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Firstly -let me say that I have nothing against HR people “per se”  but whoever put this gag together likes to use the HR department as the fall guy (girl)
So here goes ….......

Once upon a time three HR people were walking through the woods and suddenly they were confronted by a huge, wild river – they were completely lost and could not go back the way they came, so they had to cross the river.

But how would they manage to get across such a raging torrent of water?

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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. Hiroshima was the first city to be levelled by a plutonium-based atomic bomb - True or False
  2. What is the artificial sweetener Saccharin derived from - a) Seaweed  b) Corn  c) Coal Tar  d) Palm Oil
  3. What is the only metal that's not a solid at room temperature
  4. Art Fry invented the 3M “Post It” notes after the scraps of paper he used to mark tunes in his hymnbook kept falling out - True or False
  5. The Cotton Candy (also called fairy floss, candy floss) machine was invented by confectioner John C.Wharton and William James Morrison.  What was the profession of William James Morrison - a) Dentist  b) Surgeon  c) Pediatrist  d) Undertaker
  6. What gas is released into the bloodstream when a diver suffers from the bends - a) Oxygen  b) Nitrogen  c) Hydrogen  d) Carbon Dioxide
  7. The name KODAK was made up by George Eastman in 1888 because it was easy to memorize, pronounce, and spell - True or False
  8. Alexander Cummings was issued the first patent for a flush toilet in which century - a) 17th  b) 18th c) 19th  d) 20th
  9. The output of a system which depends not only its current input, but also its history of past inputs is called - a) Hysterectomy  b) Hysteria  c) Hysterical  d) Hysteresis
  10. The worlds first successful heart transplant was performed in which country - a) USA  b) Russia  c) France  d) South Africa


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Eleven people were dangling below a helicopter on a rope. (I'm not sure how they got there – but stay with me)
There were ten HR people and one Engineer. 

The engineer performed a quick calculation and determined that the rope was strong enough to hold 10 people – NOT 11.
Since the rope was not strong enough to hold all of the eleven people, they decided that one of them should to let go and sacrifice themselves to save the other 10 people.
After much debate they could not decide who should be the volunteer, so finally the Engineer said that he would sacrifice himself and let go of the rope .
But before he did , he wanted to say a few words -
He gave a speech, explaining that Engineers are used to doing everything for the company, going above and beyond the required workload. They forsake their family, don’t claim all of their expenses and do a lot of overtime without reward or recognition and it is only right that he should sacrifice himself yet again.

When he finished his deeply moving speech all the HR people began to clap ….....................



Moral: Don't hit the Panic Button until all options have been considered

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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. On Jan.26, 2015 -  asteroid 2004 BL86 will fly “relatively” close to Earth (745,000 miles) - The prefix 2004 in the name signifies that the asteroid was was first discovered in the year 2004 - True or False
  2. The Spruce Goose was - a) a Dirigible  b) a Glider  c) a Sea Plane   d) a Helicopter
  3. The numeral system used extensively in computing which has 16 digits :  0-9, A-F is called Hexadecimal - True or False
  4. The first practical portable electric vacuum cleaner was invented by The Hoover Company - True or False
  5. What is the common mineral whose chemical formula is NaC1
  6. The Watt is the unit of electrical power equal to one joule per second - True or False
  7. Construction Workers Hard Hats where first used on the Hoover Dam project in in 1933 - True or False
  8. In fluid mechanics , the Reynolds number is used to help predict similar flow patterns in different fluid flow situations.  The Reynolds number is measured in cubic meters per second - True or False
  9. 1 cubic foot of fresh water weighs 6.24 lb - True or False
  10. An Astrolabe is an instrument used to determine the altitude of objects in the sky such as the sun or stars - 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. Alexandra Graham Bell invented the electric battery in 1800 - True or False
  2. Which of the 3 phases - solid, liquid or gas - is glass
  3. Emetophobia or emitophobia is the fear of vomiting - True or False
  4. Fools Gold is the popular name for Iron Pyrite - True or False
  5. Inventor Benjamin Franklin often slept in his clothes because he thought that changing them would cause insomnia - True or False
  6. Scottish inventor James Watt coined the term "Horse Power" - True or False
  7. Where would you find a Plimsoll line - a) on an aeroplane b) on a horse buggy  c) on a ship  d) on a hot air balloon
  8. Clapper, suspension, swing and trestle are types of bridges - True or False
  9. What is the only metal that's not a solid at room temperature
  10. Which will yield the most BTUs of energy—a) a gallon of oil, b) a pound of coal c) a gallon of gasoline


Legendary ice hockey player Wayne Gretsky was once asked if there was a secret to his success as a hockey player. He simply said:
``I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where its been.''

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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. The Fischer–Tropsch process is a collection of chemical reactions that convert a mixture of carbon monoxide  and hydrogen  into liquid hydrocarbons  - True or False
  2. The  Periodic Table of elements which is used by chemical engineers was first created in 1865 by Sir Isaac Newton - True or False
  3. NASA’s “New Horizons” spacecraft is currently within striking distance of the planet Pluto.  New Horizons has travelled approximately 3 billion miles and was launched in which year - a) 2003  b) 2004  c) 2005  d) 2006
  4. The majority of wooden baseball bats manufactured today are made from Hickory - True or False
  5. Caster, Camber and Toe are all automotive terms associated with setting up valve timing in an engine - True or False
  6. Mount McKinley is the highest mountain in the United States - True or False
  7. A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor  capable of generating less fissile material  than it consumes  - True or False
  8. What is the transuranic radioactive chemical element with the chemical symbol Pu - a) Hydrogen  b) Zirconium  c) Strontium  d) Plutonium
  9. Sand, Shell, Plaster, Investment, Die, Centrifugal are all types of what metal forming process - a) Casting  b) Welding  c) Machining  d) Stamping
  10. The Central Artery/Tunnel Project, known unofficially as the Big Dig was a civil engineering project in which US city - a) Boston  b) New York  c) Chicago  d) San Francisco


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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. Rare-earth magnets are the strongest type of permanent magnets made - True or False
  2. The term 'refractory metal' is used to describe a group of metal elements that have exceptionally high melting points - True or False
  3. V/STOL is a type ofcombat aircraft which can take off and land on very short runways or aircraft carriers - V/STOL stands for Very/Small Track Of Land - True or False
  4. Which chemical element has the symbol Au - a) Gold  b) Silver  c) Platinum  d) Aluminium
  5. Gottlieb Daimler is credited with designing the first Volkswagen Beetle automobile - True or False
  6. The SI derived unit of force is the Joule - True or False
  7. Large automated manufacturing sites and warehouses often use AGV’s.  AGV stands for Automatic Guided Vehicle - True or False
  8. The "E Type" automobile was manufactured by which company - a) Ferrari  b) Jaguar  c) Lamborghini  d) Mercedes
  9. The Suid-Afrikaanse Steenkool en Olie oil and gas producer is more commonly known as SASOL - True or False
  10. The Golden Gate Bridge spans the Golden Gate strait, the channel between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The bridge was first opened in which year - a) 1934  b) 1935 c) 1936  d) 1937


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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. What name is given to a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage, typically used to transfer rotary motion into linear motion and often with the aid of a follower - a) Trunnion  b) Cam  c) Lever d) Pin
  2. The rate of change of velocity with time is called - a) Acceleration  b) Centrifugal Force  c) Gravitational Force  d) Moment of Inertia
  3. Dobon units are used to measure the Ozone Concentration = True or False
  4. The technical difficulties are too great and no Helicopter has ever been manufactured with an ejector seat - True or false
  5. A triangle in which  all sides have different lengths and the 3 internal angles have different values is called a Scalene Triangle - True or False
  6. What is the largest power generating facility ever built in the world - a)  Grand Coulee (USA) b) Itaipu (Brazil/Paraguay) c) Guri (Venezuela) d) Three Gorges Dam (China)
  7. Decompression Sickness is a condition which can be experienced by underwater divers who ascend too rapidly .  Decompression Sickness is more commonly known as the Cramps - True or False
  8. Tata Motors Limited is a multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in which country - a) Pakistan b) China  c) Indonesia  d) India
  9. A process or manufacturing plant may be operated by DCS.  DCS stands for Direct Central System - True or False
  10. Maglev is a method of transportation which supports a vehicle above a guide rail and provides propulsion for the vehicle.  Maglev stands for Magnetic Lever - 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 Fluid Mechanics, Turbulent Flow occurs at High or Low Reynolds numbers ?
  2. 1 cubic meter = 10,000 litres - True or False
  3. What is the value of pi to 5 places of decimal
  4. Beginning with the letter "T", what is a common name for Over Centre Clamps or Draw Latches
  5. Which company developed the Betamax home videocassette  tape recording format which was released in 1975
  6. Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite was launched into space by the Soviet Union in what year - a) 1952  b) 1957  c) 1960  d) 1962
  7. In Chemical Engineering, Colloidal is the name is given to the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by individual particles or suspended solids - True or False
  8. Which of these Engineering processes would be called Subtractive Manufacturing - a) Casting  b) Welding  c) Machining  d) Riveting
  9. What is the name of the co ordinate system which specifies points on a plane using a pair of numerical  coordinates - a) Cartier  b) Cartesian  c) Cartridge  d) Carters
  10. What is the distilled alcoholic beverage made from grain mash whose name is derived from a Gaelic word which means "water of life"


and a quotation -

What lies behind us and what lies before us are
small matters compared to what lies within us.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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