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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Sept 5, 2011

 
This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz
A mix of General Engineering Questions which are guaranteed to test your knowledge
  1. Which American automobile company was founded by Henry Leland in 1902
  2. What name is given to a mathematical statement which demonstrates that two expressions are equal. This is generally written by placing the expressions on either side of an equals sign  (=)
  3. Blücher was an early form of transport.  Was it a) a railway locomotive  b) a steamship  c) an airship
  4. The Renminbi (RMB) is the official currency of which country
  5. What name is given to the property of liquids to mix in all proportions thus forming a homogeneous  solution
  6. What name is given to a drug that causes anesthesia or a reversible loss of sensation
  7. Beginning with the letter "P", what name is given to a tubular section or hollow cylinder , usually but not necessarily of circular  cross-section , used mainly to convey substances which can flow 
  8. Starting with the letter "F", what name is given to a security system that adds a level of protection between your computer and the internet
  9. What is the formula for the volume of a cylinder
  10. What name is given to a hand tool often used for digging, smoothing, or moving around small amounts of viscous materials, typically this tool is used in concrete construction, gardening and archeology

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1) Cadillac  2) Equation  3) a) a railway locomotive  4) The Peoples Republic of China  5) Miscibility  6) Anesthetic  7) Pipe  8) Firewall  9) V=pi.r2.h    (or V=pi r squared h)  10) Trowel

 

Saturday 3 September, 2011 07:58 AM
 
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