Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1153
The Coffee Break Engineering Trivia Quiz – No.1153 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 Web Design - Determining which of two alternatives is preferred by the target audience is called A/B Testing – True or False
A Barometer is a device used to measure atmospheric pressure in pascals – True or False
Lake Mead - Nevada, Arizona is the largest reservoir in the United States in terms of water capacity- True or False
A network security system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a computer system is called a Flame Barrier – True or False
It is called a Firewall
CV Joints are typically used to allow a drive shaft to transmit power through a variable angle at constant rotational speed - CV stands for Constant Velocity - True or False
A Dilatant material is one in which viscosity increases with the rate of Shear Strain and is an example of a Newtonian fluid – True or False
It is an example of a non-Newtonian fluid
Waste water from sinks, showers, and bathtubs, but not toilets is generally referred to as what colored water…
A Suffix is the name of a word or element which is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning – True or False
A Prefix is the name of a word or element which is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning - Suffixes are a letter or group of letters added to the ending of words to change their meaning or function
Swaging is the mechanical joining process where a metal cylinder is located in holes and each end of the cylinder deformed in order to form a fixed joint – True or False
Riveting joins – Swaging is usually a cold working process typically used to change the shape of a metal
Investment, Die, Sand, Shell, and Spin are all types of what metal forming process...