Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1116
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 !
Challenge your colleagues – can they answer more than you ?
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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 ...