Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1149

The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1149 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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Looking For A Better Way

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In 1852, Elisha Otis invented the worlds first automatic fire sprinkler system for high rise buildings – True or False

In 1852 Elisha Otis invented the safety elevator, which automatically comes to a halt if the hoisting rope breaks.

A mathematical ratio with origins in ancient Greece, is often used in Design to create a visually appealing layout to the human eye and is called the Diamond Ratio – True or False

It is called the Golden Ratio

HCl is the chemical symbol for which acid…

How many terminals are on a Diode….

A galvanometer is an electro mechanical instrument used for detecting and indicating an electric current – True or False

A tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and bolts—or keep them from turning is called a Wench – True or False

the correct answer is a Wrench

What is 1/64 of an inch, expressed in SI units…

The apparent deflection of moving objects when they are viewed from a rotating frame of reference is called the Coriolis Effect – True or False

Military dictators of Japan where historically called Shotguns – True or False

They where called Shoguns

What nationality was Ralph Miller, the inventor of the Miller cycle internal combustion engine…