Engineering Trivia Quiz - May 3rd 2010
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This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz Questions
- The Lupu bridge crosses the Huangpu river in which Asian City
- Carol Bartz is the CEO of which company
- What name is given to a shaft with a point at one end and fletchings and a nock at the other
- What does a Nephelometer measure
- Beginning with the letter "H", what name is given to the atmospheric phenomenon where dust, smoke and other fine particles obscure the clarity of the sky
- What does HVAC stand for
- When pouring free flowing powder or granules onto a flat surface, the angular surface of the pile naturally comes to rest at what angle
- Titan is a moon of which planet
- UV light is also known as what color light
- Beginning with the letter "C", what name is given to a sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species
Bonus Question I was invented and first used in ancient China I was known and used by the Arabs from about 1240 AD There is documented evidence that I was used in mainland Europe around 1248 AD I am a mixture of sulphur, charcoal and potassium nitrate I am widely used as a propellant in firearms
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1) Shanghai 2) Yahoo 3) Arrow 4) suspended particulates in a liquid or gas colloid, we will accept haze, smog or similar answers 5) Haze 6) Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning 7) The Angle of Repose 8) Saturn 9) Black Light 10) Combustion
Bonus Question I am - Gunpowder
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Monday 3 May, 2010 08:52 AM |