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 ?
- There are 4 fundamental states of matter - Gas, Solid, Liquid and Plasma - True or False
- What is the geographical feature K2 - a) the largest crater on the moon b) the second highest mountain on earth c) the deepest point of the earths oceans d) The largest inland body of water on earth
- A Catenaccio is the name of the curve formed by hanging a flexible wire or chain which is supported at its ends and acted upon by a uniform gravitational force - True or False
- An Equinox is the more common name for an Occultation event in astronomy - True or False
- Which city installed the first Electric Traffic Lights - a) New York b) Cleveland c) Boston d) Detroit
- Which country first manufactured Razor Wire - a) USA b) UK c) France d) Germany
- How many golf balls are there on the moon - a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9
- Ball peen, sledge, and claw are all types of chisels - True or False
- In mechanical engineering, a Ratchet is a device which allows motion in one direction only whilst preventing motion in the opposite direction - True or False
- In computer engineering WAN - stands for World Access Network - True or False
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ANSWERS
1) True 2) b) the second highest mountain on earth 3) False - A Catenary is the name of the curve formed by hanging a flexible wire or chain 4) False - An Eclipse is the more common name for an Occultation event 5) b) Cleveland 6) d) Germany , during WW1 7) a) 3 8) False - they are all types of Hammer heads 9) True 10) False - WAN stands for Wide Area Network
