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Engineering Trivia Quiz - April 5th 2010

 
This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz Questions
  1. Which US auto manufacturer and US software manufacturer announced Wed 31st Mar 2010, that they would work together on software to manage how electric vehicles charge
  2. What name is given to the phenomenon which draws liquids upwards through thin tubes
  3. The Passat is manufactured by which automobile company
  4. What is the more common name of the carbohydrate produced by all green plants and which is contained in such staple foods as potatoes, wheat and  maize
  5. The Nürburgring in Germany is famous for  - a) Powerboat Racing  b) Downhill skiing  c) Cycling  d) Motor Racing
  6. What is the christian name of Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari's founder
  7. Where is the longest fence in the world
  8. What name is given to the solid carbonaceous material derived from destructive distillation of low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal
  9. Beginning with the letter "F", what is the name of the workplace of a Blacksmith
  10. What name is given to the branch of mathematics which literally means "small stone used for counting" in Latin

Bonus Question
What am I
I am a malleable metal alloy
I have a low melting point of about 170/230 deg C
I was first used around the beginning of the Bronze age
The earliest piece of me which has been found came from an Egyptian tomb
In the 12th century my constituents were controlled by town guilds in France
Examples of me are often found in churches
I was very popular in the Middle ages but lost favour when glass making started to flourish during the 18th century
I was also very popular for drinking mugs and tankards during the 17th and 18th centuries
I am traditionally about 95 percent tin together with a combination of antimony, bismuth and lead.

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 1) Ford and Microsoft  2) Capillary action  3) Volkswagen AG  4) Starch  5) d) Motor Racing  6) Enzo  7) Australia - the Wild Dog Barrier Fence is 2,500 km long (1,562 miles)  8) Coke  9) Forge  10) Calculus
 Bonus Question - I am Pewter

 

Monday 5 April, 2010 08:07 AM
 
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