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 ?
- In Engineering Terminology - CNC stands for "Centrally Nested Cross" - True or False
- The diesel "internal combustion engine" was invented by Hans Mercedes - True or False
- Sinology is the study of - a) Chinese language & customs b) The history of Tarot Cards c) Human senses and the brain d) Levitation
- A conducting bar that carries heavy current to supply several electric circuits is called - a) Beaver Bar b) Bus Bar c) Bonnet Bar d) Busby Bar
- How many golf balls are there on the moon - a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
- What is the name of the variable ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles which consists of a chain and multiple sprockets - a) Jump Gears b) Planetary Gears c) Trailer Gears d) Derailler Gears
- In electrical engineering, DCS stand for "Distributed Control System" - True or False
- The fluids pump which uses a flexible tube and rotor inside a circular casing is called a Preprime and Deliver Pump - True or False
- What name is given to a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter, such that its gaseous pressure is much less than atmospheric pressure - a) Volume b) Vindaloo c) Vista d) Vacuum
- The Hindenburg Airship disaster at Lakehurst Navel Air Station, New Jersey was in which year - a) 1937 b) 1935 c) 1933 d) 1931
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ANSWERS
1) False - CNC stands for "Computer Numerical Control" 2) False - The diesel "internal combustion engine" was invented by Rudolf Diesel 3) a) Chinese language & customs 4) b) Bus Bar 5) b) 3 6) d) Derailler Gears 7) True - A control system with multiple processors connected by a network 8) False - it is called a Peristaltic Pump 9) d) Vacuum 10) a) 1937
