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Engineering Trivia Quiz - May 24th, 2010

 
This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz Questions
  1. What is the chemical symbol for Chlorine
  2. With which American auto maker would you associate the name   Torino
  3. Beginning with the letter "S", what name is given to a loop of wire, often wrapped around a metallic  core, which produces a magnetic field  when an electric current  is passed through it
  4. What name is given to a mechanical device used to drive supports into the ground to provide foundation s for buildings or other structures
  5. The village of Les Baux in southern France is associated with which metal
  6. Foxconn is associated with which well known media device
  7. May 22nd, 2010 celebrates the 30th anniversary of what iconic form of entertainment
  8. What name is given to a technical drawing tool which is mainly user as a guide for drawing horizontal lines
  9. What is the name of the shape, beginning with the letter "L" which is a form of rhombus and often associated with medication
  10. What name is given to a mechanical fastener which is generally a smooth round cylindrical shaft with a fixed head on both ends

    Bonus Question

    What am I

    I am a vigorously climbing herbaceous perennial
    I am native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere
    I am usually trained to grow up strings
    A typical latin version of me is  Humulus Lupulus
    My first recorded cultivation was in 736 in the Hellertau region of present day Germany
    In Britain I was initially condemned as a pernicious weed in 1519
    Today, the main growing areas are the Hallertau Valley in Gemany, the Yakima and Willamette valleys in the United States and Kent in the UK
    I am used in herbal medicines as a treatment for anxiety
    I am used in Julmust, a Swedish carbonated beverage
    I am used in Malta, a Latin American soft drink
    But my most common usage is in beer as a stability agent and to impart a bitter, tangy flavour
    My four letter name begins with the letter "H"

Hold down the left mouse button and drag below - to reveal the answer

1) Cl  2) Ford  3) Solenoid  4) Pile Driver  5) Aluminium,  Bauxite was named after this village  6) iPhone  7) The first Pac-Man machine was installed  8) T Square  9) Lozenge  10) Rivet

What am I - I am Hops
 

Monday 24 May, 2010 07:31 AM
 
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