This Weeks Engineering Trivia

1. Derived from the Latin for "to glow white" , what name is given to the emission of light  from a hot body due to its temperature
2. What is the name of the hand tool used by woodworkers for smoothing or carving rough-cut wood .  Typically, the user stands astride a board or log and swings the tool downwards towards the feet, chipping off pieces of wood, moving backwards and leaving a relatively smooth surface behind - a) Adzuki  b) Adze  c) Arbour d) Asp
3. What is the name of a common tool which is used to measure how level a horizontal surface is  -  a) Angle Grinder  b) Spirit Indicator  c) Bubble Trap d) Spirit Level
4. Who would use a Halligan Bar - a) Firefighters  b) Miners c) Skydivers  d) Sub Mariners
5. What name is given to the dependence of a system not only on its current environment but also on its past environment and this dependence arises because the system can be in more than one internal state - a) Hysteria  b) Hysteresis  c) Hysteroscopy  d) Hystoscopy
6. What name is given to a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere  by creating drag ,    a) Paracanopy  b) Parachute  c) Parasail  d) Paradigm
7. What name is given to the plant that yields a stiff fibre  traditionally used in making twine , rope  and also dartboards.  a) sisor  b) sisal  c) sistine d) sistema
8. In computing, what does IP stand for
9. Developed at Du Pont in 1956, para-aramid synthetic fibre has many applications including body armour and racing sails.  What is it more commonly known as
10. Beginning with the letter "F", what name is given to items which are usually narrow circular rings of metal and are typically used for fastening, joining, or reinforcement using a clamping or crimping process