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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 computer terminology - a Batch File is a type of script that contains a list of commands - True or False
  2. There are 36,630 inches in a mile - True or False
  3. "Oil Barrel" is a unit of measurement used in the petroleum industry to measure oil volumes.  The practice originated in the Pennsylvania oil fields in the 1860's.  The original barrels used to measure the oil where discarded "salted pork" barrels - True or False
  4. Sodium carbonate is also called soda ash - True or False
  5. A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely - True or False
  6. The Euro Tunnel between England and France is the second longest stretch of underwater tunnel in the world - True or False
  7. Chess was invented in which country a) India  b) Abyssinia   c) Greece  d) Egypt
  8. The coefficient of friction is often symbolised by the Greek letter Sigma - True or False
  9. In the NATO phonetic alphabet : I = Inside - True or False
  10. The abbreviation - DIN - is the French national organisation for standardisation and is the French ISO member body - 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. Lobe, Centrifugal, Piston, Peristaltic are all types of what - a) Motors  b) Cylinders  c) Bearings  d) Pumps
  2. A rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage,  typically used to transfer rotary motion into linear motion or vice-versa is called - a) a Dam  b) a Cam  c) a Pam  d) a Sam
  3. A beam or similar bar which is normally used between 2 or more mechanical items to enable them to pull together on a load is called - a) a Poke  b) a Soak  c) a Yoke  d) a Moke
  4. The ability to maintain the line of gravity of a body within the base of support with no or minimal sway is called - a) Turbulence  b) Balance  c) Insolence d) Truculence
  5. In the petroleum industry - the US/Canadian Oil Barrel is defined as 42 US gallons.  The original capacity of the barrel was 40 gallons but the early oil suppliers always added 2 extra gallons to ensure that their customers where never short supplied against the specified 40 gallons - True or False
  6. There are 36,630 inches in a mile - True or False
  7. The chemical element  with the symbol Na is Nitrogen - True or False
  8. The Miller cycle is the basis of a thermodynamic internal combustion engine which is named after its inventor – Ralph Miller – what nationality was Ralph Miller – a) Australian  b) American  c) English  d) South African
  9. In computer engineering  - DRAM stands for Dynamic Random-Access Memory - True or False
  10. The Karakoram Highway between Pakistan and China is the highest paved road in the world - 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 - The negative ratio of transverse to axial strain is called Poisson's Ratio - True or False
  2. A support which prevents sideways movement is called - a) Lateral Support  b) Levitational Support  c) Linguistic Support  d) Luminous Support
  3. In Mechanical Engineering - The Geneva drive gear mechanism converts a continuous rotary motion into a reciprocating action - True or False
  4. A mass of rock which moves around in outer space is called -  a) an Asteroid d)  a Torpedo  c) a Jet Stream  d) a Nebula
  5. A manufacturing process which shapes metal by using localized compressive forces (typically with high heat) is called - a) Forging  b) Flashing  c) Fledging  d) Fowling
  6. Broaching is a machining process that uses a toothed tool, called a broach, to remove material - True or False
  7. In Electrical Engineering - Capacitors are widely used in electronic circuits for blocking direct current while allowing alternating current to pass - True or False
  8. In the petroleum industry - the US/Canadian Oil Barrel is defined as 24 US gallons - True or False
  9. The Newton is the SI derived unit of Electrical Resistance - True or False
  10. In computing - Moore's law is the observation that over the history of computing hardware , the number of transistors on integrated circuits  doubles approximately every two years - 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 the Philippines, what would you do with a “Tuk-Tuk” - a) Wash in it  b) Ride in it  c) Throw it  d) Blow it
  2. In computer terminology API stands for "Application Program Interface," - True or False
  3. A Nebula is a very large cloud of dust and gas which exists in outer space - True or False
  4. In metal forming - Forging can typically produce a piece that is stronger than an equivalent cast  or machined  part because the metal is shaped during the forging process and its internal grain deforms to follow the general shape of the part - True or False
  5. "Tines" are protruding ridges or teeth which are typically on a drive shaft and mesh with matching grooves in a mating piece, in order to transfer rotation or a turning force - True or False
  6. One US ton (weight) equals 32,000 ounces - True or False
  7. In the petroleum industry - the practice of recording the volume of oil as the number of "oil barrels" was first used in the Pennsylvania oil fields - True or False
  8. In Electrical Engineering - a Battery is a passive  two-terminal  electrical component which is used to store energy electrostatically in an electric field  - True or False
  9. Typically found on firearms such as rifles, Telescopic Sights are based on an optical refracting telescope - True or False
  10. In the study of the  mechanical properties of materials  - a sample having identical values of a property in all directions. is called - a) Iconic  b) Ironic  c) Isotropic  d) Idiotic


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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 !

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  1. A natural object such as a moon which rotates around a planet is also known as a Satellite - True or False
  2. In computer terminology ADSL stands for "All Direct Storage Line" - True or False
  3. The Watt is the SI derived unit of Power and Radiant Flux - True or False
  4. The Hypotenuse is the 90 degree angle in a right angle triangle - True or False
  5. Can atmospheric gases such as nitrogen and oxygen dissolve in water - Yes or No
  6. A Meteorologist is a scientist who studies astrological bodies in space - True or False
  7. Sulphuric Acid has the the molecular formula H2SO4 - True or False
  8. A simple device with a wide mouth and a narrow stem which is typically used to transfer liquid  or fine-grained substances into apertures of a smaller area is called a Fennel - True or False
  9. A Trebuchet is a type of dagger which was commonly used by French noblemen for personal protection- True or False
  10. Tata Motors Limited is a multinational automotive company whose products include passenger cars, trucks, vans, coaches, buses, construction equipment and military vehicles.  Tata is headquartered in which country - a) Thailand  b) India  c) Pakistan  d) Indonesia


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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 !

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  1. What name is given to the branch of Mechanical Engineering which studies interacting surfaces in relative motion including the study and application of the principles of friction , lubrication  and wear - a) Trobox  b) Tribology  c) Trobriand  d) Trebuchet
  2. What is the name of the hydrocarbon liquid that is used as a reference standard to describe the tendency of gasoline, petrol, or benzin fuels to self ignite during compression prior to the desired position of the piston in the cylinder as appropriate for valve and ignition timing - a) Octane  b) Heptane  c) Nonane  d) Methane
  3. What is the internal angle of each vertex of a regular octagon
  4. What name is given to a thermally insulated chamber or oven in which a controlled temperature is produced. Typically it is used for hardening, burning or drying materials. - a) Hearth  b) Flue  c) Mantle  d) Kiln
  5. Self adjusting brakes in automobiles where pioneered by Studebaker - True or False
  6. In process control engineering - HMI stands for Home of Machine Interface - True or False
  7. The Mariana Trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands is the deepest known point on earth - True or False
  8. In computer terminology - "the Access Point" - is the on/off switch of a computer terminal - True or False
  9. Typically found on firearms such as rifles, "Telescopic Sights" are based on an optical refracting telescope - True or False
  10. The Siemens is the SI  derived unit of Capacitance - 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 !

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  1. Litmus turns Blue when dipped into acid - True or False
  2. Newton's second law of motion states that :  f = ma  (force = mass x acceleration ) - True or False
  3. Leonardo da Vinci invented the Hygrometer to check humidity while he worked on the Last Supper fresco - True or False
  4. Dr Scholl held over 300 patents for Hearing Improvement - True or False
  5. What 1947 invention by Bell Telephone Laboratories spawned pocket-sized radios - a) the transistor  b) the diode  c) the battery  d) the semi conductor
  6. Galileo invented the thermometer - True or False
  7. James Spengler invented what consumer product - a) Food Processor  b) Microwave Oven  c) Vacuum Cleaner  d) Remote TV Controller
  8. The General Electric Company was founded by Albert Einstein - True
  9. False - Benjamin Franklin commissioned bifocal glasses
  10. In computer engineering  - a small, but fast memory that transparently improves the performance of a larger, but slower memory or storage device is called - Cache - 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. From what company's plant did toxic gas escape in Bhopal, with devastating results
  2. What very useful device was added to PCs for the first time in a new version of the Apple, launched in 1983
  3. Thomas Edison averaged one patent for every a) three  b) six  or c) nine - weeks of his life
  4. What Italian astronomer invented the thermometer in 1592
  5. What color does litmus turn when dipped into acid
  6. What does LED stand for in electronics
  7. The first man made space satellite, Sputnik was launched in which year - 1955, 1956,  or 1957
  8. A Belleville washer is a type of Helical Spring - True or False
  9. 1 meter = 3.28 ft = 39.27 in - True or False

  10. The Indian Motorcycle was  manufactured  in which country

Some say the cup is half empty, while others say it is half full.

However, in my opinion both are wrong.

The real problem is the cup is too big.


From the book "Foundation design", by Coduto, Donald P.

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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 !

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  1. What does the Mohs scale, which goes from 1 to 9, measure
  2. Where in the home would you find a magnetron
  3. What is an Eolic Power Station powered by
  4. In mathematics, the ratio of circumference to diameter of any circle is defined by which symbol
  5. Who invented the Ferris Wheel
  6. Sportster, Dyna and Softail are models of which motorcycle
  7. The name Helvetia survives as an official name of which European country
  8. What do you call an angle of more than 90º
  9. A monkey wrench is so called because it can be (colloquially) used by any "monkey" true or false
  10. What is the chemical symbol for lead

quotation of the week :-
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
- Robert Louis Stevenson


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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 the SI system, the Pascal is a unit of Pressure/Stress - True or False
  2. Salt is the common name for the naturally occurring form of calcium carbonate - True or False
  3. The lower case Greek letter Omega is used to represent wavelength - True or False
  4. What does the H stand for in pH, the chemical measure of acidity
  5. Which Scandinavian king might you have in your mobile phone
  6. Which metal is obtained from the ore bauxite
  7. What does ROM stand for in computer terminology
  8. Is the state of the Earth’s "Outer Core" solid or molten
  9. Hertz are used to measure what
  10. Olfaction is another name for which if the five senses


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