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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Sept 20, 2010

 
This Weeks Trivia Quiz Questions
  1. With which American auto maker would you associate the name AMX 
  2. What chemical element is also known as Quicksilver
  3. In 1999, Allied Signal acquired which well known company, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. They produce a variety of consumer products , engineering  services, and aerospace  systems
  4. What is the two word name of a mechanical device, which is typically used to store and release energy, to absorb shock, or to maintain a force between contacting surfaces. typically manufactured from an elastic material they are formed into the shape of a helix  which returns to its natural length when unloaded
  5. The U.S. Patent Office  issued U.S. Patent 95,744  to Daniel C. Stillson  on 12 October 1869 for what
  6. Which 2 countries in South America do not border Brazil
  7. In geology, what name is given to soil at or below the freezing point of water for two or more years
  8. What name is given to the imaginary horizontal lines shown on maps
  9. What name is given to a woodworking tool used to hollow out an area in the face of a piece of wood
  10. Beginning with the letter "T" and derived from Old French, what name is given to a cylindrical protrusion used as a mounting and/or pivoting point

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1) AMC  2) Mercury  3) Honeywell International Inc.  4) Coil spring  5) An Adjustable Pipe Wrench  6) Chile and Equador  7) Permafrost or Permafrost Soil  8) Lines of Latitude  9) Router  10) Trunnion

Monday 20 September, 2010 09:01 AM
 
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