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Engineering Trivia Quiz - July 19, 2010

 
This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz Questions
  1.  A report released this week by the Northwestern University Feiberg School of Medicine determined that the human sperm gene has survived for how many years, unaltered
    a) 400 million  b) 500 million  c) 600 million  d) 700 million
  2. Mario Draghi is the Governor of which European bank
  3. What was the original name of the Orion spacecraft
  4. TSMC is the worlds largest contract chip maker by revenue.  What does TSMC stand for
  5. Consisting of tiny droplets of liquid water, what names is given to the visible white mist  that condenses above boiling water as the hot vapor mixes with the cooler air
  6. What four letter name beginning with the letter "F" is used to describes any material that can be used to generate energy  to produce mechanical work  in a controlled manner
  7. In nuclear physics , what name is given to a nuclear reaction  in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts, often producing free neutrons  and photons , as well.
    a) nuclear fission  b) nuclear cohesion  c) nuclear dicosion
  8. The FIFA World Cup is played for which trophy
  9. Fabric "hook and loop" fasteners are better known by which brand name
  10. Automobile manufacturer Fiat is based in which Italian city


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1) c) 600 million years  2) Bank of Italy  3) Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV)  4) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.  5) Steam  6) Fuel  7) a) nuclear fission  8) Jules Rimet  9) Velcro  10) Turin, Piedmont region

 

Monday 19 July, 2010 08:23 AM
 
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