This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz

The Coffee Break Quiz - A challenging selection of General Engineering questions and answers  - Sometimes you just don't know what you don't know, but you're sure that you did know or that you should know and when you see the answers you know that once upon a time you probably did know !

What is the official currency of Italy
What name is given to organofluorine compounds that contain only carbon and fluorine bonded together in strong carbon–fluorine bonds
Beginning with the letter "A", what is the generic name for machinery and equipment used by armed forces for the mechanical projection of munitions
Beginning with the letter "C", what is the name of the term for adjusting measurements or settings against a "certified" unit or object
The reflective lens used in the original Catseye reflective road markers was originally invented for use in advertising signs - true or false
Is it possible for a square wheel to roll smoothly ? yes or no
What is the system of power transmission which was developed by John Gates in 1917 a) roller chain b) vee belt c) hydraulic drive d) involute gears
Quadrilaterals have how many sides
The Ancient Greek gastraphetes (or belly releaser) was a hand held what - a) double handed broadsword b) large thrusting spear c) crossbow d) Protective shield
In food processing, what name is given to the conversion of carbohydrates to alcohols and carbon dioxide or organic acids using yeasts, bacteria, or a combination thereof, under anaerobic conditions

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1) Euro 2) Fluorocarbon 3) Artillery 4) Calibration 5) True - invented in 1928 by Richard Hollins Murray of Herefordshire in England 6) yes - if the base surface consists of evenly shaped inverted catenaries of the correct size and curvature to suit the dimensions of the square wheel 7) b) vee belt 8) Four 9) c) crossbow 10) Fermentation

Sunday 8 January, 2012 06:22 AM

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