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 Architectural nomenclature , a vaulted semicircular or polygonal end of a chancel or chapel is called an Apse - True or False
- In computer nomenclature, a MAC address is specifically used for Apple Macintosh computers - True or False
- What name is given to the type of internal combustion engine which completes a power cycle in only one crankshaft revolution - a) Inverted Cycle b) 2 Stroke Cycle c) Single Cycle d) Complete Cycle
- Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was the forerunner of which Japanese automobile manufacturer - a) Honda b) Toyota c) Mazda d) Subaru
- Caisson Sickness, Decompression Sickness and Divers Disease are also known as the - a) Turns b) Bends c) Twists d) Leans
- Halley's Comet re appears approximately every - a) 72 years b) 74 years c) 76 years d) 78 years
- In the SI unit system the base unit of length is the Millimetre - true or false
- The Stanley Steamer was produced in the USA and was a - a) Steam Powered Automobile b) Steam Powered Locomotive c) Steam Powered Paddle Boat d) Steam Powered Motorcycle
- In geology , permafrost is defined as soil at or below the freezing point of water 0°C (32°F) for two or more years - True or False
- A substance which has no specific shape may be defined as - a) Amorphous b) Analogous c) Antiguan d) Alchemia
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ANSWERS
1) True 2) False - MAC stands for "Media Access Control" address it is not related Apple Macintosh computers 3) b) 2 Stroke Cycle 4) b) Toyota 5) b) Bends 6) 76 years 7) False - In the SI unit system the base unit of length is the Meter 8) a) Steam Powered Automobile - (between 1899 and 1905, Stanley outsold all gasoline-powered automobiles 9) True 10) a) Amorphous
