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 !

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1. A “Crucifix” is the name given to a container typically used for metal, glass, or pigment production, which can withstand temperatures high enough to melt or otherwise alter its contents – True or False
2. The what of a number- is the exponent by which another fixed value, the base , has to be raised to produce that number  a) logarithm  b) root  c) quotient  d) derivative
3. Beginning with the letter "F", what is the generic name for a metalworking or woodworking hand tool used to cut fine amounts of material from a workpiece
4. Who was the Roman God of the underworld - a) Neptune   b) Pluto  c) Mars  d) Janus
5. The volume of a sphere = 4/3πr³  - True or False
6. What name is given to a circular chart divided into sectors and illustrating proportion of the quantity it represents
7. GRP is Commonly used for manufacturing boats, automobiles, baths, hot tubs, water tanks etc .  What does GRP stand for
8. Who first discovered Gunpowder - a) the Chinese b) the Incas  c) the Egyptians  d) the Greeks
9. Air Cushion Vehicles or ACV’s are more commonly known as “Hovercraft” - True or False
10. A Microcalorimeter is an instrument used for measuring the energy in food - True or False

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ANSWERS

1) False the container is called a Crucible  2) a) logarithm  3) File  4) b) Pluto  5) True  6) Pie Chart  7) Glass-Reinforced Plastic  8) a) the Chinese  9) True  10) False – it is an instrument for measuring the heat of chemical reactions