October 1964 Popular Electronics
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
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Popular Electronics,
published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
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This Electronics Metals
Quiz appeared in the October 1964 edition of Popular Electronics. Given the
era and obsolescence of some technologies, a couple of the drawings might not be
recognizable to you. Accordingly, I feel obligated to clue you in on those. "B" is a
television iconoscope, which was used in early TV video cameras. "D" is a phonograph
stylus. For "F," keep in mind the prevailing semiconductor material at the time. "I"
is a type of heater element that could be screwed into a light bulb socket (I used to
have a couple). "J" is supposed to be a needle for a meter movement. Now that you
know, have at it. The process of elimination should result in a good score. I got
10:10, but then I'm older than the quiz ;-)
Electronics Metals Quiz
By Robert P. Balin
Various metals are used in making electronic devices. Can you match the names of the
metals listed at left (1-10) with the drawings of components (A-J) utilizing their special
properties?
1 Alnico ___
2 Bronze ___
3 Germanium ___
4 Lead-Tin ___
5 Cesium ___
6 Tungsten ___
7 Osmium ___
8 Mercury ___
9 Nickel-Cadmium ___
10 Nichrome ___
See answers below...
Quizzes from vintage electronics magazines such as Popular
Electronics, Electronics-World, QST, and Radio News were published
over the years - some really simple and others not so simple. Robert P. Balin
created most of the quizzes for Popular Electronics. This is a listing
of all I have posted thus far.
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Elementary
Radio Quiz - December 1947 Radio-Craft
- Hi-Fi
Quiz - October 1955 Radio & Television News
- Electronics Physics
Quiz - March 1974 Popular Electronics
- A Baffling Quiz
- January 1968 Popular Electronics
- Electronics IQ
Quiz - May 1967 Popular Electronics
- Plug and Jack
Quiz - December 1967 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Switching Quiz - October 1967 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Angle Quiz - September 1967 Popular Electronics
- International
Electronics Quiz - July 1967 Popular Electronics
- FM Radio
Quiz - April 1950 Radio & Television News
- Bridge Circuit
Quiz -December 1966 Popular Electronics
- Diode Function
Quiz - August 1965 Popular Electronics
- Diagram Quiz,
August 1966 Popular Electronics
- Quist Quiz - November
1953 QST
- TV Trouble Quiz,
July 1966 Popular Electronics
- Electronics History Quiz,
December 1965 Popular Electronics
- Scope-Trace Quiz,
March 1965 Popular Electronics
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Electronic
Circuit Analogy Quiz, April 1973
-
Test Your Knowledge of Semiconductors, August 1972 Popular Electronics
- Ganged Switching
Quiz, April 1972 Popular Electronics
- Lamp Brightness
Quiz, January 1969 Popular Electronics
- Lissajous Pattern Quiz, September 1963 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Quizoo, October 1962 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Photo Album Quiz, March 1963 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Alphabet Quiz, May 1963 Popular Electronics
- Quiz: Resistive?
Inductive? or Capacitive?, October 1960 Popular Electronics
- Vector-Circuit Matching Quiz, June 1970 Popular Electronics
- Inductance
Quiz, September 1961 Popular Electronics
- RC Circuit Quiz,
June 1963 Popular Electronics
- Diode Quiz, July
1961 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Curves Quiz, February 1963 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Numbers Quiz, December 1962 Popular Electronics
- Energy Conversion Quiz, April 1963 Popular Electronics
- Coil Function
Quiz, June 1962 Popular Electronics
-
Co-Inventors Quiz - January 1965 Electronics World
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"-Tron" Teasers Quiz - October 1963 Electronics World
- Polarity Quiz
- March 1968 Popular Electronics
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Television
I.Q. Quiz - October 1948 Radio & Television News
- Amplifier Quiz
Part I - February 1964 Popular Electronics
- Semiconductor
Quiz - February 1967 Popular Electronics
- Unknown
Frequency Quiz - September 1965 Popular Electronics
- Electronics
Metals Quiz - October 1964 Popular Electronics
- Electronics
Measurement Quiz - August 1967 Popular Electronics
- Meter-Reading
Quiz, June 1966 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Geometry Quiz, January 1965 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Factor Quiz, November 1966 Popular Electronics
- Electronics
Math Quiz, November 1965 Popular Electronics
- Series Circuit
Quiz, May 1966 Popular Electronics
- Electrochemistry
Quiz, March 1966 Popular Electronics
- Biz
Quiz: Test Your Sales Ability - April 1947 Radio News
- Electronic
Analogy Quiz, November 1961 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Coupling Quiz, August 1973 Popular Electronics
- Electronics Analogy Quiz, August 1960 Popular Electronics
- Audio Quiz, April
1955 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Unit
Quiz, May 1962 Popular Electronics
- Capacitor
Circuit Quiz, June 1968 Popular Electronics
- Quiz on AC Circuit Theory, December 1970 Popular Electronics
- Magnetic Phenomena Quiz, February 1962 Popular Electronics
- Electronics Geography Quiz, April 1970 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Menu Quiz, August 1963 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Noise Quiz, August 1962 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Current Quiz, October 1963 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Inventors Quiz, November 1963 Popular Electronics
- Resistor Function
Quiz, January 1962 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Measurement Quiz, January 1963 Popular Electronics
- Vacuum Tube Quiz,
February 1961 Popular Electronics
- Kool-Keeping Kwiz, June
1970 Popular Electronics
- Find the Brightest
Bulb Quiz, April 1960 Popular Electronics
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Where Do the Scientists Belong? - Feb 19, 1949 Saturday Evening
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Metals Quiz Answers
1 - H) Alnico is an alloy of iron, aluminum, nickel and cobalt, utilized
in making permanent magnets.
2 - J) Phosphor Bronze springs are used in the manufacture of meter movements.
3 -F) Germanium doped with impurities such as arsenic or boron is employed
in making transistors.
4 - A) Lead and Tin alloys are used in solder.
5 - B) Cesium is the photoemissive metal employed in the mosaics of television
iconoscopes.
6 - C) Tungsten is used in lamp filaments.
7 - D) Osmium is a hard metal utilized in phonograph styli.
8 - E) Mercury is used to short the contacts of a mercury switch when
the glass container is tilted.
9 - G) Nickel and Cadmium are used in rechargeable battery cells.
10 - I) Nichrome is a high-resistance alloy of nickel and chromium used for
heater elements.
Posted August 24, 2018
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