The Coffee Break Quiz - A challenging selection of General Engineering 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 ?

1. The Pascal is the SI derived unit of Mass - True or False
2. In Optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that does not  refract  light  - True or False
3. In electronics, a latch is a circuit  that has two stable states and can be used to store state information - True or False
4. In physics, the force which attracts a body downwards towards the center of the earth is called - a) Gravy  b) Grave  c) Gravitas  d) Gravity
5. Project Gemini was the third  human spaceflight  program carried out by NASA  - True or False
6. Scaffolding is always a permanent structure which is used to support people and material in the construction  or repair of buildings and other large structures - True or False
7. The highest mountain in North America is Mount McKinley in Alaska - True or False
8. Who was the Roman God of thieves, commerce and travellers - a) Jupiter  b) Mercury  c) Apollo  d) Vulcan
9. What name is given to the curve  that a hanging chain or cable assumes under its own weight  when supported only at its ends.- a) Catenary  b) Century  c) Corrobori  d) Chord
10. The number 10 to the power of 21 has the unit symbol "mega" - True or FalseSEE NEXT PAGE FOR ANSWERS

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ANSWERS
1) False - it is the derived unit of pressure , and stress  2) False - it does refract light  3) True  4) d) Gravity  5) False - it was the Second  6) False - it is a temporary structure  7) True  8) b) Mercury  9) a) Catenary  10) False - it is zetta