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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Aug 9, 2010

 
This Weeks Trivia Quiz Questions
  1. Cu is the chemical symbol for which metal
  2. With which American auto maker would you associate the name GTO 
  3. Joseph Bramah invented what, in 1795
    a) Hydraulic Press  b) Hydraulic Pump  c) Hydraulic Motion
  4. The world’s largest maker of telecom network equipment, Ericsson, is based in which country
  5. EADS is a European Aerospace company, what does EADS stand for
  6. What is the closest planet to the sun
  7. Coined in 1913 by Scottish physician Margaret Todd, what name beginning with the letter "I" is given to different types of atoms of the same chemical element , with each having a different number of neutrons
  8. Invented in 1918 by Conrad Bahr, what name is given to a tool  used to precisely apply a specific moment of force to a fastener such as a nut  or bolt
  9. In geometry, what name starting with the letter "R" is given to a quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length
  10. An electrical cable  with an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, surrounded by a tubular conducting shield is known as a what cable

Did You Know - The Empire State Building in New York was designed by William F.Lamb who was with the architectural company Shreve, Lamb and Harmon.  The drawings were produced in just 2 weeks because the design was closely based on 2 previous building .  The Reynold Building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the Carew Tower in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Every Fathers Day, the staff of the Empire State Building send a card to the staff of the Reynolds Building which effectively was the father.
The Empire State Building was the first building to have more than 100 floors.  

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1) Copper  2) Pontiac  3) a) Hydraulic Press  4) Sweden  5) European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.  6) Mercury  7) Isotopes  8) Torque Wrench  9) Rhombus or Rhomb  10) Coaxial

 

 

Monday 9 August, 2010 07:35 AM
 
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