Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1141
The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1141 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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In Electrical Engineering – A Rheostat is a variable Resistor - True or False
HCl is the molecular formula for which acid…
With which American auto maker would you associate the name Challenger…
A Vernier is the name given to a device typically shaped like a G clamp which incorporates a calibrated screw and was widely used for precise measurement of small distances in mechanical engineering and machining - True or False
The correct answer is a Micrometer – a Vernier is based on the principle of two scales whose divisions differ by a small amount
A Portmanteau word is used to blend 2 or more words and the meanings into one new word. True or False
Cathodic Protection is a process to protect computer systems from viruses - True or False
It is a technique used to inhibit corrosion
The Bitter electromagnet or Bitter solenoid was invented and built in 1933 by American physicist Francis Bitter and therefore the plates are known as Bitter plates - True or False
In Physics and Engineering - What name is given to energy that is stored within a system. It exists when there is a force that tends to pull an object back towards some lower energy position…
Which country first adopted the metric system…
Scottish-born Robert Gair invented what common packaging container in 1890...