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 ?

1. N m or N-m is a unit of Torque in the metric system, what does this stand for
2. Vibration is the name given to mechanical oscillations about an equilibrium point – True or False
3. 5 liters equals how many cubic inches - a) 305  b) 285  c) 265  d) 245
4. The Chemical symbol for Arsenic is As - True or False
5. In Electrical Engineering what is the general purpose instrument which measures voltage, current and resistance etc - a) Multimeter  b) VU meter  c) Frequency counter  d) Ohmmeter
6. A Potentiometer is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider, current divider or other device – True or False
7. What oxide has the chemical formula Si02
8. When measuring or classifying wire, what name beginning with the letter “G” is given to the diameter or cross sectional area of the wire
9. In mathematics and computer science, Truncation is the term for limiting the number of digits right of the decimal point, by discarding the least significant ones. - True or False
10. Galvanic Corrosion is the name used to describe the chemical reaction which degrades metals when two similar metals are placed in contact with each other in the presence of an electrolyte
 - True or False

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ANSWERS

1) Newton metre  2) True 3) a) 305   4) True    5) a) Multimeter     6) True   7) Silicon Dioxide  8) Gauge  9) True   10) False  - Galvanic Corrosion occurs when two dissimilar metals are placed in contact with each other in the presence of an electrolyte