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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 !

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  1. Gaussian Elimination is a chemical process used in distillation - True or False
  2. A Borescope is used for non destructive testing of metals - True or False
  3. In mathematics and computer science, truncation is the term for limiting the number of digits right of the decimal point, by discarding the least significant ones. - True or False
  4. What name is given to a machine or mechanism used to reduce the volume of a material through a squeezing process - a) Reducer  b) Extruder  c) Presser  d) Compactor
  5. The Charpy v-notch test, is used to determine the amount of energy absorbed by a material during fracture  - True or False
  6. Nuclear fission is the disintegration of a susceptible atom's nucleus into two different, smaller elements and other particles including neutrons - True or False
  7. A diving bell is a rigid chamber used to transport divers to depth in the ocean - True or False
  8. The term BIM is widely used within the building and construction industry - What does BIM stand for
  9. In the International System of Units  - what name is given to a derived unit of energy, work, or an amount of heat  - a) Pascal  b) Watt  c) Joule  d) Newton
  10. In Civil Engineering - An "Abyssinian Well" is any device for securing a suspension or cantilever bridge at either end - True or False



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Category: Engineering Trivia

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. An expansion joint is designed to safely allow a degree of movement in adjacent materials or components - True or False
  2. What name is given to a wooden beam used as a support within a mine shaft or tunnel - a) Stalk  b) Pit Prop  c) Crunch  d) Lanyard
  3. A radio telescope is a form of directional radio antenna used in radio astronomy - True or False
  4. In Civil Engineering - A "Bolster" is a structural member on which one end of a bridge truss rests - True or False
  5. Metric and imperial units are never mixed - True or False
  6. What name is given to an appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes  - a) Protection Device  b) Surge Protector  c) Electrical Box  d) Spike Fence
  7. A drafting machine  is a device which is mounted to a drawing board and has a fan which was used to dry the inks used in technical drawing - True or False
  8. Marine Salvage is a process for saving and rehabilitating distressed sea animals - True or False
  9. Aerospace engineering is the branch of structural engineering  which focuses on large, multi story structures - True or False
  10. A nuclear reactor is a device designed to stop a nuclear reaction  - True or False

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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. In Electrical Engineering, what is the instrument which displays the phase of the colors in a color TV - a) LCR meter  b) Oscilloscope  c) Tube tester  d) Vectorscope
  2. Acoustics is the science of mechanical waves  in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration , sound , ultrasound  and infrasound  - True or False
  3. The Charpy Impact Test which is used for testing the strength of materials is an an acronym for Compression Hardness And Rate Per Yard - True or False
  4. Mainly used for surveying applications, what name is given to a precision instrument for measuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes - a) Theodore  b) Theodolite  c) Theon  d) Theonion
  5. A "Reticle" is a motorised 2 person boat - True or False
  6. A kilojoule (kJ) is equal to - a) 100,00 joules  b) 1,000 joules  c) 100 joules  d) 10 joules
  7. In Civil Engineering -  an "Abyssinian Well" is any device for securing a suspension or cantilever bridge at either end - True or False
  8. The knot is a unit of speed equal to one kilometre per hour - True or False
  9. What name is given to an optical device consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an eyepiece  at one end and an objective lens at the other end.  Typically they are linked together by a relay optical system - a) Periscope  b) Borescope  c) TV Scope  d) Videoscope
  10. Sloop, Cutter, Ketch and Schooner are all types of - a) Tractors  b) Sailing Boats  d) Steam Engines  d) Excavators

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Category: Engineering Trivia

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 transducer is a device that converts one form of energy  to another - True or False
  2. Parsecs are used in astronomy to measure enormous interstellar distances - True or False
  3. In Civil Engineering - A "Bailey Bridge" is a foundation surface of earth or rock supporting a track, pavement, or similar - True or False
  4. The Beaufort scale is a measure of the rise and fall of tides  - True or False
  5. In Civil Engineering -  The process of wearing away by friction is called - a) Abrasion  b) Batter c) Aligning  d) Binding
  6. What name is given to a heat engine that performs mechanical work using pressurised water vapour as its working fluid   -  a) steam engine  b) water engine  c)  hydro engine  d) aqua engine
  7. What is the generic name for a variable-ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles , consisting of a chain , multiple sprockets of different sizes, and a mechanism to move the chain from one sprocket to another
  8. What name beginning with the letter "C" is given to a tool which measures opposite sides of an object, variants of this tool can measure"inside" or "outside"
  9. What two word name is given to a device fitted internally in pipes which uses Bernoulli's principle for measuring volumetric flow rate using the same principle as a Venturi Nozzle
  10. Typically used in the production of alcoholic spirits, what name is given to a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities  of components in a boiling liquid mixture


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Category: Engineering Trivia

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. In Electrical Engineering what instrument measures power - a) Wattmeter  b) Electricity meter  c) Network Analyser  d) VU meter
  2. In Civil Engineering - A chemical which is added to a plain concrete mix in order to speed up the setting time is called an Accelerator - True or False
  3. "Acid rain" is a broad term referring to a mixture of wet and dry deposition from the atmosphere containing higher than normal amounts of alkalis - True or False
  4. In Mechanical Engineering,  a system of forces with a resultant  moment but no resultant force is called - a) a Single  b) a Couple  c) a Group  d) a Crowd
  5. A vector may be described as a quantity, defined by both magnitude and direction - True or False
  6. A gas pycnometer is a device for measuring heat generated by a flame
  7. Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying - True or False
  8. What is the chemical element with the symbol K
  9. Wave power may be defined as the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and thus the capture of that energy to do useful work  - True or False
  10. Mount Everest is in which mountain range


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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 !

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  1. In Electrical Engineering - what instrument measures both the amplitude and the modulation of a RF signal - a) Sweep generator  b) Signal analyser  c) Multimeter  d) Ammeter
  2. In Civil Engineering - A concrete support wall or arch which is constructed at both ends of a bridge in order to resist horizontal forces is called an "Apron " - True or False
  3. In Mechanical Engineering,  what name is given to the maximum frictional force that can be produced between surfaces without slipping - a) Traction  b) Stress  c) Turbidity  d) Rheology
  4. 1 mile equals how many meters - a) 609  b) 1,209  c) 1,609   d) 1,809
  5. In Mechanical Engineering - to Bevel is the process of creating a chamfer - True or False
  6. The London Eye is - a) a Tunnel  b) a Railway  c) a Ship  d) a Ferris Wheel
  7. A small container is often called - a) a Capsule  b) a Coulis  c) a Cudo  d) a Cue
  8. Yarn Bombing is a type of street art that uses colorful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk - True or False
  9. A Railgun is an electrically powered electromagnetic projectile launcher - True or False
  10. A two-dimensional surface, typically made of fabric and supported by a mast, which is used to propel a sailing vessel is called - a) a Keel  b) a Starboard  c) a Sail  b) a Clinker


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Category: Engineering Trivia

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. In Electrical Engineering what instrument measures the resistance of a component - a) Ohmmeter  b) Multimeter  c) Q meter  d) Capacitance meter
  2. In Mechanical Engineering - Stiffness may be described as the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis - True or False
  3. Gamma rays are ionizing radiation and are not biologically hazardous - True or False
  4. In the SI system of units - the Steradian (sr) is a measure of Solid Angle - True or False
  5. In engineering - Plug Taps, Second Taps and Taper Taps are used in hydraulic flow calculations - True or False
  6. In the NATO phonetic alphabet - The letter W is - W for Water - True or False
  7. In the SI system of units - kilogram is the unit of mass - True or False
  8. 3/64 " equals how many millimeters - a) 1.19  b) 2.28  c) 3.35  d) 4.42
  9. Lizard is a partially reusable spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company based in Hawthorne, California - True or False
  10. Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers - True or False

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Category: Engineering Trivia

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. Is Irish Moss a type of grass, seaweed or peat
  2. The CN Tower was the world's tallest freestanding structure on land, but in which city is it located
  3. What portable device did James Spengler invent in 1907, using a soap box, pillow case, a fan and tape
  4. In Electrical Engineering what is the general purpose instrument which measures voltage, current and resistance etc - a) Multimeter  b) VU meter  c) Frequency counter  d) Ohmmeter
  5. In Mechanical Engineering -  Ball, Roller, Needle, Taper are all types of what - a) Hammers b)  Chisels  c) Bearings  d) Drills
  6. Gamma ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation - True or False
  7. In the SI system of units - the Farad (F) is a measure of Illuminance  - True or False
  8. In Mechanical Engineering - taps and dies are cutting tools  used to create screw threads  - True or False
  9. Sputnik 1 was the worlds first artificial satellite and it was launched by the Soviet Union in October 1957 - True or False
  10. In  hydraulic engineering - British Standard Pipe (BSP) threads and National Pipe (NP) threads are total interchangeable - True or False


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Category: Engineering Trivia

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. In Electrical Engineering what instrument displays the waveform of a signal - a) Distortionmeter b) LCR meter  c) Signal generator  d) Oscilloscope
  2. In mechanical Engineering - Hooke's Law of Elasticity describes the operation of - a) a linear spring  b) a rubber band  c) yield strength  d) shear strength
  3. The Geiger Counter measures sound wave density - True or False
  4. In the SI system of units - the Coulomb is a measure of Electric Charge - True or False
  5. Robotic spacecraft that remain in orbit around a planetary body are not classed as artificial satellites  - True or False
  6. Willis Haviland Carrier is associated with which industry - a) Printing  b) Air Conditioning  c) Packaging  d) Warehousing and Transport
  7. In 1450, the Italian art architect Leon Battista Alberti invented the first mechanical anemometer - True or False
  8. Scottish engineers Thomas Telford  and John Loudon McAdam are associated with what  - a) Road Construction  b) Bridge Construction  c) Tower Construction  d) Tunnel Construction
  9. The - International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet - is more commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet - True or False
  10. An Aqueduct is a flue constructed to convey smoke away from a heat source - True or False

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Category: Engineering Trivia

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.     In Mechanical Engineering - a mechanical device typically consisting of an eccentric curved wheel mounted on a rotating shaft which produces variable motion in another engaged part is called - a) a Dam  b) a Sam  c) a Mam  d) a Cam
  2. In Mechanical Engineering - a Chamfer is typically described as two flat surfaces butting up against each other - True or False
  3. An oxide is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element - True or False
  4. Considering computer terminology - Created in Bell Labs in the 1960's, UNIX stands for Unified Network Including External (hard drive) - True or False
  5. Hysteresis is the dependence of a system not only on its current environment but also on its past environment - True or False
  6. Alnico is an acronym referring to a family of iron alloys which in addition to iron are composed primarily of aluminium  (Al), nickel  (Ni) and cobalt  (Co), hence al-ni-co - True or False
  7. A Microphone is a mechanical device that converts stress into an electrical signal  - True or False
  8. Piezoelectricity is the electrical charge that accumulates in solid materials due to the effect of applied sound waves - True or False
  9. In digital imaging - a pixel is generally defined as the smallest single component of a digital image - True or False
  10. 1/64" equals what decimal of an inch - a) 0.156  b) 0.0156  c) 0.00156  d) 0.000156

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