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 ?
- The Clock Rate is the speed at which a microprocessor in a computer executes instructions - True or False
- What name is given to a lifting device which is often equipped with ropes and sheaves and which is used to lift or lower materials - a) Stalk b) Pigeon c) Crane d) Penguin
- What is the name of the instrument designed to observe distant objects - a) Telescope b) Telegraph c) Telework d) Teleport
- Distillation is the method of separating chemical substances based on difference in volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture - True or False
- The Gulf of California is in which country - a) USA b) Mexico c) Honduras d) Guatemala
- Adiabatic (or Isocaloric)_ is a chemical process in which no heat is transferred to or from the working fluid - True or False
- The SI unit of energy is the Pascal (Pa) - True or False
- Which article of clothing did Mary Phelps Jacob patent - a) Nylon Stockings b) Brassiere c) Corset d) Clip On Tie
- German airships of the early 1930's where called Zeitgeists - True or False
- Before finding fame as an entertainer, Scottish comedian Billy Connelly worked as a Plumber - True or False
quotation :-
"If you are not living on the edge, you take up too much room. "
Native American saying
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ANSWERS
1) True 2) c) Crane 3) a) Telescope 4) True 5) The Gulf of California is in which country - a) USA b) Mexico c) Honduras d) Guatemala 6) True 7) False - The SI unit for energy is the Joule 8) b) Brassiere 9) False - German airships of the early 1930's where called Zepplins - named after Count Von Zeppelin who pioneered the German airship industry 10) False - Billy Connelly worked as a Welder/Boilermaker in the Glasgow shipyards
