SciTech(Science and Technology) quiz Prelims and Finals

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A SCI-TECH QUIZ

teaser 1
In early 1700s, X shared an inspiring incident with his friend, who later wrote
and included it in X’s biography, published in mid 1700s. The author i.e., his
friend writes, “On a pleasant day, I paid a visit to X at his lodgings, dined with
him. After dinner, in the warm weather, we drank tea and went into the
garden to rest under the shade of Y. He told me he was just in the same
situation earlier as when _____ struck into his mind. It was occasioned by _____,
as he sat in a contemplative mood. Why should that always _____, thought he
to himself.”
What is being talked here about?

teaser 2
Astronauts live a tough time up in space since many of their common habits
have restrictions. One of such common everyday acts is X which astronauts try
not to do while they are in the space.
The reason to this goes as “ The food mixture taken in usually contains all
three physical phases and due to weight of all three being diﬀerent and
gravitational force acting on earth, X is possible. Whereas in space, the gravity
,which is essential for X to happen, is absent and hence a person trying X
would throw up entire food mixture.”
ID X.

teaser 3
In the mid-1990s, a video game character designer wanted to make an
interactive movie starring a male character looking for treasure in Egyptian
pyramids. The character was deemed too close to Indiana Jones, and was
quickly switched to a South American woman. The designer ended up wanting
a UK friendly name, so employees of the company dove into a phone book
and settled on the name X.
A year after the game was released, the designer left the company because
they were making X too much of a sex symbol rather than the independent
strong female heroine he had intended her to be.
ID X.

rules
● There are 15 questions, each carrying one point.
● Part points will be given wherever applicable.
● Questions 5, 10, and 15 are tie-breakers.
● Give your answers in the google form that is provided, only one person
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● The best 8 teams will get qualiﬁed for ﬁnals.
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Question 1
This unique day is celebrated on October 23 by some scientists (more
precisely, chemists) and students all over the world. What makes it unique is
that it is observed speciﬁcally between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM.
ID what this day commemorates.

Question 2
Dashuhua is a 500-year-old Chinese tradition that involves throwing molten
iron against cold bricks. Blacksmiths take molten iron and ﬂing it against the
wall, due to which, the potential energy of the surface of molten iron
transforms to kinetic energy, and the carbon impurity in the iron will react
with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and sparks.
During ancient times, rich people celebrated the Chinese Spring Festival using
X while many blacksmiths created Dashuhua to celebrate the same festival
which attracted many local folks who couldn’t aﬀord X.
ID X.

Question 3
There have been many incidents in the 20th century of people trying to
perform this act (X), including the use of acid and fire, but the first notable
one happened in 1934.
A famous criminal Alvin had consulted Joseph Moran, a doctor famous
among criminals in the prohibition era, for clearing his problem. Moran's
operation was almost successful with very little flaw, although Alvin was
eventually caught. But the world came to know of this only when Alvin had
later struggled to get a Canadian passport.
ID X/Describe this surgery.

Question 4
Enzymes called alliinases break down amino acid sulfoxides and generate
sulfenic acids. A speciﬁc sulfenic acid, 1-propenesulfenic acid is formed and is
rapidly rearranged by a second enzyme, called the LFS, giving
syn-propanethial S-oxide, a volatile gas known as LF. The LF gas diﬀuses
through the air and activates sensory neurons, creating a stinging
sensation.
What is being described here?

Question 5 *
In 2002, June E Botich modiﬁed already existing Xs by adding certain entities.
This change was then standardized in the manufacturing of all Xs and can be
observed in all modern Xs.
This change brought together multiple advantages of improved speed of
performing a certain activity and performing the same activity without even
looking at Xs. This advantage can be experienced by everyone provided their
hands are positioned in a certain position over X.
Give funda.

Question 6
This word was coined in the aftermath of a particular event in 2006. In January
2007, the American Dialect Society chose the word as its 2006 Word of the
Year, deﬁning it as "to demote or devalue someone or something".
ID the word/event.

Question 7
Apple has a policy to safeguard its technicians from any toxic work
environment. For this reason, residue from X settled on the systems are
considered harmful. Hence, Apple can deny servicing your product even if
they are in warranty if they believe that it has come into contact with X
(product of a common activity).
Although there isn't a warranty void clause written in the product documents,
there have been numerous instances where the company has refused to
honour the warranty on a product that has been exposed to X.
ID X/Which activity?

Question 8
In the mid-1900s, a scientist developing an alternative refrigerant and
sampled few gaseous chemicals in a container. When left for some time, he
found that the gaseous chemicals were deposited at the bottom of the
container as a white waxy solid which showed a few remarkable properties
such as slipperiness, chemical inertness and high-temperature
resistance.
Excited by this invention, the scientist marketed this polymer as X but it was
not until a decade later the practical applications of X were found.
ID X.

Question 9
This gas usually comes handy during Diwali to "light up" you favourite crackers
and diyas. The name of the gas comes from a Greek word which means-
"bearer of light".
It was accidently formed when a few scientists were ﬁnding ways to make
gold. One of the scientist went as far as to use urine to convert into gold, but
rather found this gas as the result. Now, this gas is formed artiﬁcially in
laboratories.
ID the gas.

Question 10 *
Scientists in USA have developed new forensic tracking techniques that could
locate lost X from the Nazi Germany atomic weapons program. The new
technique was developed when researchers received access to three of the
purported X. They are also called Heisenberg cubes, and the technique used
to test their origins is radiochronometry.
After the failure of mission, some of them were smuggled to Soviet Union and
some to USA. The remaining were destroyed. Until today, only a handful have
been located while the others were likely traﬃcked.
What are X?

Question 11
When Bugatti was developing the track focussed production version of the
prototype Le Mans concept car, the main focus of the car was the weight and
the aerodynamics.
One of the key features of the car, inspired by another sport, is the air scoop
which was designed in such a way so that the drag would be reduced at high
speed by bubbles that would inﬂate and make the air follow the body of the
car.
ID what inspired this design.

There was a rivalry between two scientists X and Y in the 1880s which came to
be known as “War of the ________”. The result of that war is what plays a major
role in our everyday lives.
Both X and Y made inventions in a particular ﬁeld. Y stated that X’s invention
was highly expensive and ineﬃcient, and X organised demonstrations
executing stray dogs, cats, later cows and horses to prove that Y’s
invention was very dangerous to be used in homes. Finally Y won and his
invention started to be used everywhere. X has many other patents and hence
was famous whereas Y was not famous then, but has become very popular
recently.
ID Y and his invention.
Question 12

Question 13
The Anti-X party is a Swiss political party whose single objective is to influence
the public and put a stop to the practice of using Xs in research, industry and
educational institutions; and use flip charts instead. They claim that the time
of attendance for Xs is too high and non-productive, and has caused an
economic loss of 2.1 billion CHF in Switzerland.
They regard themselves to be the advocates of the people who every month
are obliged to be present at boring Xs in companies or universities. Quite
aptly, the party was started by a Software engineer.
What tool from the field of technology is X?

Question 14
Research suggests that the low but constant representation of a particular
group of people in the population is because of the skewed balance between
the competitive and cooperative streaks in human evolution.
If society was purely cooperative, then due to the disadvantages for this
demographic in activities like tool-sharing and group hunting, evolution
would result in their removal. But as they have an advantage in competitive
situations like combat or sports, this rare trait continues to be fostered. Since
humans tend more to be cooperative than competitive, the population of this
demographic is less, but it will deﬁnitely never be erased.
What trait is being talked about?

Question 15 *
A certain famous band had earlier stopped touring, stating that they would
only continue when they have come up with a plan to make their net carbon
footprint zero. In order to do so they will be powering their concerts via
renewable energy sources, plant trees for each ticket booked as well as one
particularly ingenious method, which is totally dependent on the fans doing
something fairly common in concerts.The said activity is literally what usually
makes every concert lively.
Identify what they will use to power their concerts.

Answer
Avogadro’s Number
23rd October is celebrated as Mole Day.

Answer
X - Fingerprint mutilation

Answer
The reason for why we cry when we cut onions.

Question 5 *
In 2002, June E Botich modiﬁed already existing Xs by adding certain entities.
This change was then standardized in the manufacturing of all Xs and can be
observed in all modern Xs.
This change brought together multiple advantages of improved speed of
performing a certain activity and performing the same activity without even
looking at Xs . This advantage can be experienced by everyone provided their
hands are positioned in a certain position over X.
Give funda.

answer
Reason why F and J have a bump on a keyboard.

answer
Word - Plutoed
Event - Pluto being demoted to a dwarf planet

Question 10 *
Scientists in USA have developed new forensic tracking techniques that could
locate lost X from the Nazi Germany weapons program. The new technique
was developed when researchers received access to three of the purported X.
They are also called Heisenberg cubes, and the technique used to test their
origins is radiochronometry.
After the failure of mission, some of them were smuggled to Soviet Union and
some to USA. The remaining were destroyed. Until today, only a handful have
been located while the others were likely traﬃcked.
What are X?

answer
The design was inspired by golf balls

There was a rivalry between two scientists X and Y in the 1880s which came to
be known as “War of the ________”. The result of that war is what plays a major
role in our everyday lives.
Both X and Y made inventions in a particular ﬁeld. Y stated that X’s invention
was highly expensive and ineﬃcient, and X organised demonstrations
executing stray dogs, cats, later cows and horses to prove that Y’s invention
was very dangerous to be used in homes. Finally Y won and his invention
started to be used everywhere. X has many other patents and hence was
famous whereas Y was not famous then, but has become very popular
recently.
ID Y and his invention.
Question 12

answer
Tesla and Alternating current

answer
The ﬂoor absorbs the energy when the fans jump, move during the concert,
which in turn will be converted into electrical energy.

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● Each team gets one direct question.
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Question 0
In the week after George Floyd's murder, people demanded education,
attention, and justice. App Z emerged as a way to share information on
everything. It was also used earlier to protest against immigration bans and
advance the #MeToo movement.
Direct links in the X make it much easier for people to get involved as it
provides more anonymity, an important advantage over other platforms.
Name Z, which has a feature that assigns you a random ______ (6) to help
maintain your anonymity here?

Question 1
The Principia Mathematica is a three-volume work on the foundations of
mathematics written by the mathematicians Alfred North Whitehead and
Bertrand Russell, the ﬁrst edition of which was published in 1910.
According to Bertrand Russell, one of its main aims was to “precisely express
mathematical propositions in symbolic logic and to minimise the
number of primitive notions and axioms” and hence the book tried to
prove everything from ground up.
ID what was proven/deﬁned in this part of the book.

Question 2
Xs were first developed when the inventor of X was working on a radio set. Xs
are manufactured to be robust and hence they are made of multiple layers
which lent it the moniker of “sandwich structure”. Though Xs were invented in
1930s, they were not used for commercial purposes until after a decade due
to the fact that the USA used this technology in warfare in the 2nd World War.
Even though this technology is considered to be a milestone in modern
electronics, manufacturers still find difficulty in repairing them and hence
these contribute a significant proportion to e-waste; irony to which is the
color of most Xs.
ID X.

Answer
An electronic circuit board

Question 3
This is a play on broadway by Anna Ziegler starring Nicole Kidman. It is based
on the often-overlooked role of a person (played by Nicole Kidman) in a
1950s discovery. The theme of the play was referenced in the set design.
Who was the play about? How was it referenced?

Answer
Rosalind Franklin,
Helix-like staircases

Question 4
In 2010, enthusiastic X employees threw a huge parade/funeral at X’s
Redmond campus. This was to celebrate the birth of their new product and
also the death of Y (its competitor). Ironically in hindsight, the product
(software) failed to capture the market and died soon after while Y kept on
strengthening its grip on the market.
ID the product and Y from the following images.

Answer
Product - Windows Phone 7 OS (or simply Windows Phones)
Y - iPhone

Question 5
A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 biographical ﬁlm starring Russell Crowe as John
Nash, an American mathematician, Nobel Laureate in Economics and Abel
Prize winner.
An important role in this movie was played by Dave Bayer, who is a Professor
of Mathematics at Columbia University. Bayer was cast during rehearsals
when the director noticed certain similarities and decided that he would be
the best match, and sure enough, Bayer ﬁt the role like a glove.
What role did Bayer play in the movie?

Answer
He was Crowe’s hand double.

Question 6
This was issued when the son of Lindbergh was kidnapped. As per Lindbergh,
he was murdered and later the police found his body. But as per people
there, the case remained an unsolved mystery.
This is something of a kind which happens many times. This was also the case
when a lot of people thought a logo of a famous chocolate to be something
else rather than the original one.
What is being talked about?

Question 7
Recently researchers at Harvard university have come up with a new shape for
wind turbine ﬁns that improve aerodynamic eﬃciency by upto 40%. This was
inspired by X and is also the reason why X is so agile despite its large size.
Picture follows
ID X.

Question 8
X is a famous company, founded in the 80s, that manufactures components
for a particular product.
In 1990s, when their sales were falling, they realized that the market needed
to be informed about products with X's ingredients. X experimented by paying
a retail store for a billboard saying, "If you're buying a <product>, make
sure it has "X ______." In turn, they would put stickers with the same tagline
(X ______) on the products in that area. This drastically improved their sales
and has become X's primary tagline ever since.
ID this tagline, that a lot of us see every day.

Question 9
X is a practice that originated in ancient Greece and China that was believed to make Y
out of seemingly random substances, a recipe that supposedly worked is as follows
1. Take some alum
2. Add some coal dust, pyrites and a few drops of mercury
3. Mix well
4. While stirring add an ounce of cinnamon and half a dozen of egg yolks
5. Keep stirring till the mixture is gooey and then add some fresh horse dung
6. Add some ammonia and bake well in a hot oven for six hours.
ID X.

Answer
Alchemy, Converting lead to gold

Question 10
The ________ ____ (8, 4) assist feature in modern cars may seem to be a recent
innovation but a prototype for a mechanical version of this feature was patented by
Brooks Walker in 1938. Walker developed a “fifth wheel” that could be mounted on the
road and taken off of it with just a push of the button.
The system was aligned transversely through the back end of the vehicle. This allowed
the driver to move in an arc about the front wheel with the front wheels being
stationary. However, the cost effectiveness of the system proved to be a challenge and it
was never commercialized.
FITB.

rules
● This is a written round.
● There are 8 questions with +5/0 scoring for each question; and an
additional cookie worth 5 points if you solve the entire puzzle.
● Crack the clue on each slide and ﬁll in the crossword.
● QM’s decision is ﬁnal.
● Compile your answers and tag the moderator in your group after all the
questions are shown.
● If you google, we will be very cross :)

Question 1
Green down (7)
Green rubbery polymer - Made from combining adhesives - More watery and
breakable than slime - 1997 American science ﬁction comedy ﬁlm

Question 2
Purple down (6)
Rare element - present in small quantities - so named after a planet

Question 3
Red across (4)
Technology - uses light as a medium to transmit data similar to its counterpart
- download large ﬁles within seconds - not hindered with electromagnetic
interference

Question 4
Pink down (8)
Major tool for doctors during lockdown- Aﬀordable for common people
making it useful during emergencies- Introduced as something revolutionary
in various smart watches

Question 5
Cyan across (6)
First calculating device- also known as counting frame, It was used in the
ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of
the Arabic numeral system.

Question 6
Orange down (10)
Combination of two greek words - creates 3D images - used in credit card,
artistry, movies

Question 7
Blue across (9)
Named after a Viking - logo is combination of initials of the Viking written in
runic alphabets - currently on version 5

Question 8
Grey across (11)
Device used in a sport - slow motion television replay - considered inaccurate -
replaced by another device

Answer
Cerium - named after the dwarf planet Ceres

rules
● The round consists of 3 questions, each consisting of 6 images which have
a connection.
● The images will appear one by one, and with each passing hint, the stake
of the question reduces. That is, lesser points to gain or lose.
For example- After image 1 - +50/-25
After image 2 - +40/-20 and so on.
● You can attempt the question after any of the images, by tagging your
respective moderator.

Documentaries narrated by David Attenborough
Answer

Organisms named after the Harry Potter series
1. Lucius Malfoyi
2. Dracorex Hogwartsia
3. Ampulex Dementor
4. Trimeresurus Salazar
5. Lycosa Aragogi
6. Eriovixia Gryﬃndori
Answer

Time travel
1. Alien and its blood, Edge of Tomorrow
2. Jumplink, The Tomorrow War
3. Violin Case,Predestination
4. Police box, Dr. Who
5. Reversing Earth’s rotation, Superman
6. Delorean, Back to the Future
Answer

Q
The image shows a lava lamp, a common home decoration item which contains
one or many blobs of slimy lava, that float around inside the illuminated lamp.
The flow of the lava inside the lamp is not predictable, thus rendering it's entropy
very high. Using this working principle, LavaRand in 1997 and subsequently the
modern company Cloudflare uses a wall with huge numbers of lava lamps to
solve a computing problem that regularly troubles computer scientists. The
service rendered by these lava lamp walls are often used in modern cryptography
applications.
What do they generate using these walls?

Answer
Random number generation

Question
This frequently heard popular line “ _(a phrase)_” dates its origin back during the
WWII. But there are many different stories popular around. One among such is
that the UK Ministry of Food popularized the phrase just to hide their then latest
technology X from Nazi armies and hence claiming that _( phrase )_ helped their
pilots to shoot German aircrafts and bombers at nights accurately.
Many decades later, scientists found out that the phrase is actually true since the
food item contains a chemical compound that is essential for deficit patients and is
recommended by doctors ever since.
ID X and the phrase.

Answer
X - radar technology
The phrase - Carrots improve eyesight

Question
This scientist won Nobel Prize at the same time and in the same field as Albert
Einstein. He took an active in part the resistance when Nazis invaded Denmark
but had to take his Gold Medal which came with Nobel Prize melted and stored it
in a bottle as he had to flee Denmark in 1943. This scientist is well known for his
theories in the smallest unit of matter.
ID the scientist.

Question
X Glass, as we now know, was developed in the 1960s by Corning Inc. Back then
it was called "Muscle Glass" as it was used in the automotive and the aviation
industry.
In 2005, the CEO of Y, one of the world's largest tech companies by revenue,
reached out to Corning Inc for a strong and scratch-resistant glass for Y's
upcoming mobile phones. Corning Inc. used X glass as the brand name for the
screen used in Y's mobile phones instead of muscle glass as X glass is as strong
and tough as an X.
Id X.

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