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Elevators! Trivia Quiz

A little bit of elevator knowledge to test your knowledge.

A multiple-choice quiz by Tristan.. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Tristan.

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
6,599

Updated
Oct 20 23

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
3299

Last 3 plays: Guest 69 (3/15), Guest 210 (5/15), Guest 168 (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of the following is *not* a safety device on an elevator? Hint

Call button

Limit Switch

Overspeed Governor

Door lock

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Question 2 of 15

2. If an elevator is said to be roped 1:1, how many sheaves are placed on top of the car? Hint

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Question 3 of 15

3. In an elevator, what does COP stand for? Hint

Cheap Olive Prices

Car Outside Panel

Car Operating Panel

Clean Oil Pits

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Question 4 of 15

4. Holding in a call button will make the elevator arrive at its destination faster.

True

False

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of these is NOT likely to be found on a standard, non-roped hydraulic elevator? Hint

Door locks

Pit valve

Hydraulic ram

Overspeed Governor

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the mechanism called that detects if the elevator is going too fast? Hint

Limit Switch

Ward-Leonard drive

Overspeed governor

Hydraulic ram

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of the following elevator drives is not suitable for a high rise building of say, 50 floors? Hint

SCR-DC

VVVF

2 speed AC

Ward-Leonard

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the purpose of the counterweight? Hint

It looks good

To balance the load of the car across the sheave

To balance the weight of the ropes across the sheave

To conform to Master Dogen's instructions

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the purpose of compensating chains or ropes? Hint

To compensate for feeling insecure

To compensate for over balance

To keep engineers in a job

To compensate for the difference in weight of the car, counter weights and cables

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Question 10 of 15

10. Some elevators were once powered by water pressure.

True

False

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Question 11 of 15

11. All elevator machine rooms are located on the roofs of buildings.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. In which of these cases are landing buttons ignored by an elevator? Hint

The elevator is switched off

Fire service

All of these

Independent Service

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Question 13 of 15

13. What principle do roped elevators work on? Hint

Friction

Pressure

Hope

Traction

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Question 14 of 15

14. What type of elevator would you expect to have a valve block? Hint

A gearless elevator

A belt driven elevator

An escalator

Hydraulic elevator

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Question 15 of 15

15. Elevators are the safest form of transport.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is *not* a safety device on an elevator?

Answer: Call button

A call button is not a safety device, it just "calls" the elevator to a given floor. It is not the same thing as the telephone box that can be found inside some elevators.

2. If an elevator is said to be roped 1:1, how many sheaves are placed on top of the car?

Answer: 0

1:1 roping involves hitching directly to the car and counterweight.

3. In an elevator, what does COP stand for?

Answer: Car Operating Panel

It's the panel inside the cabin, housing call buttons, key switches and flex terminations.

4. Holding in a call button will make the elevator arrive at its destination faster.

Answer: False

I can only say that it surprises me how many people think it is true.

5. Which of these is NOT likely to be found on a standard, non-roped hydraulic elevator?

Answer: Overspeed Governor

Most hydraulic elevators use a pipe rupture valve in the hydraulic circuit, before the oil enters the ram. If the hydraulic is roped, then an overspeed governor is used.

6. What is the mechanism called that detects if the elevator is going too fast?

Answer: Overspeed governor

It is nice to know if the elevator is overspeeding, without the hassle of having to disengage it from the safety gear...

7. Which of the following elevator drives is not suitable for a high rise building of say, 50 floors?

Answer: 2 speed AC

2 speed ACs, typically, are only suitable for speeds up to 1.75ms. Most high rise elevators are required to do speeds of up to 10ms!

8. What is the purpose of the counterweight?

Answer: To balance the load of the car across the sheave

A cwt is balanced to 40-50 percent of the rated load of the car. The work done by the motor is reduced, thereby saving energy.

9. What is the purpose of compensating chains or ropes?

Answer: To compensate for the difference in weight of the car, counter weights and cables

Compo chains or ropes keep the load on the main drive sheave constant.

10. Some elevators were once powered by water pressure.

Answer: True

The last water hydros were decommissioned in the 1970s.

11. All elevator machine rooms are located on the roofs of buildings.

Answer: False

Machine rooms can be located under, beside, or even in the shaft, depending on the roping arrangements.

12. In which of these cases are landing buttons ignored by an elevator?

Answer: All of these

Landing calls are only answered when the elevator is on automatic mode and is connected to the group function.

13. What principle do roped elevators work on?

Answer: Traction

Traction is the term required. Ropes would gain traction on a sheave of ice, albeit very little.

14. What type of elevator would you expect to have a valve block?

Answer: Hydraulic elevator

15. Elevators are the safest form of transport.

Answer: True

Elevators are even safer than walking! Statistics show that a person has more chance of being killed walking down the street than in an elevator.

Source: Author Tristan.

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