Science And Technology Of Engineering

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1.

What "Black Adder" and "Mr. Bean" star studied Electrical Engineering in college?
- A.
  
  Eric Idle
- B.
  
  Rowan Atkinson
- C.
  
  Steve Martin
- D.
  
  John Cleese
2.

Who piloted the first airplane to break the sound barrier?
- A.
  
  Chuck Yeager
- B.
  
  Yuri Gagarin
- C.
  
  Neil Armstrong
- D.
  
  John Glenn
3.

What co-founder of National Geographic was better known for his work in telephony?
- A.
  
  Ansel Adams
- B.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
- C.
  
  John Muir
- D.
  
  Alexander Graham Bell
4.

What 19th-century engineer devised an internal combustion engine which works without a spark plug?
- A.
  
  George Washington Carver
- B.
  
  Rudolf Diesel
- C.
  
  Nikolaus Otto
- D.
  
  Benjamin Franklin
5.

What became, in 1946, the first operational general-purpose electronic computer?
- A.
  
  PDP-11
- B.
  
  ENIAC
- C.
  
  BRAINIAC
- D.
  
  ARPANET
6.

What is the name for the point around which a lever rotates, allowing it to amplify work?
- A.
  
  Wheel Well
- B.
  
  Fulcrum
- C.
  
  Sprocket
- D.
  
  Flange
7.

What light-amplification device was first made operational in 1960, using a synthetic pink ruby?
- A.
  
  Tractor Beam
- B.
  
  Laser
- C.
  
  Flashlight
- D.
  
  Maser
8.

What famous California bridge opened in 1937 and required the use of 80,000 miles of cable to build?
- A.
  
  The Mackinac Bridge
- B.
  
  The Chesapeake Bay Bridge
- C.
  
  The Golden Gate Bridge
- D.
  
  The Verrazano Narrows Bridge
9.

The IEEE is the professional society for what branch of engineering?
- A.
  
  Civic Engineering
- B.
  
  Chemical Engineering
- C.
  
  Mechanical Engineering
- D.
  
  Electrical Engineering
10.

In what U. S. state was the Tacoma Narrows Bridge which collapsed in 1940?
- A.
  
  Massachusetts
- B.
  
  California
- C.
  
  Washington
- D.
  
  Oregon
11.

What "Ecstasy" and "Samson and Delilah" actress patented a device to prevent enemy torpedo jamming?
- A.
  
  Mae West
- B.
  
  Hedy Lamarr
- C.
  
  Bette Davis
- D.
  
  Myrna Loy
12.

What American engineer invented the cotton gin?
- A.
  
  Eli Whitney
- B.
  
  George Washington Carver
- C.
  
  Thomas Edison
- D.
  
  George Westinghouse