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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Sept 26, 2011

 
This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz
General Engineering questions and answers designed to test your general knowledge
  1.  What name is given to an electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit and which can then be reset to resume normal operation
  2. What name is given to the structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, it is an organic compound with the formula  (C 6H 10O 5)n
  3. What name is given to a heated, thermally insulated chamber or oven in which a controlled temperature is produced. Typically it is used for hardening, burning or drying materials
  4. What is the name of the hydrocarbon liquid that is used as a reference standard to describe the tendency of gasoline, petrol, or benzin fuels to self ignite during compression prior to the desired position of the piston in the cylinder as appropriate for valve and ignition timing
  5. In Engineering, what name is given to a device designed to physically block certain objects or substances while letting others pass through. They are often used to remove solid substances suspended  in fluids
  6. In Greek mythology, who was The King of the Gods
  7. GD&T is a symbolic language used on engineering drawings and computer generated three-dimensional solid models (CAD) for explicitly describing nominal geometry and its allowable variation.  What does GD&T stand for
  8. What name is given to a pole weapon consisting of a shaft and pointed end.  Typically this weapon may be used for thrusting or for throwing
  9. Beginning with the letter "T", what name is given to a thin walled cylinder typically used to convey fluids
  10. An IP address is a numerical label assigned to devices  participating in a computer network. What does IP stand for

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1) Circuit Breaker  2) Cellulose  3) Kiln  4) Octane  5) Filter  6) Zeus  7) Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing  8) Spear  9) Tube  10) Internet Protocol


 

Sunday 25 September, 2011 10:16 AM
 
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