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Engineering Trivia Quiz - July 12, 2010

 
This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz Questions
  1. Which company is about to release the Droid X smartphone on July 15, 2010
  2. A Portmanteau word is used to blend 2 or more words and the meanings into one new word.   True or False
  3. Swiss Engineer George de Mestral invented what in 1941.  a) Velcro,  b) The Press Stud, c) The Zipper
  4. What word, derived from the Greek "dikhroos" refers to any optical device which can split a beam of light into two beams with different wave lengths a) dichroic  b) dikopt  c) roosphallic  d) dioosic
  5. Early ceiling fans used during the 1860's and 1870's in the United States were powered by water - True or false
  6. What name is given to the process of tiling when a small regular shape is being repeated over and over again in order to cover an area.  With no gaps or overlaps
  7. Beginning with the letter "D", what name is given to a hygroscopic substance that induces or sustains a state of dryness in its local atmosphere
  8. What is the most abundant mineral in the earths crust
  9. The Swallow Sidecar Company was the original name of which British car company
  10. What name is given to compounds which lower the surface tension of a liquid

Who am I

I am a pharmaceutical company
I rank number 1 in world sales
I am based in New York City
My research headquarters are in Groton, Connecticut
I am named after my founders, who where German - American cousins
The business started in 1849 by producing an anti parasitic drug called Santonin
In 2009 I received the largest criminal penalty ever levied for illegal marketing of four of my drugs
I sell many well known products including Viagra

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1) Motorola  2) True  3) a) Velcro  4) a) dichroic  5) True, a stream of water was used in conjunction with a turbine  6)  Tessellate  7) Desiccant  8) Silica  9) Jaguar Cars  10) Surfactant

 I am Pfizer Incorporated

Monday 12 July, 2010 08:54 AM
 
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