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If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere

Frank A. Clark

Saying of the Week

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The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.

 


Abraham  Lincoln

Quotation Of The Week - Nov 18 2013

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The most important thing is to keep the most important thing the most important thing

 

From the book "Foundation design", by  Donald P. Coduto

Engineering Trivia Quiz - Dec 30, 2013

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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. First defined by Professor Nicolas Clément in 1824 - The name for the unit of energy - which is derived from the Latin word for heat is the Calorie - True or False
  2. What name is given to the joining method -  typically used in woodworking for the corners of drawers, boxes, cabinets etc which is distinguished by the ends being a larger size than the mating slotted apertures and hence resulting in a very strong corner joint - a) Dovetail  b) Eagletail  c) Owltail  d) Crowstail
  3. In Engineering - The specified permissible allowable deviation from a dimension is called the - a) Toggle  b) Tolerance  c) Table  d) Train
  4. What name is given to the metal joining process in which a groove, fillet or flange joint is bonded by using a nonferrous filler metal which has a melting point above 800 deg F (427 deg C) but below the solid state of the base metals - a) MIG  b) TIG  c) Brazing  d) Soldering
  5. In Computer terminology - The Baud Rate is the Serial Communications Data Transmission Rate expressed in bits per second - True or False
  6. Albert Einstein won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics - True or False
  7. A Jimball is a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis - True or False
  8. Trypanophobia is the fear of what - a) Injections  b) Underachieving  c) Round Shapes  d) Snakes
  9. In Computer terminology CPU stands for Central Processing Unit - True or False
  10. A Numismatist studies - a) Numbers b) Coins c) Sequences d) Stars

Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet.
Ralph Waldo Emerson


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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Dec 23, 2013

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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 !

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  1. The Clock Rate is the speed at which a microprocessor in a computer executes instructions - True or False
  2. What name is given to a lifting device which is often equipped with ropes and sheaves and which is used to lift or lower materials - a) Stalk  b) Pigeon  c) Crane  d) Penguin
  3. What is the name of the instrument designed to observe distant objects - a) Telescope  b) Telegraph  c) Telework  d) Teleport
  4. Distillation is the method of separating chemical substances based on difference in volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture - True or False
  5. The Gulf of California is in which country - a) USA  b) Mexico  c) Honduras  d) Guatemala
  6. Adiabatic (or Isocaloric)_ is a chemical process in which no heat is transferred to or from the working fluid - True or False
  7. The SI unit of energy is the Pascal (Pa) - True or False
  8. Which article of clothing did Mary Phelps Jacob patent  - a) Nylon Stockings  b) Brassiere  c) Corset  d) Clip On Tie
  9. German airships of the early 1930's where called Zeitgeists - True or False
  10. Before finding fame as an entertainer, Scottish comedian Billy Connelly worked as a Plumber  - True or False

quotation :-
"If you are not living on the edge, you take up too much room. "
Native American saying

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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Dec17, 2013

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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. The Saturation Temperature of a liquid is more commonly known as the Boiling Point - True or False
  2. In Japanese manufacturing terminology  - SMED stand for "Standardised Manufacturing of Engineering Design" - True or False
  3. "The Northern Lights"phenomena occurs when when highly charged electrons from the solar wind interact with elements in the earth's atmosphere - This is also known as "The Aurora Borealis" - True or False
  4. In angular measurement - 180 divided by pi -  is called a "Minute" - True or False
  5. In coal fired power station terminology Carbon Capture and Storage is also known as Sequestration - True or False
  6. Polymer bank notes where developed and first used in Germany - True or False
  7. Samuel F.B. Morse invented the alphabet for the blind - True or False
  8. Phantom, Ghost and Wraith are model names from which luxury automobile manufacturer - a) Mercedes Benz  b) Audi  c) Ferrari d) Rolls Royce
  9. Nk is the chemical symbol for nickel  - True or False
  10. In the early 1900's, in the US, the Democratic Party was also known as The Bull Moose Party - True or False

Thought for the week -

When you reach for the stars, you may not quite get them,
but you won't come up with a handful of mud either

- Leo Burnett

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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Dec 9, 2013

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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 !

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  1. "A Chain"  is the name used by surveyors for the unit of length which equals 66 feet (22yards) - True or False
  2. In Electrical Engineering UPS stand for - a) Under Process Standard  b) Uninterruptible Power Supply  c) User Post Supply  d) Unusual Pressure Source
  3. In Chemical Engineering terminology -  VOC stand for Virtual Oxygen Compound - True or False
  4. Old Nick is a slang name for "The Devil" - True or False
  5. What is the name of the device which transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled electrical conductors - a) Transporter  b) Armature  c) Transformer  d) Coil
  6. A Centrifuge is a piece of equipment, generally driven by a motor, which puts a substance in rotation around a fixed axis, applying a force perpendicular to the axis thereby using the sedimentation principle and internal forces to separate substances of greater and lesser density - True or False
  7. What is the highly combustible gas which is used with oxygen in a welding process - a) Argon  b) Acetylene  c) Ammonia  d) Methane
  8. Aluminium has a high electrical and thermal conductivity, second only to Silver among pure metals at room temperature - True or False
  9. Singer - David Robert Jones is better known as David Bowie - True or False
  10.  A tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid like shape at the top is called an Obelisk - True or False

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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Dec 2, 2013

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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 !

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  1. The temperature at which a given parcel of air must be cooled, at constant barometric pressure, for water vapor to condense into water is called the Drip Point - True or False
  2. Stanley Kubrick directed the 1972 film "The Godfather" - True or False
  3. In welding - TIG stand for "Tungsten Inert Gas" - True or False
  4. The Titanic had 2 sister ships - True or False
  5. What is the approximate speed of sound at sea level in dry air and at 21deg C - a) 443m/s b) 433m/s c) 344m/s  d) 334 m/s
  6. The "Graf Zeppelin" was the name of the German airship which burst into flames when landing at Lakehurst on May 6th 1937 - True or False
  7. Amarillo, Texas has the worlds largest reserves of Helium gas - True or False
  8. Lockheed Martin builds the Patriot missiles - True or False
  9. In a strength of materials context  - "Shear Stress"  is the name given to the stress created when a pair of forces act parallel to the area e.g. - scissors cutting paper - True or False
  10. Ozone is a powerful oxidant  - True or False


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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Nov 25, 2013

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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 !

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  1. In Engineering Terminology - CNC stands for "Centrally Nested Cross" - True or False
  2. The diesel "internal combustion engine" was invented by Hans Mercedes - True or False
  3. Sinology is the study of - a) Chinese language & customs  b) The history of Tarot Cards   c) Human senses and the brain  d) Levitation
  4. A conducting bar that carries heavy current to supply several electric circuits is called - a) Beaver Bar  b) Bus Bar  c) Bonnet Bar  d) Busby Bar
  5. How many golf balls are there on the moon - a) 2  b) 3  c) 4  d) 5
  6. What is the name of the variable ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles which consists of a chain and multiple sprockets - a) Jump Gears  b) Planetary Gears  c) Trailer Gears  d) Derailler Gears
  7. In electrical engineering,  DCS  stand for "Distributed Control System" - True or False
  8. The fluids pump which  uses a flexible tube and rotor inside a circular casing is called a Preprime and Deliver Pump - True or False
  9. What name is given to a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter, such that its gaseous pressure is much less than atmospheric pressure - a) Volume  b) Vindaloo  c) Vista  d) Vacuum 
  10. The Hindenburg Airship disaster at Lakehurst Navel Air Station, New Jersey was in which year - a) 1937  b) 1935  c) 1933  d) 1931

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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Nov 18, 2013

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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. A bevel or angular surface cut on an edge or corner  - typically on a machined part - is called a Chamfer - True or False
  2. What name is given to the amount of movement between the faces of meshing gears or threads - a) Backlash  b) Grindspace  c) Freeboard  d) Clearance
  3. An Anemometer  is the name of the instrument for measuring electrical current - True or False
  4. The Hague is the capital of The Netherlands - True or False
  5. What name is given to the study of the deformation and flow of matter under the influence of an applied stress - a) Resolution  b) Rheology  c) Reola  d) Reduction
  6. The Affinity Laws is the name given to the Laws which are used in Hydraulics and HVAC calculations to express the relationship between the variables involved in pump or fan performance - True or False
  7. In HVAC - BTU - stand for Boiling Test Unit - True or False
  8. What is the name of the textile made from rough unbleached cotton - a) Tweed  b) Calico  c) Gingham  d) Corduroy
  9. Emile Gagnan & Jacques Cousteau are associated with which sport - a) Gliding  b) Mountain Climbing  c) Scuba diving  d) Golf
  10. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster happened in which year - a) 1982  b) 1984  c)1986  d) 1988
     

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