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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 Rhombus is a parallelogram with how many equal sides - a) 2  b) 4  c)   6  d) 8
  2. The Latin expression Quod Erat Demonstrandum -  is traditionally placed in its abbreviated form - QED - at the end of a mathematical proof  or philosophical  argument . What is the literal translation in English - a) Which Was To Be Demonstrated  b) The Sum Of All Answers  c) This Can Not Be Disputed  d) Query Not Needed
  3. A  DTI  is typically used in machine set ups by Mechanical Engineers - DTI stand for - Dead Top Indicator - True or False
  4. The sum of the internal angles of a triangle is 360 degrees - True or False
  5. In physics , what is the minimum amount of any physical entity involved in an interaction. - a) a Quadrant  b) a Quantum  c) a Quadrilateral  d) a Query
  6. What is the system of power transmission which was developed by John Gates in 1917  - a) roller chain  b) V belt  c) hydraulic drive  d) involute gears
  7. Is it possible for a square wheel to roll smoothly ?  yes or no
  8. The word electricity is derived from the Greek word Elektron which is a color.  What color ? - a) white  b) red  c) amber  d) magenta
  9. Alcohols are often used as the fluid in Spirit Levels - True or False
  10. In computing, what does IP stand for


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ANSWERS

1) b) 4  2) a) Which Was To Be Demonstrated  3) False - DTI stands for Dial Test Indicator  4) False - The sum of the internal angles of a triangle is 180 degrees  5) b) a Quantum  6) b) V belt  7) yes - if the base surface consists of evenly shaped inverted catenaries  of the correct size and curvature to suit the dimensions of the square wheel    8) c) amber  9) True - Alcohols have low viscosity, low surface tension and a wider temperature range than water  10) Internet Protocol