Engineering Trivia Quiz - Feb 22nd 2010
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This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz Questions
- Designated F800, which auto manufacturer has announced its intention to show a concept vehicle which combines hydrogen fuel cells with plug in hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010
- 4G wireless operates at speeds how many times faster than the current 3G networks a) 10 times b) 15 times c) 20 times
- What name is given to steam which is at a temperature higher than water's boiling point
- Who was the Premier of the Soviet Union when Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space
- Beginning with the letter "A", what word describes a chemical or other solid substance whose water of crystallization has been removed
- Robert Boyle, the physicist and chemist was born in which country
- Which computer company was nicknamed "Big Blue"
- With which American auto maker would you associate the name Rocket 88
- The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off for a journey to the International Space Station on Monday Feb 8th. How many astronauts were on board
- In Civil Engineering, what name beginning with the letter"C", is given to a drain or channel crossing under a road, pavement or sidewalk, etc.
Bonus Question Who am I In my early days I was arrested for having an affair with a married women, which was a criminal offence at that time I worked as a delivery boy at the Jersey Observer I also worked as a riveter at the Tietjan and Lang Shipyard I began singing in public in the early 30's I got my firriest break when I joined a group called "The Three Flashes" and we became the "Hoboken Four" As a group we appeared on the "Major Bowes Amateur Hour" and won first prize I left the group in 1935 and got a job as a singing waiter and MC at the Rustic Cabin in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey In 1939 I made a demo recording of "Our Love" with the Frank Mane Band I released my first commercial record in 1939 called "From the Bottom of My Heart" I made my first public appearance with the Tommy Dorsey Band at the Colorado Theatre in Rockford, Il In May 1941 I was at the top of the male singer polls in the Billboard and Downbeat magazines I won an academy award for "best supporting actor" in "From Here To Eternity" in 1953 Also in 1953 I stared in the NBC radio program Rocky Fortune I was a member of "The Rat Pack" I always did it My Way I "retired" in 1971 I came out of retirement in 1973 with a TV special and album, both titled "Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back" I died January 1997 Hold down the left mouse button and drag below - to reveal the answers
1) Mercedes Benz 2) a) 10 times 3) Superheated Steam 4) Nikita Khrushchev 5) Anhydrous 6) Ireland 7) IBM 8) Oldsmobile 9) six 10) Culvert Bonus Question - I am Frank Sinatra
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