Quiz at Quizzinga, IIT (BHU) Varanasi

1. QUIZZINGA
IIT (BHU) VARANASI
MAHENDRA MOHAN DAS
S. SUJANA

2.  20 prelims questions.
 5 starred questions.
 In case of a tie even after starred question,
sudden death will be used from Q1.

3.  In Roman times, a criminal charge meant
presenting the case before a group of public
individuals in the forum. Both the person
accused of the crime and the accuser would
give speeches based on their sides of the
story. The individual with the best argument
and delivery would determine the outcome of
the case. Which branch of science derives its
name from this?

6.  This graphic novel, issued
in 2011, is written by Jim
Ottaviani and illustrated
by Leland Myrick. The
subject is a non-fictional
biography of a legendary
twentieth century figure,
known for his
contributions to quantum
physics, education, and
for popularising science.

7.  By what name do some scientists and
students celebrate every 23rd October
between 6:02PM and 6:03PM?

10.  He reportedly was called the first person to
use rocket in war. His portrait is placed in
NASA. We know him not for this achievement
but in some other field. Name this Indian.

11.  She is an Indian-American businesswoman
and CEO of San Francisco-based technology
company X.

12.  The joke goes that Ikea
assembles everything
quite easily. This is
Ikea’s way of
assembling what?

17.  This was invented by David Bradley, a
designer of the original IBM PC.
 About it, he said, “I may have invented it, but
Bill Gates made it famous.”
 Hint: According to some sources, the next
sentence reportedly was, “I win whenever he
loses.”

18.  It is an Engrish (broken English) phrase. The
text comes from the opening cut scene of the
1991 European version Sega Mega Drive of
the video game Zero Wing, which was terribly
translated from the original Japanese version.
 Since its release, it has featured in numerous
April Fool pranks, and once appeared as a
placeholder for YouTube videos.
 ID this popular internet meme.

20.  Specific Media bought out which internet
company for 35M$ in 2011 along with Justin
Timberlake taking a small stake?

21.  This star in the Alpha Centauri star system is
of prime importance to human beings
because of the presence of substance X,
which is valued at $20 million a kilo, the cost
escalating to $3 billion when one takes into
account the effort required in transporting it
to earth. X is a valuable room-temperature-
superconductor and the largest reserves are
found beneath a structure approximately 460
metres tall.

22.  It is believed that X and Y weren’t given the
Nobel Prize because of their animosity to
each other. There is circumstantial evidence
that each sought to minimize the other's
achievements and right to win the award, that
both refused to ever accept the award if the
other received it first, and that both rejected
any possibility of sharing it.
 Identify both.
 Half points for each.

24.  In Roman times, a criminal charge meant
presenting the case before a group of public
individuals in the forum. Both the person
accused of the crime and the accuser would
give speeches based on their sides of the
story. The individual with the best argument
and delivery would determine the outcome of
the case. Which branch of science derives its
name from this?

30.  This graphic novel, issued
in 2011, is written by Jim
Ottaviani and illustrated
by Leland Myrick. The
subject is a non-fictional
biography of a legendary
twentieth century figure,
known for his
contributions to quantum
physics, education, and
for popularising science.

32.  By what name do some scientists and
students celebrate every 23rd October
between 6:02PM and 6:03PM?

33.  6.022 X 10^23

38.  He reportedly was called the first person to
use rocket in war. His portrait is placed in
NASA. We know him not for this achievement
but in some other field. Name this Indian.

40.  She is an Indian-American businesswoman
and CEO of San Francisco-based technology
company X.

41.  Rashmi Sinha.

42.  The joke goes that Ikea
assembles everything
quite easily. This is
Ikea’s way of
assembling what?

52.  This was invented by David Bradley, a
designer of the original IBM PC.
 About it, he said, “I may have invented it, but
Bill Gates made it famous.”
 Hint: According to some sources, the next
sentence reportedly was, “I win whenever he
loses.”

54.  It is an Engrish (broken English) phrase. The
text comes from the opening cut scene of the
1991 European version Sega Mega Drive of
the video game Zero Wing, which was terribly
translated from the original Japanese version.
 Since its release, it has featured in numerous
April Fool pranks, and once appeared as a
placeholder for YouTube videos.
 ID this popular internet meme.

58.  Specific Media bought out which internet
company for 35M$ in 2011 along with Justin
Timberlake taking a small stake?

60.  This star in the Alpha Centauri star system is
of prime importance to human beings
because of the presence of substance X,
which is valued at $20 million a kilo, the cost
escalating to $3 billion when one takes into
account the effort required in transporting it
to earth. X is a valuable room-temperature-
superconductor and the largest reserves are
found beneath a structure approximately 460
metres tall.

62.  It is believed that X and Y weren’t given the
Nobel Prize because of their animosity to
each other. There is circumstantial evidence
that each sought to minimize the other's
achievements and right to win the award, that
both refused to ever accept the award if the
other received it first, and that both rejected
any possibility of sharing it.
 Identify both.
 Half points for each.