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Engineering Trivia Quiz - April 26th 2010

 
This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz Questions
  1. Which digital imaging company was founded in Rochester New York in 1906 as "The Haloid Photographic Company"
  2. Which auto manufacturer produces the Yaris
  3. What name is given to the device used to fasten two loose ends which comprises of a pin and a frame on one end and a hole in the other
  4. What name is given to the unit of measurement of electrical resistance
  5. What does LAN stand for
  6. Is Irish Moss a type of grass, seaweed or peat
  7. Derived from the Latin name for oven and beginning with the letter "F", what name is given to a device used for heating
  8. Who was the Roman God of Fire
  9. What name is given to paint which gives off visible  light  through fluorescence , phosphorescence , or radioluminescence
  10. What name is given to the cloudiness or haziness  of a fluid  caused by individual particles  of suspended solids that are generally invisible to the naked eye

Bonus Question
What am I

I am a metallic chemical element
I am a soft, white, lustrous transition metal
I have been used for thousands of years
Typically for utensils, ornaments and trade
I have the highest electrical conductivity of any element
I have the highest thermal conductivity of any metal
Most of me is produced as a by product of copper, gold, lead or zinc refining
I am ductile and malleable
I am a precious metal
I am commonly used for jewellery, coinage and decorative items
My chemical symbol is Ag

 

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1) Xerox Corporation  2) Toyota   3) Buckle  4) Ohm  5) local area network  6) Seaweed  7) Furnace  8) Vulcan  9) Luminous paint or luminescent paint  10) Turbidity
Bonus Question: I am - Silver

Monday 26 April, 2010 07:57 AM
 
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