Siddhartha Gadgil Ulka Kelkar 21 March 2010 Slide 2 Percy
Spencer, an American engineer was working on a radar set when he
found that the peanut chocolate bar in his pocket had melted. What
did he invent as a result? Slide 3 ANSWER Slide 4 Microwave oven
Slide 5 The yubiwa pipe, a finger ring that would allow the wearer
to smoke a cigarette down to its nub, was the first successful
product of a well-known company. The profits from the yubiwa pipe
were used to develop an electro-mechanical gadget that has made
this company famous. Name the gadget or the company. Slide 6 ANSWER
Slide 7 Casio calculator Slide 8 The principal components of
_________ are millions of tiny microcapsules, about the diameter of
a human hair. In one incarnation, each microcapsule contains
positively charged white particles and negatively charged black
particles suspended in a clear fluid. When a negative electric
field is applied, the white particles move to the top of the
microcapsule . What is being described? Slide 9 ANSWER Slide 10
E-ink Slide 11 This device grew out of a scrapped NASA project
related to Mars missions, but is targeted at earthbound customers.
Name the device. Slide 12 ANSWER Slide 13 Bloom Box (Bloom Energy
Server) Slide 14 The local daily weather forecast is presented to
you in an unusual form by this gizmo, invented by Robin Southgate
in 2001 as a variation of a common household appliance. What gizmo?
Slide 15 ANSWER Slide 16 Toaster Slide 17 In the 1800 s, physician
John Gorrie invented this device as a way of controlling tropical
diseases. This device is still used widely, but not for medical
reasons. What is this device? Slide 18 ANSWER Slide 19 Air
conditioner Slide 20 This wheeled variation of a common gadget won
the Ignobel for economics since it increased productive work hours.
What is it? Slide 21 ANSWER Slide 22 Clocky Slide 23 What is this
musical LED-lit household gizmo? Hint: it relates to the subject of
a keynote talk in the IISc Centenary Conference! Slide 24 ANSWER
Slide 25 Cutting a cake into equal slices Slide 26 Complete this
series: Ace, Magic, Winger, _______ (bigger than the other gizmos)
Slide 27 ANSWER Slide 28 Nano Slide 29 This popular device for
personal use was first marketed in the UK under the name Stowaway.
When an early version of this device was being tested by its
developer, his wife had felt excluded by it, so he got the
engineers to make a two-person version (which was not marketed).
What is this gadget? Slide 30 ANSWER Slide 31 Sony Walkman Slide 32
This device has been used extensively by the Karnataka government
for processing land records and by the police to track traffic
offenders and issue tickets. What is it? Slide 33 ANSWER Slide 34
Simputer Slide 35 This photo from the 1950s shows a camera with two
lenses: one that took a regular picture, and the other that
separated light into colours. What was it meant to photograph?
Slide 36 ANSWER Slide 37 UFOs Slide 38 This is a popular gadgets
first prototype, built in 1975. What is it? Slide 39 ANSWER Slide
40 Digital camera Slide 41 Introduced in China last year, what is
this cell phones unique feature? Slide 42 ANSWER Slide 43 Shave
mobile Slide 44 In 1999, Chicago-based conceptual artist Eduardo
Kac charged the cost of a Tritech Positive-displacement Embryonic
Micro-injector to his NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) grant,
for a work which brought him much fame / notoriety. What? Slide 45
ANSWER Slide 46 GFP bunny Alba Slide 47 Surveys in rural Punjab
found washing machine ownership to be disproportionately high. Why?
Slide 48 ANSWER Slide 49 Lassi-making Slide 50 To work in zero
gravity, a special version of an everyday gadget was developed for
NASA at considerable expense. It subsequently found a market,
mostly as a curiosity, among the general public. The Russians on
the other hand used a simple substitute. What was the gadget? Slide
51 ANSWER Slide 52 Space pen Slide 53 This product was first
marketed by the Gem Manufacturing Company of England. Norwegians,
who believed that this was a Norwegian invention, wore it on the
lapel as a symbol of resistance to the Nazis. What was it? Slide 54
ANSWER Slide 55 Paper clip Slide 56 What is this device? Slide 57
ANSWER Slide 58 Galileo thermometer Slide 59 A soup strainer can
refer to something that is not a gadget. What is it? Slide 60
ANSWER Slide 61 Moustache Slide 62 Which food item has lent its
name to a film genre, an item of clothing, and a type of source
code? Slide 63 ANSWER Slide 64 Spaghetti Slide 65 The town of Erode
in Tamil Nadu is the worlds largest producer of -------, which was
known as Indian saffron in medieval Europe. In a July 2009 news
article, The Hindu reported ------- market is to Erode what BSE
sensex is to Mumbai and the country. Fill in the blank. Slide 66
ANSWER Slide 67 Turmeric Slide 68 Which tea-time snack was created
by a London bakery in 1874 to commemorate the marriage of the Duke
of Edinburgh to Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia? Slide
69 ANSWER Slide 70 Marie biscuit Slide 71 Connect a French
restaurant guide, a well-known calendar, and a helium-filled
airship. (not really a food question) Slide 72 ANSWER Slide 73 Tyre
manufacturers Michelin guide Pirelli calendar Goodyear blimp Slide
74 Cultivated in India since Harappan times, the pod of this plant
bursts open when mature. Identify the plant and its contribution to
popular literature / language. Slide 75 ANSWER Slide 76 Open sesame
Slide 77 The signal for the beginning of the fight is firing of
water cannons, and the chaos begins. Those who partake in this
event are strongly encouraged to wear protective safety goggles and
gloves. After exactly one hour, the fighting ends when the water
cannons are fired once more to signal the end. The cleaning process
involves the use of fire trucks to spray down the streets, with
water provided from a Roman aqueduct. (Wikipedia) What is being
described? Slide 78 ANSWER Slide 79 La Tomatina, an annual tomato
fight in Spain Slide 80 By monetary value, peppercorns are the most
widely traded spice in the world. In which city is the worlds only
International Pepper Exchange located? Slide 81 ANSWER Slide 82
Kochi Slide 83 A blue law is a type of law in the US, intended to
enforce religious standards, particularly the observance of Sunday
as a day of worship or rest. Which popular dessert is said to have
been invented due to one such blue law as it modified / hid the
original sinful treat? Slide 84 ANSWER Slide 85 Sundae Slide 86
Connect these pictures with a famous delicacy Slide 87 ANSWER Slide
88 Birds nest soup These are the natural and man-made nesting areas
for cave swiftlets Slide 89 The waffle iron contributed to the
growth of which major American non-food company in the 1970s? Slide
90 ANSWER Slide 91 Nike Athletics coach (and co-founder of Nike)
Bill Bowerman, poured liquid rubber into his wifes waffle iron to
create a new lightweight sole with a better grip. Slide 92 What is
the key difference between pulao and biryani? Slide 93 ANSWER Slide
94 In a pulao, the rice and other ingredients are cooked together,
while in a biryani, they are first cooked separately, and then
layered and cooked for a contrast of flavours. Slide 95 Which bread
is said to have been first baked by the Viennese to celebrate
victory over the Turks? Slide 96 ANSWER Slide 97 Croissant Slide 98
Mysore pak is made of chana dal flour, ghee, and sugar. It is said
that the name Mysore pak is a distortion of its original name,
which referred to a different main ingredient. What was Mysore pak
originally called? Slide 99 ANSWER Slide 100 Masoor (dal) pak Slide
101 Connect with an annual trading festival held in an English town
during the Middle Ages Slide 102 ANSWER Slide 103 Are you going to
Scarborough Fair Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme - Simon and
Garfunkel Slide 104 The following is a genuine Tudor era recipe for
a drink, famously described as tasting like less-sickly
butterscotch: Heat ale till it just begins to boil, and then add
whisked egg yolks, sugar, and nutmeg. Stir for two minutes on low
heat. Whisk in some butter, and serve. What drink? Slide 105 ANSWER
Slide 106 Slide 107 Connect with one word Slide 108 ANSWER Slide
109 Madeleine Slide 110 In the 1890 s, before dentures became
common, an American doctor came up with the idea of making this
food item to provide the toothless elderly with protein. What is
it? Slide 111 ANSWER Slide 112 Peanut butter Slide 113 Ibn Battuta,
the 14 th century traveller, described a meal at the court of
Muhammad bin Tughlaq in Delhi, in which the sambusak a small pie or
patty stuffed with minced meat, almonds, pistachio, walnuts and
spices was served before the pulao. How do we know the sambusak
today? Slide 114 ANSWER Slide 115 Samosa Slide 116 Connect with one
word Slide 117 ANSWER Slide 118 Pavlova Dessert created in honour
of Anna Pavlovas tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1926 Slide
119 Founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986, it claims to have 100,000
members in 132 countries. Its motto is good, clean, and fair and
its logo is a snail. What is it? Slide 120 ANSWER Slide 121 Slow
Food movement Slide 122 The English word turkey (bird) comes from
the name of the country Turkey. Oddly, the Turkish word for turkey
is hindi. The French word is dinde (from dinde), the Russian is
indjushka. But the words in Danish (kalkun), Dutch (kalkoen), and
Finnish (kalkkuna) are all derived from the name of a specific town
in south India. Which town? Slide 123 ANSWER Slide 124 Calicut /
Kozhikode Slide 125 What is depicted below? Slide 126 ANSWER Slide
127 Ben & Jerrys graveyard of discontinued icecream flavours
Slide 128 This was in the news recently Charles Spence, professor
of experimental psychology at Oxford, and 2008 IgNobel winner, has
devised the following formula M = 0.5 F + (0.5 E + 0.3 P + 0.15 C +
0.05 T) In this formula, T stands for time, and the solution to T
is 11. What is it a formula for, i.e. what is M? Slide 129 ANSWER
Slide 130 The perfect time for a coffee break 11 AM M = 0.5 F +
(0.5 E + 0.3 P + 0.15 C + 0.05 T) F flavour of coffee E environment
(music) P pot (container) C company (friends) T time M perfect
coffee moment
