a crane, signals, or cameras is called a Catenary - True or False
The correct answer is a Gantry - A Catenary is the natural curve assumed by a cable or chain when fixed at either end
What is name of the white crystalline chemical commonly used as a fertiliser which has the chemical symbol NH4NO3...
A Thermocouple is a device consisting of two different conductors that produce a voltage proportional to a temperature difference between either end of the pair of conductors. They are a widely used type of temperature sensor for measurement and control – True or False
A Rhombus is a parallelogram with how many equal sides…
With origins going back to the ancient Greeks, what is the generic name of an instrument which is typically used for measuring. Variants can be designed specifically for internal or external surfaces...
The Power Factor in an AC electric power system is defined as the ratio of the real power flowing to the load over the apparent power in the circuit, it is a dimensionless number between 0 and 1 and often expressed as a percentage – True or False
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1120 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 Bimetallic Thermometer comprises of 2 strips of similar metals soldered together - True or False
The correct answer is 2 strips of “dissimilar” metals
What is the unit of measure widely used in chemistry, instead of units of mass or volume, as a convenient way to express the amounts of reactants and products of chemical reactions...
In SI base units - 1 Newton = 1000 kg-m/s2 - True or False
1N=1kg-m/s2
Zurich is the capital city of Switzerland – True or False
Berne is the capital city of Switzerland
Embryology is the science which studies the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time - True or False
Embryology is about the development of an embryo from the fertilization of the ovum to the fetus stage - Etymology is the study of words
The term Membrane is commonly used to describe a thin, film-like structure that separates two fluids - True or False
What name is given to an electrical circuit used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which includes the unknown component...
In Chemical Engineering terms, a Fume Cupboard is a device designed to coagulate vapours - True or False
A Fume Cupboard it is designed to remove hazardous fumes
A Brace and Bit is a hand tool used to drill holes, usually in wood - True or False
Faraday's law of Induction is a basic law of Mechanical Strain Energy - True or False
it is a basic law of Electromagnetism
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1119 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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19/32” (nineteen thirty seconds of an inch) = how many millimeters…
In Engineering, what name is given to the twisting of an object due to an applied rotary force perpendicular to the axis...
Mechanical oscillations about an equilibrium point are generally referred to as what…
A Carburetor is the name given to the device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine – True or False
The highest hardness of a hardened steel having a martensitic microstructure is obtained when its carbon content is Low – True or False
The correct answer is High - around 0.8 weight% C
Elias Howe, Whitcomb Judson, Colonel Lewis Walker and Gideon Sundback are people who (at various times) worked on which well known invention for temporarily joining 2 edges of fabric…
Muscat is the name given to a smooth bore long gun fired from the shoulder – True or False
A Musket is a gun fired from the shoulder – Muscat is the capital city of Oman – Liqueur Muscat is a fortified wine
Biomass is the name is given to a renewable energy source which uses living, or recently living organisms such as plant matter, wood, waste, (hydrogen) gas, alcohol fuels etc to generate electricity or heat – True or False
Pteromechanophobia is also known as aerophobia, aviatophobia and aviophobia and is a fear of what…
What is the name of the stone used to grind and hone the edges of knives and steel tools...
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1118 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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Smelting is a process of applying heat to ore in order to extract a base metal – True or False
1/64” (one sixty fourth of an inch) = 0.396875 mm – True or False
Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law states that: In any closed loop network, the total voltage around the loop is equal to the sum of all the voltage drops within the same loop, which is also equal to zero. In other words, the algebraic sum of all voltages within the loop must be equal to zero – True or False
The transfer of energy in a liquid or gas due to different temperatures causing circulation within the fluid is called Convection – True or False
Carbon ( C ) is also known as …
An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is called a...
Historically, Wind Electric Generators have been attached to Asynchronous loads - True or False
In Structural Engineering - A measure of the resistance to rotation offered by a member’s geometry and size is called the Live Load - True or False
the resistance to rotation offered by a member’s geometry and size is called the Moment of Inertia
CIP is widely used in Process Engineering. CIP stands for Closed Inspection Process - True or False
CIP stands for Clean In Place
HDMI is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting data - HDMI stands for Higher Data Media Interchange - True or False
HDMI stands for High-Definition Multimedia Interface
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1117 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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PCD is a commonly used in Mechanical Engineering – PCD stands for Positive Circle Dimension – True or False
PCD stands for Pitch Circle Diameter
A crankshaft is the part of an engine or machine which translates reciprocating linear motion into rotation – True or False
A Ramjet is a form of jet engine which uses the engine's forward motion to compress incoming air, without a rotary compressor. A Ramjet can move an aircraft from standstill – True or False
Ramjets cannot produce thrust at zero airspeed
The March Number is the name of the scale commonly used to represent the speed of an object when it is traveling close to or above the speed of sound – True or False
The Mach Number is the correct name
Derived from the Latin for "a sound", the word Sonic is commonly used to describe rapidly moving noise – True or False
Thunder is caused by the atmospheric inversion of the partial droplets in non similar cloud formations - True or False
It is caused by the sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightening
A Router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks – True or False
1 horse power equals how many kilowatts…
In 2001, Dr Jeffrey Liker published a book called "The Toyota Way". It is a set of principles and behaviors that underlie the Toyota Motor Corporation's managerial approach and production system. How many principles are there...
In Electrical Engineering, a Contactor is the name is given to a large relay usually used to switch current to an electric motor or other high-power load - True or False
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1116 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 Rheostat is a two-terminal variable resistor – True or False
A Parapet is wall like barrier at the edge of a roof , terrace , balcony or other structure , primarily used to prevent the spread of fire but was originally designed to defend buildings from military attack – True or False
Honing is the process of working a metal's surface to improve its material properties, usually by mechanical means, such as hammer blows or similar - True or False
Honing is an abrasive machining process that produces a precision surface on a metal workpiece by scrubbing an abrasive stone against it along a controlled path
When measuring or classifying wire, what name is given to the diameter or cross sectional area of the wire…
Typically used to hold a workpiece or a tool - What name is given to a subtype of chuck that forms a collar around the object being held and exerts a strong clamping force on the object when it is tightened, usually by means of a tapered outer collar…
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
The word "Cryogenics" is derived from which language...
In Engineering – A Spigot is a valve for controlling the release of a gas or liquid. - True or False
Methyl Alcohol (CH3OH) is also known as ...
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1115 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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An Electron is a subatomic particle carrying a negative electric charge which has no known components or substructure, and is believed to be an elementary particle, it has a mass that is approximately 1/1836 that of a proton – True or False
In Electrical Engineering a Tong Test measures induced heat in a closed circuit – True or False
A Tong Test measures Electrical Current in a circuit (measured in amperes)
A machine tool which rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis is called a Milling Machine – True or False
This type of machine tool is called a Lathe – A milling Machine is typically either vertical or horizontal and moves the workpiece radially against the rotating cutter
SAIC Motor Corp is the largest automaker in which country…
SAIC stands for - Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation
Stanford University in Standford, California was founded by Leland Stanford, a wealthy businessman. What industry did he make his fortune from...
Cadillac was the first American car to win the prestigious Dewar Trophy from the Royal Automobile Club of England in 1908 – True or False
What word is used to describe the process of pressing metals (or other solids) through a die…
In Chemical Engineering, The Saturation Temperature is more commonly called the what …
The locus of a point that moves on the surface of a cylinder so that the ratio between its angular motion around the cylinder and its linear motion along the cylinder is constant is called the Helix – True or False
Dendrophobia is a fear of what…
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1114 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 Clout is typically used to fix two sheets of a material together – Clouts are a type of…
1/32” (one thirty second of an inch) = 1.190625mm – True or False
1/32” = 0.793750
What material is typically drilled using a Spade Bit…
Watts Law states that: Power (in Watts) = Voltage (in Volts) x Current (in Amps) P = V I – True or False
Heat treatments can be used to homogenize cast metal alloys to improve their hot workability – True or False
An Ammeter is a device used to measure electric current in amps – True or False
The first lighthouse in America was at which location...
Which country developed the armored fighting vehicle known as a Tank…
What name is given to a fluids internal resistance to flow…
Nephology is a study of what…
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