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 ?
- What name do we give to a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speed and used typically in farming and construction – a) Locomotive b) Tractor c) Dozer d) Prime Mover
- Which automobile manufacturer produces the Boxster model – a) Audi b) Mercedes c) BMW d) Porsche
- Sturmey Archer was a well known manufacturer of what bicycle components – a) Braking Systems b) Gear Hubs c) Wheels d) Saddles
- Angular Contact, Axial and Deep Groove are types of what – a) Planetary Gear Systems b) Bearings c) Transmission Chains d) Torque Converters
- Solder is a fusible metal alloy with a melting range of 90 to 450 deg C which is melted to join metals which have a higher melting point – True or False
- Which country was the first to have all polymer banknotes – a) Australia b) Argentina c) Taiwan d) USA
- Which engineering software uses the .DNG file extension - a) Autocad b) Solid Edge c) Catia d) Microstation
- The Coriolis effect is the name given to the apparent deflection of moving objects when they are viewed from a rotating frame of reference – True or False
- What is 1/64 of an inch, expressed in SI units – a) 0.397mm b) 0.794 mm c) 1.588mm d) 3.175mm
- SAE viscosity gradings are used for lubrication oil - SAE stand for - Standard Authorized by Engineers – True or False
If it wasn't for Murphy's Law - I'd have no one to blame when I stuff up
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1) b) Tractor 2) d) Porsche 3) b) Gear Hubs 4) b) Bearings 5) True 6) a) Australia 7) d) Microstation 8) True 9) a) 0.397mm 10) False - SAE stands for Society of Automotive Engineers
