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.  In the context of Lean Manufacturing, what is the literal meaning of the Japanese word "KANBAN" – a) Warehouse  b) Signboard  c) Action  d) Tolerance
2. An instrument called an Udometer or Pluviometer or Ombrometer is more commonly known as a Rain Meter - True or False
3. The Cementation process is an obsolete technique for making - a) Steel  b) Cement  c) Acid  d)  Hydrogen
4. What name is given to a block with a hard surface on which another object is struck. Inertia allows the energy of the striking tool to be transferred to the work piece. Typically it is used as a forging  tool and it was a primary tool of Blacksmiths and Metal Workers before welding
5. 1 horse power equals how many kilowatts
6. What was Thomas Edisons middle name
7. What percentage of the power consumed by an incandescent light bulb is emitted as heat, rather than visible light  a) 60%  b) 70%  c) 80%  d) 90%
8. In Physics and beginning with the letter "R", what name is given to the tendency of a system to oscillate at a greater amplitude at some frequencies  than at others
9. In electronics a switch may be abbreviated to "SPST" - what does this mean
10. Who was the Roman Goddess of love and beauty

 - a) Venus  b) Diana  c)  Pellonia  d) Minerva

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ANSWERS

1) b) Signboard   2) True   3) a) steel   4) Anvil   5) 0.745 700   6) Alva   7) d) 90%   8) Resonance   9) Single Pole, Single Throw   10) a) Venus