Diesel Engine Trivia Challenge
Gensen Huang
Created 6/20/2024
Test your knowledge about diesel engines with this exciting trivia challenge! Can you score 15 out of 15?
1. What year did Subaru introduce the first horizontally opposed diesel engine for passenger cars?
2. Who was Rudolf Diesel a student of at the 'Polytechnikum' in Munich?
Gottlieb Daimler
Carl von Linde
Robert Bosch
Carl Benz
3. What ignition method does a diesel engine use?
Spark plug ignition
Compression ignition
Automatic ignition
Manual ignition
4. In a diesel engine, how is the air-fuel mixture formed?
Inside the combustion chamber
In the intake manifold
In the carburetor
In the exhaust system
5. Who designed the first trunk piston diesel engine?
Rudolf Diesel
Hugo Güldner
Imanuel Lauster
Prosper L'Orange
6. Which year did Rudolf Diesel apply for a patent on unit injection?
7. What is the typical compression ratio in a diesel engine?
5:1 to 9:1
10:1 to 14:1
15:1 to 23:1
24:1 to 30:1
8. What is the distinct noise of a diesel engine at idle speed called?
Engine clatter
Diesel hiss
Diesel roar
Engine purr
9. What was one of the key features of the Mitsubishi 4N13 engine introduced in 2010?
Common rail system
Variable valve timing
Turbocharging
Direct injection
10. Who obtained a patent for a central sphere combustion chamber design in 1951?
Clessie Cummins
Siegfried Meurer
Karl Benz
Otto Köhler
11. When were the first diesel-powered ships launched?
12. What is the typical air-fuel ratio in diesel engines?
Richer than 14.7:1
14.7:1
Leaner than 14.7:1
Exactly 14.7:1
13. What principle does a fire piston, which inspired Diesel, use?
Rapid adiabatic expansion
Rapid isothermal compression
Rapid adiabatic compression
Slow adiabatic compression
14. Which company manufactured the first diesel engine turbochargers and intercoolers?
MAN
Cummins
Büchi
Detroit Diesel
15. Which industry's emission scandal in 2015 involved intentional programming of diesel engines for emissions testing?
BMW
Mitsubishi
Volkswagen
Ford
