Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1112
The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1112 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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Derived from the Latin for "loosen" – what is the generic name for a liquid, solid, or gas that dissolves another liquid, solid, or gaseous solute - resulting in a solution that is soluble…
What name is given to a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train...
GD&T is a symbolic language used on engineering drawings and computer generated three-dimensional solid models (CAD). GD&T stands for General Drawing & Terminology – True or False
GD&T stands for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Tribology is the branch of Mechanical Engineering which studies historical engineering evolvement – True or False
Tribology studies interacting surfaces in relative motion including the study and application of the principles of friction , lubrication and wear
What name is given to a pole weapon consisting of a shaft and pointed end. Typically this weapon may be used for thrusting or for throwing…
What name is given to the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line…
Aerosol is the name is given to a colloidal system consisting of very finely divided liquid or solid particles dispersed in and surrounded by a gas. The name is typically used to also describe the container – True or False
What name is given to a device (usually a membrane or layer) that is designed to physically block certain objects or substances while letting others through…
Called "Oil of Vitriol" by medieval European alchemists, this strong mineral acid is better known as what…
Heptane Rating is the standard measure of the anti knock properties of a motor or aviation fuel – True or False
it is called the Octane Rating