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5 PHASES
THREE WRITTEN ROUNDS
TWO ORAL ROUNDS

5 CLUES
10 POINTS EACH
STAKE +5/+10 IF SURE
NEGATIVE ON STAKE CORRESPONDS (-5/-
10)

1.
The Soundabout of 1979 was eventually renamed
to fit with the direction suggested by this earlier
creation from the 1970s.
What was the earlier one called? What new name
came about as a result?

2.
In a tribute to an old green on yellow
experience, many sites on the Internet may still
offer the primal experience of doing X on Y.
Give both, using this visual cue.

3.
Some say it was the Sharp J-SH04 in Japan which
was the first , although some argue that the SCH-
V200 in Korea and Kyocera VP-210, in Japan, were
the first. But all sources agree that they year 2000
was when it happened. What distinction are we
talking about?

4.
Motorola borrowed this feature from their pagers,
for their Star Tac. Since then, every phone has had
It. What?

5. The SX 70 was known as the XY, a tribute to the
inventor X’s tenacity in solving what he called the
one step problem.
Name X, and explain the problem.

ANSWERS
1. Walkman;After Sony’s first press-button recorder, Pressman
2. Play Tetris on Gameboy. Tetris was the first game bundled with
Gameboy.
3. The first camera phone
4. Vibrate Function
5. Land Camera and Instant Photography/Polaroid Photography.

10 QUESTIONS
ON INFINITE BOUNCE
10 POINTS EACH
POUNCE IF SURE (+10/-5)

1. This is the Z1, the world’s first programmable computer,
according to many, created by Konrad Zuse. Its original name
was "V1" for VersuchsModell 1 (meaning Experimental Model
1). After WW2, it was renamed "Z1" to differentiate from the
invention designed by Robert Lusser . Why the name change?

ANSWER
V1 was the name given to German flying bombs—he
didn’t want the negative association.

2. The Holmdel Horn Antenna in New Jersey was declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1990 in honour of a 1964
discovery that led to a Nobel in Physics in 1978. What was
that discovery?

ANSWER
Discovery of Cosmic Background
Microwave Radiation, confirming the
Big Bang.
By Arno Penzias et al.

3.
If somebody said you were geobragging, what
would you be doing?

ANSWER
Posting new locations in your status updates

4. Robert Klark Graham founded the
Repository for Germinal Choice in
Excondido, California. It was meant to
be a discreet service, meant for a select
few till the media discovered it, aided by
an endorsement given by a
controversial man of science. What did
it do? Who was the scientist?

ANSWER
Found you sperm from intelligent men
for aided conception
The meida dubbed it the Nobel Sperm
Bank after William Shockley
enthusiastically endorsed the idea and
publicized the fact that he was a donor.

5. What is produced using this elaborate process
? Neutrino detectors would be unable to fujnction
without this material.

6
It is operated by a custom console that produces the tapping of
ancient X of varying sizes with solenoid-actuated rubber mallets in
order to produce tones. It was designed and implemented in 1956
over three years by Leland W. Sprinkle inside the Luray Caverns near
Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, USA.
What punning name does this instrument have?

7.
Pieter van
Musschenbroek was
a Dutch scientist
from the 1700s,
known to have
created the first X.
Since his name was
a mouthful, his city's
name came to be
attached to his
invention.
What is X? What did
he invent?

ANSWER
X; Capacitor/Condenser
Leyden Jar

8. This is an entertainer known as Little Tich from
the 1900s. Look carefully at his Big Boot dance
here, and tell me what piece of technology it
inspired later in the 20th century.

ANSWER
Michael Jackson’s Anti-Gravity Boots.

5 questions—music and technology
10 POINTS EACH
STAKE +5/+10 IF SURE
NEGATIVE ON STAKE CORRESPONDS (-5/-
10)

1. Swedes Alex Ljung and Eric Wahlforss launched X from a Berlin office
in 2007. At the time, their aspiration was for artists and others to have
a simpler platform than MySpace for sharing.
What did they create?

2.
The parent company, Antares Audio Technologies (originally called
Jupiter Systems), was founded in 1990 by geophysicist Dr. Andy
Hildebrand. Using the same Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology
he employed to measure seismic data, he came up with a solution to a
problem.
What dud Hildebrand create?

3.
What portmanteau name?
The inventor used a
version known as
Purpleaxxe. Who?

4.
The patent he filed calls it "Stringed instrument with adjustable string
tension control“. Who?

5. The classical musician Wendy Carlos brought his
name to the limelight with her 1960s album Switched
on Bach. Google paid him this tribute. Who?

ANSWERS
1. SoundCloud
2. AUTOTUNE
3. KeyTar or Keyboard Guitar. Prince.
4.Eddie Van Halen
5.Robert Moog

8 questions
10 POINTS EACH
Pounce +10/-5

1. These are analog astronauts setting off for a
mission on a desert base in Negev Desert where
conditions parallel those on Mars. Which country?

2.
This is an illustration
comparing one theory in
science to another
popular theory. Due to
this commonly made
comparison the first
theory is often called the
---- ---- of Biology. Give
both theories

ANSWER
Cambrian Explosion and BIG BANG

053.
We tend to use the terms X and Y as if they are
synonyms. They are not.
X is the older term, and refers to a mix held
together by a glue. Y is a much later term, and
refers to a dry powdery mass compacted into
solid shape.
What are the terms X and Y?

4. A 1923 Nobel laureate
shifted to Caltech from the
University of Chicago.
There he began studying
radiation, and coined the
term Cosmic Rays. The
library at Caltech, seen
here, is named after him.
Who, famous for an
experiment where he
replaced water because it
evaporated too quickly?
What experiment?

ANSWER
Robert Millikan
Oil Drop Experiment

5.
Braun's 1897 invention is still known by his name in several European
countries, and paved the way for public entertainment years later. In
1909, he shared a Nobel with an Italian for work in another 1897
enthusiasm of his. Who was the Italian? What was the first invention?

ANSWER
Cathode Ray Tube
Guglielmo Marconi

6.
Even though lead compounds are toxic, several
ancient civilisations used lead-based compounds
every day. Recent research suggests that when lead
comes into contact with skin in small doses, it boosts
the production of nitric oxide, thus stimulating the
immune system and fighting off bacteria. This is the
explanation for what practice?

7. FITB. Why is the day observed on
Nov 8th?

ANSWER
Radiology
Day on which Rontgen discovered X Rays.

8. These objects are called KERS.
Expand or tell me in what field their
use is both praised and debated.

ANSWER
Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems
Used in F1 racing to save the energy lost during
braking. Known to add extra weight to vehicle and
slow it down otherwise.

1. This album by Cream takes its title from a mistake made by
their roadie while referring to an invention that became a
timesaver in a particular sport. If the album is Disraeli Gears,
then name the innovation and sport.

2, ID object. Which sport is it said to have saved?

3. Two views of what innovation in which sport?

4
In 2009, this statement was released. What was it
in effect banning?
“FINA wishes to recall the main and core
principle that swimming is a sport essentially
based on the physical performance of the
athlete.”

5. Dr, Frank Jobe devised this in 1974. It is named
after the first beneficiary. What/ Which sport?

ANSWERS
1. Derailleur Gears in Cycling
2. Shot Clock in Basketball
3. In Helmet Headsets in American Football
4. LZR Swimsuits by Speedo
5. Baseball. Ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery for
named after Tommy John.

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