Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1126
The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1126 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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Isotopes are variants of atoms of a particular chemical element which have the same number of neutrons – True or False
They have Differing numbers of neutrons
What is the generic name for a hand held metal rod with a sharp pointed end which is typically used on a workpiece to mark lines or similar…
The Ancient Greek Gastraphetes (or belly releaser) was a hand held what...
Desiccant is the name is given to any hygroscopic substance that induces or sustains a state of dryness in its local atmosphere – True or False
Swiss Engineer George de Mestral invented what in 1941...
What is the most abundant mineral in the earths crust…
The word Lever is derived from the French word Levent - which describes a rigid object used with an appropriate fulcrum or pivot point to multiply the mechanical force that can be applied to another load… True or False
EPDM is a synthetic rubber used in a range of industrial applications – EPDM stands for - Ethylene Propylene Diverse Mutant – True or False
EPDM stands for - Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer
Steve Jobs was the co founder and driving force behind Apple Computers - What was his middle name…
Sir William Lyons was a co founder of which British car company…