The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1129 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 ?
Go to – Engineering the 3R Way for an overview of the 3R Philosophy and link to the full list of topics
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With the List Of Pages – Engineering Nostalgia for pages of Old Engineer Memories from Engineering practice in the 1960’s/70’s/80’s – with a bit of armed forces and medieval trivia thrown in
Or check out Engineering Odd Bits for odd subject matter – including humor and comment
What name is given to an electro-mechanical device that converts the angular position of a shaft or axle to an analog or digital code, making it an angle transducer...
What name is given to a component typically found in reciprocating engines, pumps and similar mechanisms - it is located within a cylinder and its purpose is to transfer force...
What name is given to a weight suspended from a pivot so it can swing freely...
What name is given to the pivot on which a lever moves…
Thomas Edison created, New Jersey's Menlo Park (opened in 1876) - which he called his " Invention Factory" – True or False
Paul E. Cope is generally recognized as inventing what commonly used joining method…
What metal has the symbol Pb…
What name is given to a mechanical device for moving or controlling a mechanism or system. Typically it converts compressed air, electricity or pressurised fluids into motion...
A Centrifugal Force acts outwards - The name given to the counteracting force with acts inwards is the Centripetal Force – True or False
Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1129
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Trivia Sensei!
You have an excellent trivia mind, you're a know it all! Keep it up and try again next week!
