This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz

1. In the Roman numeral system, What does the letter L equal
2. Beginning with the letter "C", what name is given to the small, icy bodies that orbit the sun and make tails of gas and dust when they get close to the sun
3. What name is given to a triangle with 2 sides having the same length
4. In physics and beginning with the letter "N",  what name is given to a subatomic particle  with no net electric charge  and a mass  slightly larger than that of a proton
5. Derived from the Latin for "a sound", what five letter word is commonly used to describe rapidly moving noise
6. A Ramjet is a form of jet engine which uses the engine's forward motion to compress incoming air, without a rotary compressor.  Can the Ramjet move an aircraft from standstill - Yes or No
7. What name is given to a machine which converts energy from the atmospheric convection  system in to rotational energy by means of vanes called sails  or blades
8. What name is given to a temporary structure used to support people and material in the construction  or repair  of buildings  and other large structures
9. What food is made from the seeds of the cacao tree
10. The word "Cryogenics" is derived from which language  a) Greek  b) Latin  c) French  d) Spanish
    
    

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1) Fifty  2) Comets  3) Isosceles Triangle  4) Neutron  5) Sonic  6) No - Ramjets cannot produce thrust at zero airspeed  7) Windmill  8) Scaffolding  9) Chocolate  10) a) Greek