Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1028
The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1028 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 !
Challenge your colleagues – can they answer more than you ?
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In electronics, a switch may be abbreviated to DPCO – which stands for Double Pole Change Over or Double Pole, Centre Off – True or False
Zero degrees Celsius equals 23 degrees Fahrenheit – True or False
Zero degrees Celcius equals 32 degrees Fahrenheit
The Reaumur Scale is used to measure…
The phenomena known as the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights is named after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora , and the Greek name for the north wind, Boreas - True or False
In a mechanism where the rotation of a shaft could cause a conventional nut to unscrew on the thread, an opposite handed nut may be used - what name is given to this arrangement…
A Scalene triangle is defined as a triangle with 2 equal sides - True or False
A scalene triangle has each of its sides a different length
The Dewey Decimal Classification is a proprietary system of classification which is used for…
The sine wave is a mathematical function that describes an unpredictable erratic oscillation . - True or False
It describes a smooth repetitive oscillation
An inorganic , nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling is called…
In chemical engineering terms, a fume cupboard is a device designed to coagulate vapors - True or False
It is designed to remove hazardous fumes