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Engineering Trivia Quiz - April 19th 2010

 
This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz Questions
  1. What name is given to a person who studies volcanoes
  2. Derived from the Greek word for pottery and beginning with the letter "C", what name is given to an inorganic  , non-metallic   solid   prepared by the action of heat   and subsequent cooling
  3. Beginning with the letter "E", what name is given to a family of frame  -based computer networking   technologies for local area networks
  4. What word beginning with the letter "S" is a form of extractive metallurgy used mainly to produce a metal tom ore
  5. With which American auto maker would you associate the name 442
  6. The emission of electromagnetic radiation light by a substance that has absorbed radiation of a different wavelength  is called what  a) Fluorescence  b) Fluodise  c) Flow  d) Foundance
  7. Beginning with the letter "K", what name is given to the large beam which generally runs down the centre of a ships hull
  8. Derived from the Greek word for single and the French word for shell, what name is given to the construction technique typically used in automobiles and aircraft which uses an objects exterior surface for strength rather than an internal chassis
  9. What is the name of the chemical element   with the symbol P and atomic number   15. It is a multivalent   nonmetal   of the nitrogen group
  10. NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has a smart computer based capability to investigate targets.  It is abbreviated to AEGIS.  What does AEGIS stand for

 Bonus Question

What am I

I have been found in Egyptian tombs dating back to 1500BC
I was also known to the ancient Chinese
The  Chinese believed that I had the ability to prolong life, heal fractures, and promote good health
I am a heavy silvery white metal
I am a poor conductor of heat
I am an average conductor of electricity
I dissolve to form amalgams with gold, zinc and many other metals
I occur in deposits around the world mostly as cinnabar
I am one of 5 metallic chemical elements which are liquid at ambient pressure and temperature
My chemical symbol is Hg
I am often used in thermometers and scientific apparatus

 

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1)Volcanologist  2) Ceramic  3) Ethernet  4) Smelting  5) Oldsmobile  6) a) Fluorescence  7) Keel  8) Monocoque  9) Phosphorus  10) Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science

Bonus Question: I am - Mercury

Monday 19 April, 2010 08:19 AM
 
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