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 ?
- In Electrical Engineering - what instrument measures both the amplitude and the modulation of a RF signal - a) Sweep generator b) Signal analyser c) Multimeter d) Ammeter
- In Civil Engineering - A concrete support wall or arch which is constructed at both ends of a bridge in order to resist horizontal forces is called an "Apron " - True or False
- In Mechanical Engineering, what name is given to the maximum frictional force that can be produced between surfaces without slipping - a) Traction b) Stress c) Turbidity d) Rheology
- 1 mile equals how many meters - a) 609 b) 1,209 c) 1,609 d) 1,809
- In Mechanical Engineering - to Bevel is the process of creating a chamfer - True or False
- The London Eye is - a) a Tunnel b) a Railway c) a Ship d) a Ferris Wheel
- A small container is often called - a) a Capsule b) a Coulis c) a Cudo d) a Cue
- Yarn Bombing is a type of street art that uses colorful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk - True or False
- A Railgun is an electrically powered electromagnetic projectile launcher - True or False
- A two-dimensional surface, typically made of fabric and supported by a mast, which is used to propel a sailing vessel is called - a) a Keel b) a Starboard c) a Sail b) a Clinker
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ANSWERS
1) b) Signal analyser 2) False - it is an Abutment 3) a) Traction 4) c) 1,609 5) True 6) d) a Ferris Wheel 7) a) a capsule 8) True 9) True 10) c) a Sail
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