This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz

A challenging test of general Engineering Knowledge
Created by Engineers - For Engineers

1. What name is given to a compound  of nitrogen  and hydrogen with the formula  NH3
2. Who was the Roman God of fire, volcanoes and blacksmiths
3. In mathematics, what name is given to a polynomial equation of the second degree who's general form is - ax2+bx+c=0
4. Beginning with the letter "A", what is the generic name for a substance which bonds items together
5. Also called a counting frame, what is the more common name for a calculating tool historically used in Asia for performing arithmetic  processes
6. What name is given to an instrument which compares pressures, it is typically a glass U-tube containing mercury, in which pressure is indicated by the difference in levels in the two arms of the tube
7. OEE is a method of measuring and then optimising the efficiency of a machine or a plants performance.  What does OEE stand for
8. In physics, what name is given to the study and behaviour of very low temperatures which are typically below −150 °C,  (−238 °F or 123 K)
   
9. What does  "ZIP" in a ZIP code actually stand for
10. American singer-songwriter Robert Allen Zimmerman is better known as who ?
     

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