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K-Circle Weekly Quiz
November 16th 2013- Sree Nihit
Format:
5 Rounds.
-> 2 rounds of 15 questions each on infinite pounce.
-> 1 written round
-> 1 round of 10 questions on infinite pounce
-> 1 connect round of 5 questions.
Round One.
15 questions on pounce.
+10/-5
1.
Nawab Zafar Jung was an England-educated rich noble man, who was the youngest son of Sir Khursheed Jah Bahadur, who was the minister for defense in the Nizam government. Nawab Zafar Jung had spent his time studying astronomy in England before returning to Hyderabad.
In 1908, he returned to Hyderabad along with two telescopes and an expert, whom he promised a net salary of Osmania Sikkah Rupees 1500.00 per month. He then offered the telescopes to the Nizam.
What did this lead to the establishment of?
Answer…
The Nizamia Observatory.
2.Owing to of X’s huge popularity, X parties have become a trend of late, with the official website for X even detailing how to set up invitations, what to wear and what music to play.
Suggestions include:
“Get rid of all signs of modern life! Set out vintage copies of Life, Playboy and Vogue (check out your local flea markets). Stash away your remote controls, laptop and cell phone. Replace your cordless phone with a rotary-dial phone.”
One of the many suggested party games also includes drinking or smoking, every time it’s seen in X.
FITB.
Answer…
Mad Men.
3.In air transport, this phrase is used to refer to the practice of changing aircraft while retaining the same flight number, much like a connecting flight.
The term is borrowed from a railway practice which is analogous to this standard airline practice.
What phrase?
Answer…
Change of Gauge.
4.
Within Apple headquarters, Apple products under development are sometimes given unofficial nicknames by employees.
When the Apple iPhone 5S ‘gold’ version was being designed, a nickname was given to it, owing possibly to the fact that “Apple employees perhaps felt a certain snootiness with respect to this step toward the nightclub VIP section”.
Who did they nickname the phone after?
Answer…
Kim Kardaishan. The Kardaishan Phone.
5.The _______ Effect is a phenomenon which was observed in Google Maps, in the early days of the service.
It was caused when two separate aerial or satellite pictures are taken of different sections of a city, and then stitched together to form a continuous composite picture.
Each picture is taken from a different angle, so the taller building pictures are taken from different perspectives, causing them to appear to lean toward or away from each other, giving them a unique and unusual appearance.
What is this effect called?
Picture on next slide.
Answer…
The Escher Effect.
6. What was this phone case inspired by?
Answer…
Dali’s Lobster Telephone.
7.
There are numerous stories and version of how and where this word was first used.
One alleged story about the _______s , which some have criticized as incorrect due to misinterpretation, was that Vishwamitra condemned the "Naramedha Yagam", freed the Sunassepu and adopted him as his son. Vishwamitra's children disliked this act by their father and were then cursed by Vishwamithra.
Then Vishwamitra's children migrated towards east and south. And it is said that these children of Viswamitra were _______s.
Answer…
Andhra/Andhras.
8.In Japan, Takaaki Matsuoka a plastic surgeon received an unusual request from a customer, which was soon to became a fad in Japan.
He initially did not know how to go about the procedure, but scoured medical journals and studied the technique.
He described the procedure like this:
“If you try to create a ________with a laser, it heals, and it won’t leave a clear mark. You have to use the electric scalpel and make a shaky incision on purpose, because _________ are never completely straight. If you just use a plain scalpel, the _______ don’t form. It’s not a difficult surgery, but it has to be done right.”
What is this fad?
Answer…
Extending/Redrawing palm lines to improve their futures.
9.This is a lamp that was created by a Dutch designer called Han Koning.
The acrylic pendant lamp’s unique design was inspired by the legendary airliner Concorde. The design consists of two identical parts counter-aligned by linear heating and deformation with a slight shift in layout to make the openings at each ends different from one another.
The color of the lamp too, was inspired by the Concorde. As a result of this fact what did the designer name this lamp?
Answer…
Reheat.The color of the lamp is the color of the afterburner or reheat of the
Concorde,
10.There are several no-fly zones in India, where flight are absolutely banned within a certain radius for security, national defense or other reasons.
These no-fly zones include the Parliament, Taj Mahal, Rashtrapathi Bavan, Mathura Refineries in Uttar Pradesh and Kalpakkam Nuclear Plant.
In Mumbai, apart from the occasional no-fly zones over cricket stadiums, there exists a notable absolute no-fly zone of diameter 1 km at a certain location.
Where?
Answer…
Tower of Silence/Dakhma
11.
This is a species of a blind cave beetle found in the humid caves of Slovenia. It was discovered by a German amateur entomologist, Oscar Scheibel in 1933.
Initially, it was shunned by entomologists as not being of any particular scientific interest but in the early 2000s, scientists began to worry that the beetle would become extinct.
Interest in this particular beetle had been growing over the years and it had become a prized beetle among collectors. This was driving it to extinction.
Why the interest?
Answer…
It was named after Adolf Hitler: Anophthalmus hitleri.
Right-wing extremists and collectors are driving it to extinction.
12.
The environmentalists of ‘350 group’, an activist movement, have recently launched a petition to the World Meteorological Organization, proposing a new naming system for cyclones.
It proposes to name cyclones after people like Michelle Bachmann, James Inhofe and David Vitter, instead of using names like ‘Katrina’, ‘Sandy’ etc.
Why these people/what is this new system?
Answer…
They are all Global Warming deniers.
13. Give a specific China connect:
Answer…
Traditional Chinese Diplomatic Gifts
14.Sergeant J. Battles is the lone member remaining in this select group of people in the United States Marines. Such members of the armed forced are not limited to the United States military, but are also in the Canadian, Australian and British armies.
While such people are present in the other forces of the US military, the Marines Corps’ is the most prolific.
They are full fledged Marines and when deployed, they carry the same 75 to 100 pounds of combat gear — including food and water, body armor, a Kevlar helmet, an M-16, a 9-millimeter pistol and ammunition along with their other equipment. Company commanders don’t need to worry about protecting them, as they need to do, for example, with embedded journalists
Like those in the other armed forces, it began after the attack on Pearl Harbor and was scaled back after Vietnam. Somewhat unusually, however, it has kept at least one member in the reserves ready to deploy.
With the Iraq War, Afghan War and other peacekeeping missions, they are being deployed once again to perform their rather unusual military task.
What does J. Battles do?
Answer…
He’s a Combat Artist.
15.In 2012, a group of Finnish mathematics researchers, teachers and students, decided to write a secondary high school mathematics textbook.
In order to resolve issues that arose from multiple collaborators and authors working on different parts of the book, these authors used something that is well known in another field, for this purpose.
What did they use?
#I’mAnEngineeringStudent
Answer…
GIT/GIThub
Round II
+10/-5
Infinite Pounce.
1.This is phenomenon has been described as an ‘art movement’ by some in the media and has emerged very recently with ‘artists’ creating original works of art as well as recreating classics and celebrity portraits.
One such artist had this to say about this art:
‘Yes, it certainly does seem rather counterintuitive to be making ephemeral artwork…unlike an oil painting or charcoal drawing, the life/existence of the piece is determined solely by my friends. Every time I send one out, it is exciting to see if the piece will survive and make its way back to me.’
What is this art movement or what is this art?
Answer…
Snapchat Art
2.Venus I.
The International Astronomical Union has a wide range of naming conventions and rules for planets and the various geographical features present on them.
On Venus; Bennu Vallis, Vesper Vallis, Kinsei Vallis, Kallistos Vallis, Xulab Vallis, Nahid Vallis are some of the names given to valleys that are 400 km or more in diameter.
Why have these valleys been named so?
Answer…
They all mean Venus in different languages.
Bennu – Egyptian
Vesper – Latin
Kinsei – Japan
Kallistos – Ancient Greek
Xulab – Mayan
Helmud – Afghanistan
Nahid - Persian
3. Venus II
Maxwell Montes, is the highest mountain on Venus’ surface.
It was named after Clerk Maxwell, whose mathematical work contributed to the development of radar, making the observation of Venus possible.
Apart from being the highest peak, what other distinction does this feature have?
Answer…
It is the only feature on Venus, to be named after a man.
IAU rules state that all features on Venus must be named after women, mythological or real.
4. Identify what exactly the machine you see in the video was created for.
Video Removed.
Answer…
‘Hands on Search’. Search for the visually impaired.
5. What are the following pictures?
Answer…
The unsuccessful submissions for the World Trade Centre memorial design contest.
6.
There are three open-air jails in Hyderabad, one in Cherlapali and one in Chanchalguda.
There is also, an open air jail at a very unusual location in Hyderabad that is managed by the Jail authorities, and was set up for a particular and unique reason. Where is this jail?
Answer…
Indian Immunologicals Ltd, in Gachibowli.
Permanent inmates are used to help create a complete sterile environment to tend to animals being tested for vaccines.
Using prisoners was better than employing workers who would come from home, destroying the sterility of the camp.
7.Voxeljit is a 3D printing company based in Germany which recently had a successful IPO which saw their shares doubling.
They manufacture large format commercial 3D printers, which are very good at manufacturing large prototypes quickly. Their customers included manufacturing and automotive companies such as Daimler, Ford, and 3M.
But this company is also known for it’s involvement in another field, and many of us might have seen their work. What did they do?
Answer…
The company used its 3D printers to make three Aston Martin DB5 model cars used as props in the James Bond film "Skyfall".
8.In the London 2012 Olympics, in order to avoid infection and possible illness, what advice was given to British athletes to ensure their dreams of victory aren’t ruined?
This advice was criticized by some people, who said ‘it comes at the risk of the UK presenting itself at the biggest event in its recent history as killjoys’ and that ‘We don't want to be the country that gave the rest of the world the cold shoulder’.
What was this advice?
Answer…
Avoid Handshakes.
9. The tradition you see in the video takes place after the speaker is elected. What is it called and how did it come to exist?
Video Removed.
Answer…
Dragging the Speaker to the chair.
Because the Speaker, who at one point was the ‘King’s Agent’, would have to face the ire of the King, if he brought bad news to the King, so the reluctant new speaker would be dragged to the podium to accept the post.
10.This is an audio clipping of a spoof imagining what a music album , if released by X, would be like.
This parody/spoof song was released by a news blog after Y, a person who was in a very similar scenario as X earlier, released a music album and made the news.
Audio Removed.
Answer…
X = Mark Pincus - ZyngaY = Andrew Mason - Groupon
11.__________ is a Telugu movie starring NTR and was directed by Madhusudhan Rao. It was released in 1980.
It was described like this by an IMdB reviewer:
‘This is the South Indian version of ____________. The hero, Babu, witnesses the murder of his parents by- get this- Cowboys. He is then blessed with powers by hanuman. He vows revenge, and spends the rest of the 2 hours and 15 minutes of the flick getting his revenge. Throw in some dance numbers, bad hairdos, outrageous acting, and you have yourself a classic of Indian Cinema few have ever seen.”
FITB.
Answer…
Superman.
12.This is a memorial or art installation was that created in 2008 in
Dresden, Germany.
It is located at the Brühl’s Terrasse, a 500-meter terrace also known as the Balcony of Europe, which overlooks the Elbe river and the old town on the opposite river bank. Not visible from the outside, it consists of railings and is identifiable only by four small plaques.
With the picture of the visitors to this monument/memorial as a clue, explain what
is this a memorial for?
Answer…
World War II Bombing; Visitors hear the sounds of bombing when they place their elbows on the rails, in a position that resembles people during bombing.
‘Touched Echo’, a memorial for the World War II bombing that took place there in 1945. noises of howling airplanes and detonating bombs.
Without standing in this exact position, it is not possible to hear the sounds. The position, which is necessary to hear the noises, resemble people covering their ears to protect them from the deafening noises of the dropped bombs as many did during the actual bombing.
13.Nuclear reactors are often built near large water bodies, because nuclear power plants need a constant flow of water to cool their reactor and turbine systems.
In October this year, one of the world’s largest water boiling nuclear plant in Sweden was forced to temporarily shut down due to a certain phenomenon, owing to the fact that it was next to the sea.
This phenomenon has occurred in the past several times, and scientists claim that this will increase in frequency over the years. What unusual phenomenon?
Answer…
The Pipes were clogged by Jellyfish.
14.In 2010, a genomics company began sequencing this person’s genome, to try and understand how his body could endure all the alcohol and drugs. The conclusion reached was that he was a ‘genetic mutant’.
In his own words:
"I was curious ... given the swimming pools of booze I've guzzled over the years -- not to mention all of the cocaine, morphine, sleeping pills, cough syrup, LSD, Rohypnol ... you name it -- there's really no plausible medical reason why I should still be alive. Maybe my DNA could say why”
The results were:
“He has an increased predisposition for alcohol dependence of something like six times higher. He also had a slight increased risk for cocaine addiction, but he dismissed that. He said that if anyone has done as much cocaine he had, they would have been hooked”
Answer…
Ozzy Osbourne.
15.Pierre Brassau was an unknown French artist whose four works of art attracted all the attention at an art show in Sweden in 1964.
One critic praised his work this way:
“Pierre Brassau paints with powerful strokes, but also with clear determination. His brush strokes twist with furious fastidiousness. Pierre is an artist who performs with the delicacy of a ballet dancer”
But this artist was later involved in controversy and much hue and cry was raised. Why?
Answer…
Pierre Brassau was a chimpanzee.A journalist came up with the idea of exhibiting the work of a monkey to the test if critics could tell the difference between modern art and monkey art.
Round III Written.
10 questions, two parts.
Death Masks.
Identify the death masks.
+5/-0
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Graphic Classics.
Graphic version of classic books.
Identify the name of the book.
+5/-0
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Answers.
+5/0
Death Masks.
Identify the death masks.
+5/0
1.
Answer…
Nikola Tesla.
2.
Answer…
Vladimir Lenin.
3.
Friedrich Nietze.
4.
Answer…
Alfred Nobel.
5.
Answer…
Ned Kelly.
6.
Answer…
John Keats.
Graphic Classics. Answers.
Graphic version of classic books.
Identify the name of the book.
+5/0
1.
Answer…
The Origin of Species
2.
Answer…
Pride and Prejudice.
3.
Answer…
Much Ado About Nothing.
4.
Answer…
Divine Comedy.
5.
Answer…
Metamorphosis.
Round IV
Infinite Pounce.
+10/-5.
1.Garo Anserlian of Executive Jewelers, is a master watch maker in Montrose California. In 2004, he received an unusual request from ________ with a unique challenge to design special watched for its employees.
_______ had already approached multiple watchmakers but each one turned them away, saying that it couldn't be done unless they placed a large order and that conversion of mechanical watches was not possible.
When first approached, Garo Anserlian, unsure if he could do it, consulted some fellow watchmakers. "They told me it was impossible," he says. "But I like a challenge, so I took it.“ Over the next couple of months, Anserlian—sometimes assisted by his staff—worked on the problem, taking apart, testing, modifying, and reassembling mechanical watches from his inventory.
He finally accomplished the task and delivered them to ________ successfully, and continues to sell these watched online. He sais he was glad to have helped his country in his small way.
What watch did he make?
Answer…
Mars-Time Watches for NASA for employees working on the Mars Missions.
2. This is a TV advertisement for a children’s picture book. Identify the author.
Video Removed.
Answer…
Randi Zuckerberg
3.This is a sport that was invented in 2008 by Bill Gibson, in USA. The game gained popularity amongst colleges and a professional league was started in Philadelphia.
It is played in a circular a grass circle that is 70 yards in diameter. The teams are 10 on 10, and there are four nets, one in each quadrant. Each team has two goals to defend, and the match has three 20-minute periods. It is fast-moving, free-flowing, non-stop action, involving incredible shots, saves, scores, passes, and ball handling.
The game incorporates elements from different sports, and has a unique gameplay and an unusual goal. It has been described as an unholy mashup of Basketball, Soccer, Handball and _________.
FITB.
Video Removed.
Answer…
Kronum; Quidditch
4. This particular policy varies from country to country. The norms and rules have also changed multiples times, depending on the time, situation and compulsion in some cases.
In France, it was compulsory for some sections, while in Israel it may be permitted for if a special request form has been filed and approved. Once the form has been approved, it is valid for no more than a single year, after which it has to be renewed.
For UK, this policy has fluctuated over the years. It was initially unusual, but became commonplace after they made contact with and colonized India and other countries. It was also briefly made compulsory.
In the fast few years, in UK, they are once again becoming common in different variations.
Answer…
Facial Hair in the Military.
5.In UK, a computer science lecturer, studied and analyzed various texts to understand how easy/difficult they are to read.
The length of sentences in the text, the use of polysyllabic words and overall word count were used to derive a difficulty level.
What did this lecturer find to have the same difficulty level as Homer’s Iliad and Les Misérables and was found to be harder to read than Beowulf, and that 43% of the adult English population would not be able to read it?
Answer…
Google’s New Terms and Services
6.It first started in 1936, when a Japanese businessman built a factory in
Tianjin which was named "Changho Works”. The brand name was changed to "Victory", and then renamed to "Zhongzi".
On July 5th, 1950, the first ________ _______ _________was produced. It was the brainchild of a worker named Huo Baoji.
It soon became a phenomenon in China when __________ was one of the three "must- haves“ of every citizen, alongside a sewing machine and watch - essential items in life that also offered a hint of wealth. There was a multiyear waiting list to get one, and even then you needed connections.
In 1989, this was gifted to President Bush and his wife on their visit to China. What is this?
Answer…
Flying Pigeon Bicycles.
7.Maidenform is a brassiere company in USA. During World War II, much like many other companies, it switched production towards producing necessary supplies for the war.
In addition to the parachutes that it manufactured, in December 1944, Maidenform agreed to make 28,500 special ____________s for the U.S. government.
The ________s were made out of porous materials, with a tighter woven fabric underneath. They also included an adjustable strap for paratroopers to strap across their chests. They would be attached to the outside of the paratrooper's jacket.
What was it that this brassiere company was asked to manufacture?
Answer…
Carrier Pigeon Vests.
8.This Hindu Temple is a historical monument that was constructed in
1892 and the credit of its construction is given to visiting Indian Merchants.
The Temple consists of a square room in the center of which is a jagged shaped, conical dome. The altar is on the northern wing and is made out of wood. The room itself is surrounded by corridors which were utilized for pilgrims to circle the room. While most Brahman temples are traditionally made of stone, however, due the climate of the place, rubble stones, mortar, coral rock, soil material and plaster was used in this Temple’s construction. It is said that it is a Shiva temple.
It’s also been said the Temple contained a number of statues of deities, however, around 1965 when the Hindus left the area, they were taken with them.
Where is this temple located?
Answer…
Bandar Abbas – Iran.
9.In natural disasters, sending relief goods is a major challenge and in
many cases, delayed delivery of goods has led to disastrous consequences.
In order to fasten the delivery of goods, a radical idea was proposed by a researcher at the University of Tokyo, to use something for the speedy delivery of relief goods, which could potentially help deliver goods over distances of 7000 miles within 40 minutes.
What did he propose we use to send relief goods, which he claimed would at the same time, solve another pressing issue?
Answer…
ICBM/Missiles designed for nuclear warheads.
10. This are pictures of a four million dollar house in New York. Where might you have seen this house before?
Answer…
Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Round VConnect.
+10 for individual answers.
Points for connect-
Q1: +30/-20
Q2: +20/-15
Q3: +15/-10
Q4: +10/-5
Q5: +5
1. +30/-20X is a huge beast that was killed by the god Apollo at Mount Parnassus, because it had persecuted Apollo’s mother, Leto, during her pregnancy. Apollo chased it to the oracle of Gaia at Delphi. He dared to penetrate the sacred precinct and killed it with his arrows beside the rock cleft where the priestess sat on her tripod.
In the earliest versions of this story, the beast is nameless and female, but later it is referred to as male and was called X. X was traditionally the child of Gaea (Earth) who had an oracle at Delphi before Apollo came.
The Y, which was held at Delphi were supposed to have been instituted by Apollo to celebrate his victory over X.
X, Y =?
X is the takeaway.
2. +20/-15 Dactylanthus taylorii is a parasitic plant that lives underground, wrapped around
the roots of native trees. It has no green leaves and no roots and grows only in New Zealand, and only in the North Island. Because it has been described as one of the strangest and darkest of parasitic plants, that lives on the roots of forest shrubs and trees coupled with the fact that it lives underground led to the nickname the ‘X’ Plant.
This parasitic plant connects to its host via a stem. The tree tissue where this stem attaches to the host becomes distorted into a weird but elegant burl-like structure. This deformed part of the root is popular and is sometimes sold in souvenir shops in New Zealand due to its distinct appearance. This also led to another nickname Y.
X, Y = ?
Y is the takeaway.
3. Identify the person in the video.First name is the takeaway. +15/-10
Video Removed.
4. What classical piece of literature is being shown through animation? +10/-5
Video Removed.
5. +5/0The modern version of X is derived from Manipur where the game was
known as 'Sagol Kangjei', 'Kanjai-bazee‘. But it was the anglicised form of a Tibetan word, referring to the wooden ball which was used, that was adopted by the sport in its slow spread to the west.
The first X club was established in the town of Silchar in Assam, India, in 1834 and the oldest ground is in Imphal. In Manipur, the game was not merely a “rich" game but was played even by commoners.
ID X.
Answers.
1. +30/-20X is a huge beast that was killed by the god Apollo at Mount Parnassus, because it had persecuted Apollo’s mother, Leto, during her pregnancy., and chased it to the oracle of Gaia at Delphi. He dared to penetrate the sacred precinct and kill it with his arrows beside the rock cleft where the priestess sat on her tripod.
In the earliest versions of this story, the beast is nameless and female, but later it is referred to as male and was called X. X was traditionally the child of Gaea (Earth) who had an oracle at Delphi before Apollo came.
The Y, which was held at Delphi were supposed to have been instituted by Apollo to celebrate his victory over X.
X, Y =?
X is the takeaway.
Answer…
X = Python; Y= Pythian Games
2. +20/-15 Dactylanthus taylorii is a parasitic plant that lives underground, wrapped around
the roots of native trees. It has no green leaved and no roots and grows only in New Zealand, and only in the North Island. The fact that it has been described as one of the strangest and darkest of parasitic plants, that lives on the roots of forest shrubs and trees coupled with the fact that it lives underground led to the nickname X.
This parasitic plant connects to its host via a stem. The tree tissue where this stem attaches to the host becomes distorted into a weird but elegant burl-like structure. This
deformed part of the root is popular due to its distinct appearance and led to another nickname Y.
X, Y = ?
Y is the takeaway.
Answer…
X= Hades Planet; Y = Woodrose
3. Identify the person in the video.First name is the takeaway. +15/-10
Answer…
Vijay Amritraj
4. What classical piece of literature is being shown through animation? +10/-5
Answer…
Meghaduta
5. +5/0The modern version of X is derived from Manipur where the game was
known as 'Sagol Kangjei', 'Kanjai-bazee‘. But it was the anglicised form of a Tibetan word, referring to the wooden ball which was used, that was adopted by the sport in its slow spread to the west.
The first X club was established in the town of Silchar in Assam, India, in 1834 and the oldest ground is in Imphal. In Manipur, the game was not merely a “rich" game but was played even by commoners.
ID X.
Answer…
Polo.
Connect:
Indian Military Operations.Operation Python – 1971 – Naval attack on Karachi in the Indo-Pak war.
Operation Woodrose -1984 – To prevent outbreak of widespread public protest post Operation Blue Star
Operation Vijay - 1961 – Annexation of Goa
Operaion Meghdoot – 1984 – Operation to capture Siachen Glacier
Operation Polo – 1948 – Annexation of Hyderabad
