Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1121
The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1121 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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The reflective lens used in the original Catseye reflective road markers was originally invented for use in advertising signs - True or False
Invented in 1928 by Richard Hollins Murray of Herefordshire in England
An Extinction Meter is an early name for what…
What is the name of the term for adjusting measurements or settings against a "certified" unit or object…
It is possible for a square wheel to roll smoothly – True or False
If the base surface consists of evenly shaped inverted catenaries of the correct size and curvature to suit the dimensions of the square wheel
A bridge like overhead structure with a platform supporting equipment such as a crane, signals, or cameras is called a Catenary - True or False
The correct answer is a Gantry - A Catenary is the natural curve assumed by a cable or chain when fixed at either end
What is name of the white crystalline chemical commonly used as a fertiliser which has the chemical symbol NH4NO3...
A Thermocouple is a device consisting of two different conductors that produce a voltage proportional to a temperature difference between either end of the pair of conductors. They are a widely used type of temperature sensor for measurement and control – True or False
A Rhombus is a parallelogram with how many equal sides…
With origins going back to the ancient Greeks, what is the generic name of an instrument which is typically used for measuring. Variants can be designed specifically for internal or external surfaces...
The Power Factor in an AC electric power system is defined as the ratio of the real power flowing to the load over the apparent power in the circuit, it is a dimensionless number between 0 and 1 and often expressed as a percentage – True or False