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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Dec 13, 2010

 
This Weeks Trivia Quiz Questions
  1. What is the name of the German software corporation that provides enterprise software  applications to businesses. It is Headquartered in Walldorf , Germany , and has regional offices around the world, it is the largest enterprise software company in the world (as of 2009)
  2. In electronics, what does PCB stand for
  3. Polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride is better known as which early plastic.  It was developed between 1907 and 1909 by Belgian chemist Dr. Leo Baekeland     
  4. What name beginning with the letter "G"is given to a rotating  machine  part having cut teeth, or cogs, which mesh with another toothed part in order to transmit torque
  5. The word Kinetic, meaning motion, is derived from a) Roman  b) Greek  c) Chinese  d) Egyptian
  6. In the Roman numeral system, What does the letter V equal
  7. Which country first adopted the metric system a) France  b) Italy  c) Germany  d) Spain
  8. Which metal has the highest strength to weight ratio
  9. Which electronics company was founded by  Akio Morita  and Masaru Ibuka  and partly derived it's name from sonus , the Latin  word for sound
  10. What is the name of the first private company to launch a spacecraft into orbit and guide it safely back to Earth
     

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1) SAP   - Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung ("System Analysis and Program development")  2) Printed Circuit Board  3) Bakelite  4) Gear  5) b) Greek  6) Five  7) a) France in 1791  8) Titanium (Ti)  9) Sony Corporation  10) Space Exploration Technologies Inc.





 

 

 

Monday 13 December, 2010 09:58 AM
 
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