Engineering Trivia Quiz - Feb 6, 2012
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This Weeks Engineering Trivia
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 !
- Beginning with the letter "C", what name is given to a container typically used for metal, glass, or pigment production, which can withstand temperatures high enough to melt or otherwise alter its contents
- The what of a number- is the exponent by which another fixed value, the base , has to be raised to produce that number a) logarithm b) root c) quotient d) derivative
- Beginning with the letter "F", what is the generic name for a metalworking or woodworking hand tool used to cut fine amounts of material from a workpiece
- Who was the Roman God of the underworld
- What is the currency of Japan
- What name is given to a circular chart divided into sectors and illustrating proportion of the quantity it represents
- GRP is Commonly used for manufacturing boats, automobiles, baths, hot tubs, water tanks etc . What does GRP stand for
- What is the 2 word name for a device designed to allow for heat or movement induced variations in structures
- What is the generic name for a variable-ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles , consisting of a chain , multiple sprockets of different sizes, and a mechanism to move the chain from one sprocket to another
- The word electricity is derived from the Latin word Electus - True or False
Hold down the left mouse button and drag below - to reveal the answer
1) Crucible 2) a) logarithm 3) File 4) Pluto 5) Yen (JPY) 6) Pie Chart 7) Glass-Reinforced Plastic 8) Expansion Joint 9) Derailleur gears 10) False - it is derived from the Greek word Elektron
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