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The Coffee Break Quiz - A challenging selection of General Engineering questions and answers 
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  1. In Electrical Engineering, what is the instrument which displays the phase of the colors in a color TV - a) LCR meter  b) Oscilloscope  c) Tube tester  d) Vectorscope
  2. Acoustics is the science of mechanical waves  in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration , sound , ultrasound  and infrasound  - True or False
  3. The Charpy Impact Test which is used for testing the strength of materials is an an acronym for Compression Hardness And Rate Per Yard - True or False
  4. Mainly used for surveying applications, what name is given to a precision instrument for measuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes - a) Theodore  b) Theodolite  c) Theon  d) Theonion
  5. A "Reticle" is a motorised 2 person boat - True or False
  6. A kilojoule (kJ) is equal to - a) 100,00 joules  b) 1,000 joules  c) 100 joules  d) 10 joules
  7. In Civil Engineering -  an "Abyssinian Well" is any device for securing a suspension or cantilever bridge at either end - True or False
  8. The knot is a unit of speed equal to one kilometre per hour - True or False
  9. What name is given to an optical device consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an eyepiece  at one end and an objective lens at the other end.  Typically they are linked together by a relay optical system - a) Periscope  b) Borescope  c) TV Scope  d) Videoscope
  10. Sloop, Cutter, Ketch and Schooner are all types of - a) Tractors  b) Sailing Boats  d) Steam Engines  d) Excavators

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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 !

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  1. An expansion joint is designed to safely allow a degree of movement in adjacent materials or components - True or False
  2. What name is given to a wooden beam used as a support within a mine shaft or tunnel - a) Stalk  b) Pit Prop  c) Crunch  d) Lanyard
  3. A radio telescope is a form of directional radio antenna used in radio astronomy - True or False
  4. In Civil Engineering - A "Bolster" is a structural member on which one end of a bridge truss rests - True or False
  5. Metric and imperial units are never mixed - True or False
  6. What name is given to an appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes  - a) Protection Device  b) Surge Protector  c) Electrical Box  d) Spike Fence
  7. A drafting machine  is a device which is mounted to a drawing board and has a fan which was used to dry the inks used in technical drawing - True or False
  8. Marine Salvage is a process for saving and rehabilitating distressed sea animals - True or False
  9. Aerospace engineering is the branch of structural engineering  which focuses on large, multi story structures - True or False
  10. A nuclear reactor is a device designed to stop a nuclear reaction  - True or False

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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 !

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  1. Gaussian Elimination is a chemical process used in distillation - True or False
  2. A Borescope is used for non destructive testing of metals - True or False
  3. 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
  4. What name is given to a machine or mechanism used to reduce the volume of a material through a squeezing process - a) Reducer  b) Extruder  c) Presser  d) Compactor
  5. The Charpy v-notch test, is used to determine the amount of energy absorbed by a material during fracture  - True or False
  6. Nuclear fission is the disintegration of a susceptible atom's nucleus into two different, smaller elements and other particles including neutrons - True or False
  7. A diving bell is a rigid chamber used to transport divers to depth in the ocean - True or False
  8. The term BIM is widely used within the building and construction industry - What does BIM stand for
  9. In the International System of Units  - what name is given to a derived unit of energy, work, or an amount of heat  - a) Pascal  b) Watt  c) Joule  d) Newton
  10. In Civil Engineering - An "Abyssinian Well" is any device for securing a suspension or cantilever bridge at either end - True or False


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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 !

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  1. Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician  - True or False
  2. What name is given to a tool designed specifically to remove a cylinder of material from a surface - a) Cylinder Extractor  b) Core Drill  c) Hole Cylinder  d) Center Marker
  3. The mathematical term "fraction" is derived from the old English word for "action" meaning to divide - True or False
  4. In Electrical Engineering what instrument measures AF signal level and noise - a) Signal analyzer  b) Network analyser  c) Psophometer  d) Oscilloscope
  5. Pewter is a malleable  metal alloy, with a majority of its composition Zinc.  True or False
  6. The international standards organization that develops and publishes technical standards for a wide range of areas is ASTM - What does ASTM stand for
  7. What name is given to a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater  -  a) Aqua jet  b) Submarine  c) Water Tube  d) Diver
  8. What is the name of the historical wooden arch bridge, located in Iwakuni, Japan which was built in 1673 and spans the Nishiki River - a) Kintaro  b) Kintamani  c) Kintai  d) Kinetsu
  9. Lead poisoning was first recognised and documented in the Middle Ages.  True or False
  10. What name was given to a technical drawing instrument used by draftsmen primarily as a guide for drawing horizontal lines on a drafting table .  - a) A square  b) X square  c) T square  d) Z square


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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 !

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  1. The Central Artery/Tunnel Project, known unofficially as the Big Dig was a civil engineering project in which US city - a) Boston  b) New York  c) Chicago  d) San Francisco
  2. What name is given to the protective insert used to prevent damage to electrical wires, cord, rope etc which pass through holes in sheet metal or similar materials  - a) Grommet  b) Groupon  c) Cover  d) Protector
  3. In Roman Numerals, "L" equals what number - a) 50  b) 100  c) 500  d) 1000
  4. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet  - a) Zeta  b) Delta  c) Mu  d) Gamma
  5. A Ballistic vest is more commonly called a - a) Bulletproof Vest  b) Thermal Vest  c) Buoyancy Vest  d) Flouro Vest
  6. Deliquescent materials are substances which have a strong affinity for odour and will absorb relatively large amounts if exposed to ambient odours - True or False
  7. A Geissler tube is an early gas discharge tube used to demonstrate the principles of electrical glow discharge  - True or False
  8. A polarimeter is a tool used to measure length relative to the magnetic poles - True or False
  9. A polyhedron is a geometric  solid in three dimensions  with flat faces and straight edges - True or False
  10. A cold chisel would typically be used in - a) horticulture  b) metal working  c) decorating d) carpet laying


 

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The Coffee Break Quiz - A challenging selection of General Engineering questions and answers 
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  1. The mathematical constant Pi is a letter from the Greek alphabet - True or False
  2. Hygroscopy is the ability of a substance to attract and hold light from the surrounding environment  - True or False
  3. John DeLorean was associated with which industry - a) Motorcycles  b) Automobiles  c) Power Boats  d) Airplanes
  4. In thermodynamics, an adiabatic process is a conversion that occurs without input or release of heat  within a system - True or False
  5. Founded in 1999, Blacksmith Institute is an international non-for-profit organization dedicated to eliminating  a) Land Mines  b) Polio  c) Aids  d) Life-threatening pollution in the developing world
  6. What name is given to an instrument used to measure the height of an object above a fixed level - a) Polarimeter  b) Heightmeter  c) Barometer  d) Altimeter
  7. Borescopes are used for inspection work where the area to be inspected is inaccessible by other means - True or False
  8. A fixture which is typically used in metalworking or woodworking to control the location and/or motion of another tool is called - a) a Jog  b) a Jig  b) a Crush  d) a Squeeze
  9. A tetrahedron is not a kind of pyramid  - True or False
  10. Motion sensors which detect infrared energy may also be called PIR detectors - what does PIR stand for

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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 !

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  1. The Three Gorges Dam is on which river
  2. In Electrical Engineering what does emf stand for
  3. When investigating the transfer of entities such as heat, mass  and fluid dynamics, what name is used to define the rate of flow of a property per unit area - a) Flux  b) Flax  c) Fango  d) Fiji
  4. A vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water is called - a) Android  b) Amphibious c) Ampharos  d) Amphenol
  5. In Roman Numerals, "C" equals what number - a) 50  b) 100  c) 500  d) 1000
  6. The ratio 22/7 is commonly used to denote the value of the mathematical constant "Pi"  which is an "irrational" number - this is an exact ratio of the value of Pi - True or False
  7. An internal combustion engine typically uses a four stroke combustion cycle - this is also called an Otto Cycle - True or False
  8. What is the deepest lake in the world - a) Lake Tanganyika (Africa)  b) Lake Ontario (U.S.-Canada)  c) Lake Baikal (Russia)  d) Lake Maracaibo (Venezuela)
  9. Distillation is a method of separating  mixtures  based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture - True or False
  10. Roller chain is a type of chain drive  commonly used for transmission of mechanical power on many kinds of domestic, industrial and agricultural machinery - True or False

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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 !

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  1. Trees which loose their leaves seasonally are called - a) Deciduous  b) Dushanbe  c) Desiccant  d) Discharge
  2. What generic name is given to a mechanism which controls the flow of a fluid by constriction or obstruction. - a) Thruster  b) Throttle  c) Tyler  d)  Tiller
  3. The Delorean sports car was originally manufactured in which country - a) England  b) Northern Ireland  c) USA  d) Brazil
  4. The Geissler Tube is a forerunner of the common garden hose pipe - True or False
  5.  Hans Renold  is generally credited with inventing the roller chain in 1880, however,  Leonardo da Vinci  produced drawings in the 16th century which appear to show a chain with a roller bearing  - True or False
  6. A desiccant is a hygroscopic  substance that induces a state of dryness in its local vicinity in a sealed container. - True or False
  7. What is the name of the electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field  which was invented  at Bell Telephone Laboratories  in 1936 - a) Grass Switch  b) Reed Switch  c) Twig Switch  d) Fern Switch
  8. Is the chemical process of distillation a chemical reaction - Yes or No
  9. Kaolinite, montmorillonite -smectite, illite, and chlorite  are the four main groups of which mineral - a) Clay  b) Coal  c) Diamond  d) Potash
  10. In Roman Numerals, "CM" equals what number - a) 900 b) 1100  c) 400  d) 600

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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 !

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  1. The Three Gorges Dam is in which country - a) Thailand  b) Malaysia  c) China  d) Indonesia
  2. In electrical engineering, Faradays Law of Induction dates from - a) 1730's  b) 1830's  c) 1930's
  3. What name is given to the thermodynamic property that can be used to determine the energy not available for work  in a thermodynamic process  - a) Entree  b) Entropy  c) Entendre  d) Eek
  4. The WW11 Panzer was a -  a) Troop Carrier  b) Tank  c) Artillery Gun  d) Armoured Car
  5. The chemical element sulphur is a multivalent metal - True or False
  6. In Roman Numerals, "D" equals what number - a) 50  b) 100  c) 500  d) 1000
  7. Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet - True or False
  8. The Otto Cycle is a type of bicycle - True or False
  9. What common name is given to a series of connected links - a) Chain  b) Rope  c) String  d) Weave
  10. The fictional "Flux Capacitor" was the core component of time travel in which movie  - a) Back To The Future  b) A Space Odyssey  c) The Time Machine  d) The Terminator


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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 !

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  1. The Millau Viaduct,  the highest bridge in the world is in which country  -  a) Brazil  b) China  c) Japan  d) France
  2. What is the name of the engineering tool typically used to measure the outside diameter of tube, bar and similar - a)   Dividers  b) Outside Calipers  c) Gauge Blocks  d) Diameter Indicators
  3. What is the capital of Argentina
  4. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is - a) a military attack helicopter  b) a multirole jet fighter aircraft  c) a surface to air missile  d) a tracked armoured fighting vehicle
  5. Which of these  Engineering processes would be called "Subtractive Manufacturing" - a) Casting  b) Welding  c) Machining  d) Riveting
  6. What is the name of the coordinate system which specifies points on a plane using a pair of numerical  coordinates - a) Cartier  b) Cartesian  c) Cartridge  d) Carters
  7. In mechanical engineering , what name is used to describes machines that transfer energy  between a rotor  and a fluid  - a) Turbidmachinery  b) Turbomachinery  c) Turgidmachinery  d) Terbynemachinery
  8. What is the name of the force  resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other - a) Torsion  b) Strain  c) Friction  d)  Tension
  9. Inventor Osborne Reynolds is closely associated with the development of the electric motor - True or False
  10. What is the letter of the Greek alphabet which is typically used as the standard engineering symbol for stress - a) Alpha  b) Beta  c) Mu  d) Sigma

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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 !

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  1. What is the transuranic radioactive chemical element with the chemical symbol Pu - a) Hydrogen  b) Zirconium  c) Strontium  d) Plutonium
  2. In Electrical Engineering, what name is given to an electrical device that converts alternating current , which periodically reverses direction, to direct current, which flows in only one direction - a) Alternator  b) Rectifier  c) Inverter  d) Switch
  3. Sand, Shell, Plaster, Investment, Die, Centrifugal are all types of what metal forming process - a) Casting  b) Welding  c) Machining  d) Stamping
  4. Ziang Jie Jie, in Hunan Province, China is famous for what engineering marvel - a) A suspension bridge  b) An elevator ride on the side of a mountain  c) A subterranean cavern  d) A flood protection mechanism
  5. When using a scriber to mark out a metal workpiece, it may be coated with a surface coloring in order to make the scribed lines more prominent.  What color is typically used  -  a) Black  b) Red  c) Green  d) Blue
  6. Who invented the first web browser
  7. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is - a) a military attack helicopter  b) a multirole jet fighter aircraft  c) a surface to air missile  d) a tracked armored fighting vehicle
  8. A manufacturing process which makes three dimensional  solid objects from a digital file is called - a) 3D Printing  b) 3D Extrusion  c) 3D Molding  d) 3D Sculpting
  9. What is the distilled alcoholic beverage made from grain mash whose name is derived from a Gaelic word which means "water of life"
  10. A gas turbine is a type of internal combustion engine . - True or False

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