The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1042 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 Polarimeter is a tool used to measure length relative to the magnetic poles of the Earth- True or False
It is is a scientific instrument used to measure the angle of rotation caused by passing polarized light through an optically active substance.
What name is given to a tool designed specifically to remove a cylinder of material from a surface…
The mathematical term "fraction" is derived from the old English word for "action" meaning to divide - True or False
It is derived from the Latin "fractious"or broken
In Electrical Engineering what instrument measures AF signal level and noise…
Pewter is a malleable metal alloy, with a majority of its composition Zinc. True or False
The majority composition is Tin
ASTM International is a scientific and technical organisation that develops and publishes a wide range of technical standards and procedures – ASTM stands for American Standard Test and Methodology – True or False
ASTM stands for American Society for Testing and Materials
American scientist and inventor Edwin Herbert Land was the cofounder of which technology company…
The number 9 to the power of 3 = 729 – True or False (without a calculator please)
Cathodic protection is a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell. A simple method of protection connects the metal to be protected to a more easily corroded "sacrificial metal" to act as the anode – True or False
Potassium Carbonate ( K2CO3 ) is also known as Saltpeter – True or False
Potassium Carbonate is also known as Potash
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1041 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 Central Artery/Tunnel Project, known unofficially as the Big Dig was a civil engineering project in which US city…
What name is given to the protective insert used to prevent damage to electrical wires, cord, rope etc which pass through holes in sheet metal or similar materials…
In Roman Numerals, "L" equals what number…
What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet…
A Ballistic vest is more commonly called a…
Deliquescent materials are substances which have a strong affinity for odour and will absorb relatively large amounts if exposed to ambient odours - True or False
They have a strong affinity for moisture
A Geissler tube is an early gas discharge tube used to demonstrate the principles of electrical glow discharge - True or False
A Polarimeter is a tool used to measure length relative to the magnetic poles - True or False
It is is a scientific instrument used to measure the angle of rotation caused by passing polarized light through an optically active substance
A Polyhedron is a geometric solid in three dimensions with flat faces and straight edges - True or False
A cold chisel would typically be used in…
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1040 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 mathematical constant Pi is a letter from the Greek alphabet - True or False
Hygroscopy is the ability of a substance to attract and hold light from the surrounding environment - True or False
It is the ability to attract and hold water molecules
John DeLorean was associated with which industry...
In thermodynamics, an Adiabatic process is a conversion that occurs without input or release of heat within a system - True or False
Founded in 1999, Blacksmith Institute is an international non-for-profit organization dedicated to eliminating...
What name is given to an instrument used to measure the height of an object above a fixed level...
Borescopes are used for inspection work where the area to be inspected is inaccessible by other means - True or False
A fixture which is typically used in metalworking or woodworking to control the location and/or motion of another tool is called a ...
A tetrahedron is not a kind of pyramid - True or False
A tetrahedron is a kind of pyramid
Motion sensors which detect infrared energy may also be called PIR detectors - PIR stand for Positional Intensity Readers – True or False
PIR stands for Passive Infrared
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1039 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 Three Gorges Dam in China is on the Yellow River – True or False
The Three Gorges Dam is on the Yangtze River
In Electrical Engineering the term EMF stands for Electrical Motive Factor – True or False
EMF stands for ElectroMotive Force
When investigating the transfer of entities such as heat, mass and fluid dynamics, what name is used to define the rate of flow of a property per unit area...
In Roman Numerals, "C" equals what number...
A vehicle or craft, that is a viable means of transport on land and on water is called – Amphibious - True or False
The ratio 22/7 is commonly used to denote the value of the mathematical constant "Pi" which is an "irrational" number - this is an exact ratio of the value of Pi - True or False
An irrational number cannot be expressed exactly as a ratio of two integers
An internal combustion engine typically uses a four stroke combustion cycle - this is also called an Otto Cycle
What is the deepest lake in the world...
Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture - True or False
American inventor Stephen Gary Wozniak is the co founder of which technology company…
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1038 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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Trees which loose their leaves seasonally are called Deciduous – True or False
A Throttle is the generic name given to a mechanism which controls the flow of a fluid by constriction or obstruction – True or False
The Delorean sports car was originally manufactured in which country - a) England b) Northern Ireland c) USA d) Brazil
The Geissler Tube is a forerunner of the common garden hose pipe - True or False
The Geissler Tube was instrumental in the development of many products which use vacuum and electron discharge principles e.g. neon lighting
Although Leonardo da Vinci produced drawings in the 16th century which appear to show a chain with a roller bearing, Hans Renold is generally credited with inventing the roller chain in 1880 - True or False
A Desiccant is a hygroscopic substance that induces a state of dryness in its local vicinity in a sealed container. - True or False
What is the name of the electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field which was invented at Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1936...
The chemical process of distillation a chemical reaction – True or False
It is a physical separation process and not a chemical reaction
Kaolinite, Montmorillonite -Smectite, Illite, and Chlorite are the four main groups of which mineral...
In Roman Numerals, "CM" equals what number...
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1037 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 Three Gorges Dam is in which country…
In electrical engineering, Faradays Law of Induction dates from...
What name is given to the thermodynamic property that can be used to determine the energy not available for work in a thermodynamic process...
The World War 2 Panzer was a...
The chemical element Sulphur is a multivalent metal - True or False
It is a multivalent non-metal
In Roman Numerals, "D" equals what number...
Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet - True or False
The Otto Cycle is a type of bicycle - True or False
It is the four stroke combustion cycle utilized by the internal combustion engine
In Electrical Engineering what instrument measures the resistance of a component...
The fictional "Flux Capacitor" was the core component of time travel in which movie...
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1036 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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Once the longest subsea pipeline in the world, the Langeled pipeline transports natural gas between which 2 countries...
What name is given to an engineering tool used to accurately measure small linear distances...
A type of vehicle armour consisting of layers of different material such as metals , plastics , ceramics or air is called...
A gas turbine engine has a very low power to weight ratio when compared to a reciprocating engine - True or False
It has a very HIGH power to weight ratio
The fundamental rules of Friction where first discovered by Archimedes...
It was Leonardo da Vinci
Electrical Impedance is the the residual torque resisting the initial rotation at the start up of an electric motor - True or False
It is the value of the resistance in a circuit when a voltage is applied
The Russian Antonov AN-225 is the worlds heaviest...
A polyhedron is a geometric solid in three dimensions with flat faces and straight edges - True or False
What name is given to an optical device consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an eyepiece at one end and an objective lens at the other end. Typically they are linked together by a relay optical system...
In Roman Numerals, "M" equals what number...
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The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1035 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 Millau Viaduct, the highest bridge in the world is in which country...
What is the name of the engineering tool typically used to measure the outside diameter of tube, bar and similar...
Sodium Hypochlorite (NaCIO) is also known as Liquid Bleach - True or False
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a ...
Which of these Engineering processes would be called "Subtractive Manufacturing"...
What is the name of the coordinate system which specifies points on a plane using a pair of numerical coordinates...
In Mechanical Engineering, what name is used to describes machines that transfer energy between a rotor and a fluid...
What is the name of the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other...
Inventor Osborne Reynolds is closely associated with the development of the electric motor - True or False
Reynolds is associated with Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
What is the letter of the Greek alphabet which is typically used as the standard engineering symbol for stress...
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