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Engineering Trivia Quiz-3rdNov2009

 
THIS WEEKS TRIVIA QUIZ
  1. A water treatment plant will typically have a RO plant.  What does RO stand for
  2. What does RSJ stand for in Mechanical & Structural Engineering
  3. What is the deepest hole ever drilled by humans
  4. "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula" is a North American city.  What is it better known as
  5. Shell and Tube, Plate, Regenerative, Plate Fin are all types of what
  6. What name is given to a Chemical Reaction in which energy is released
  7. Which branch of Engineering is Michael Faraday associated with
  8. Who recorded and released the singles "Tutti Frutti", Long Tall Sally" and Lucille" as well as many more
  9. Scout, Chief and Four are motorcycles manufactured by which company
  10. What is ITS-90

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1) Reverse Osmosis  2) Rolled Steel Joist  3) The Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia.  It is 12,261 metres deep (40,226 feet or 7.62 miles). The concept began in 1962 and drilling started in 1970 before being terminated in 1994.  The hole was drilled for scientific research.  4) Los Angeles  5) Heat Exchangers  6) An Exothermic Reaction  7) Electrical Engineering - Faraday was a British scientist who discovered the fundamental principles of electricity generation in the 1830's  8) Little Richard  9) The Indian Motorcycle company who are the oldest motorcycle marque currently in production in the United States - though not continuous production having gone through a checkered history of owners  10) The International Temperature Scale of 1990 - it is an equipment calibration standard for making measurements on the Kelvin and Celsius temperature scales

Tuesday 3 November, 2009 09:31 AM
 
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