Engineering Trivia Quiz - Jan 5th 2010
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THIS WEEKS TRIVIA QUIZ
- What is polytetrafluoroethylene better known as
- Which country developed the armoured fighting vehicle known as a tank
- Derived from the Roman monetary system, what name is given to the unit of imperial measure which is used to specify the weight of precious metal
- My birth name is Richard Wayne Penniman, what is my stage name
- What name is given to the programming language which represents a program by a graphical diagram based on the circuit diagrams of relay-based logic hardware. It is mainly used to develop software for PLCs used in industrial control applications.
- What do we call the outward force generated by rotational inertia
- Beginning with the letter "W", what do we call a circular device which rotates on its axis thus facilitating movement
- What is 1/32" in millimetres
- What is the Japanese word adopted into English which refers to the philosophy or practices focusing on continuous improvement in manufacturing activities
- What letter does not appear in any of the names of the 50 United States.
Bonus Question Who am I: I was born 1908 I was spread around the world to countries such as Germany, UK, Denmark, Brazil I was conceived by a number of people including Childe Harold Willis, Joseph Galamb and Eugene Farkas I had a flat head By the year 1914 one of me was being produced in 93 minutes I created manufacturing history and I came in any colour as long as it was black I stopped being fully made in 1927 tho' part of me continued being made until 1941 Hold down the left mouse button and drag below - to reveal the answers 1) Teflon 2) Britain 3) Troy Once 4) Little Richard 5) Ladder Logic 6) Centrifugal Force 7) Wheel 8) 0.7938 mm 9) Kaizen 10) Q Bonus Question - I am the Ford Model T |
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Tuesday 5 January, 2010 09:57 AM |