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. A bevel or angular surface cut on an edge or corner  - typically on a machined part - is called a Chamfer - True or False
2. What name is given to the amount of movement between the faces of meshing gears or threads - a) Backlash  b) Grindspace  c) Freeboard  d) Clearance
3. An Anemometer  is the name of the instrument for measuring electrical current - True or False
4. The Hague is the capital of The Netherlands - True or False
5. What name is given to the study of the deformation and flow of matter under the influence of an applied stress - a) Resolution  b) Rheology  c) Reola  d) Reduction
6. The Affinity Laws is the name given to the Laws which are used in Hydraulics and HVAC calculations to express the relationship between the variables involved in pump or fan performance - True or False
7. In HVAC - BTU - stand for Boiling Test Unit - True or False
8. What is the name of the textile made from rough unbleached cotton - a) Tweed  b) Calico  c) Gingham  d) Corduroy
9. Emile Gagnan & Jacques Cousteau are associated with which sport - a) Gliding  b) Mountain Climbing  c) Scuba diving  d) Golf
10. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster happened in which year - a) 1982  b) 1984  c)1986  d) 1988
     

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ANSWERS

1) True  2) a) Backlash  3) False - An Anemometer measures wind speed - An Ammeter measures electrical current  4) False - Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands  5) b) Rheology  6) True  7) False - BTU stands for British Thermal Unit  8) b) Calico  9) c) Scuba Diving  10) c) 1986