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Engineering Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge of engineering history, titles, and educational standards with this engaging quiz.

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1 When was Engineer formed?

2 Laws exist in the U.S., in ________ and in South Africa that limit the use of specific engineer titles, particularly the title of "Professional Engineer." However, most engineers in the U.S.

3 What type is thing is Engineer?

4 In ________, the engineering degree is either delivered by Universities, Technical Universities or Fachhochschulen.

5 This changed in 2002 when the ________ switched to the Bachelor-Master system.

6 ________ is the recognized accreditation authority granting universities that offer education in engineering and technology the right to confer degrees.

7 In the ________, the Chief Engineer is a rank equivalent to the Senior Engineering Officer on a US ship.

8 In ________, an engineer (inžinier) is considered to be a person holding master degree in technical sciences or economy.

9 The ________'s formal position on this is as follows:

10 The Engineering Officer in larger ships, and the senior engineering sailor (typically a ________) is called the Chief Engineer.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • English engineer Roy Lunn was responsible for the development of the Ford Mustang I and the first American 4WD cars.
  • a general contractor makes submittals which are required by the architect and engineer for verification that correct products will be installed in a construction project.
  • a shop drawing is not created by the architect or the engineer, but by the fabricator.
  • the BEL Weapon Locating Radar was developed after engineers noticed that the Rajendra Radar could unexpectedly detect and track artillery shells.
  • American engineer Elmer William Engstrom was involved in the development of television by RCA in the 1930s.
  • Mercedes Reaves, a Puerto Rican research engineer and scientist, is responsible for the design of a viable, full-scale solar sail at the NASA Langley Research Center.
  • architect/engineer Sir Owen Williams returned part of his design fee for the Dollis Hill Synagogue because the congregation was unhappy with the finished structure.
  • Dumas House (pictured), a government office building in Perth, Western Australia, is named in honour of engineer and public servant Sir Russell John Dumas.
  • English headmistress Olive Willis founded Downe House School, where her chauffeur-architect-engineer slept in her bathroom.
  • Brutus de Villeroi was a French engineer who created the USS Alligator, the U.S. Navy's first submarine, in 1862.
  • architect Ivan Rerberg despised the title of architect, and preferred to sign his work "Engineer Rerberg".
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