This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz

1. In Gear terminology, what name is given to the height by which a tooth projects beyond the pitch circle or pitch line – a) Dedendum  b) Addenda  c) Flank  d) Addendum
2. What is the name of the heat released or absorbed by a chemical substance or a thermodynamic system during a process that occurs without a change in temperature
3. What 3 word name is given to the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before "necking"
4. Fission is  a) splitting something into two parts  b) the process of creating a carbonated drink  c) the process of re joining molecules  d) the sudden release of a gas
5. Beginning with the letter "P", what is the generic name for a hand tool which is used to hold objects. Typically consisting of a pair of metal levers which rotate at a fulcrum and have short jaws on one side of the fulcrum with longer handles on the other side
6. The Latin expression "Quod Erat Demonstrandum" is traditionally placed in its abbreviated form - QED - at the end of a mathematical proof or philosophical argument. What is the literal translation in English
7. Beginning with the letter "P", what is the general name for two dimensional multi sided figures on a plane, with sides which are line segments
8. In 1934, Percy Shaw of Boothtown, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England invented what traffic safety device which is still used today.  a) Cats Eyes  b) The Traffic Roundabout  c) The Median Strip  d) Traffic Lights
9. Who was the Roman God of thieves, commerce and travellers
10. What two word name name is given to a diagram with rectangular graphics which have lengths  proportional to the values that they represent. The graphics can be plotted vertically or horizontally