Engineering Trivia Quiz - June 4, 2012
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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 !
challenge your colleagues - can they answer more than you ?
- The word "ceramic" comes from the Greek word for "Crystalline" - True or False
- Electronically commutated motors are also known as - a) Brushless DC motors b) Bristle-less DC motors c) Swept DC motors d) Broom less DC motors
- What is the dominant language of Argentina
- The combination of two or more parts, to make an artificial entity which is in contrast to a natural entity is called - a) Synthetic b) Synthol c) Syntax d) Synergy
- A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor capable of generating less fissile material than it consumes - True or False
- The oldest surviving casting is a copper frog from 3200 BC - True or False
- The Richter Magnitude Scale measures - a) Mechanical stress b) The energy contained in an earthquake c) Viscosity d) Radiation
- A steam turbine generates what type of motion - a) Rotary b) Reciprocating c) Vibratory d) Induced
- The MOSE Project is intended to protect which European city from floods - a) London b) Paris c) Venice d) Amsterdam
- What name is given to a hand tool used in metalworking to mark lines on workpieces
Hold down the left mouse button and drag below - to reveal the answer
1) False - it comes from the Greek for "Pottery" 2) a) Brushless DC motors 3) Spanish 4) a) Synthetic 5) False - it is capable of creating more fissile material than it consumes 6) True 7) b) The energy contained in an earthquake 8) a) Rotary 9) c) Venice 10) Scriber
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