OAKRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLTREASURE FEST

BRAINWAVE22ND AUGUST 2014

QUIZ - FINALSSree Nihit & Aditya Varma

CONTACT: sreenihit@gmail.com

WITH CONTENT CONTRIBUTION FROM THEJA KANUMARY AND PRADYUMNA

TAMBWEKAR

FINALS

FORMAT

4 ROUNDS

45 QUESTIONS

2 WRITTEN AND 2 ON POUNCE

QUIZ MASTER’S DECISION IS FINAL

ROUND 1

INFINITE POUNCE

+10/-5

Q1.

This country’s top-level domain was assigned to this country shortly before the country ceased to exist.

The country was to be assigned a four letter domain but was instead assigned this two letter domain. After it formally ceased to exist, for two years this nation did not have a top-level domain, following which it was assigned this domain that is in use now.

The old domain is however still in use, with the new government and users requesting the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to not deregister it.

In 2001, ICANN starting accepting domain registrations with this tld once again

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

.SU – (USSR)

Q2.

________ is hard outer covering of many insects.

However, today, this world is slowly coming to refer to the machines, which involve performance augmentation involving body armour being developed for soldiers that will significantly increase their capacity.

General Electric developed the first _________device in the 1960s. Called the Hardiman, it was a hydraulic and electrical body suit, however, it was too heavy and bulky to be of military use.

Perhaps the most prolific example of this is Iron Man.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

EXOSKELETON

Q3. WHAT IS SVII USED TO STUDY?

The Seaview SVII is an underwater camera built by the Catlin Seaview Survey team to photograph X and provide visual documentation of X's health. The camera is designed to be controlled by a diver in shallow waters, and has a propeller mounted at the rear. Only two SVIIs are currently in existence.

The survey started in September 2012, and was focused on sections of X across a range of depths. In addition to imaging shallow X, this also lead to the discovery of one of the deepest known X, located at a depth of 125 metres.

Imagery generated by the SVIIs was also incorporated into Google's existing Earth and StreetView platforms to increase public awareness of the risks faced by X.

THE SVII:

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

CORAL REEFS

Q4. FITB.

When ______ first appeared in 1939, his chest emblem neither had a head nor ears. The number of points along the bottom of _____ varied but 5 was the most common.

Over the years, it has undergone multiple changes, with curves appearing and disappearing, the head becoming more prominent and the shape and size changing.

The latest avatar, which will be seen properly next year, is taller and thicker when compared to the previous one.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

BATMAN’S SYMBOL

Q5. WHICH ENTITY/ORGANIZATION’S NEW LOGO?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

Q6.

A description of one the earliest versions of this instrument, from China in AD 132 is as follows:

“A large bronze vessel, about 2 meters in diameter; at eight points around the top were dragon's heads holding bronze balls. When there was an _______, one of the mouths would open and drop its ball into a bronze toad at the base, making a sound and supposedly showing the direction of the ________.”

What is being described?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

SEISMOGRAPH

Q7.

X was badly injured in 1961 as he was driving home in San Francisco. He collided with another car and was almost killed and slipped into a coma. His son and wife spent two weeks at his bedside trying to revive him, but got no response.

One day, about 14 days after the accident, one of X’s neurologists walked into the room and tried something completely new. He went to X’s bed and asked, “Y, how are you doing today?” There was a pause then, in a weak voice, came the famous reply that most people in the world would recognize.

One neurologist’s opinion was that X was such a hard-working professional that things like Y lived on, protected from the brain injury, deep in his unconscious mind. The doctor’s question must have sounded like a director’s cue.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

X = MEL BLANC; Y = BUGS BUNNY

Q8.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) introduced a unique measure to identify over speeding vehicles and reduce the number of accidents. Even though the initiative was welcomed, its proved to be useless.

Taxi drivers go up and down the hill at their regular speeds, then stop their vehicles a few hundred meters ahead of the destination and wait.

This has ultimately lead to more traffic jams and pilgrim inconvenience at the top and bottom of the hill. Even certain TTD officials admitted the use of laser speed monitors or some kind of similar technology should have been installed instead of the present solution.

What method did they introduce?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

OFFICIALS RECORD START AND END TIME OF THE TRIPS

You have to take at least 28 minutes going up and at least 40 minutes going down.

But drivers go normally, stop the car some distance before the end and just wait until the time limit is reached.

Q9.

Six ceramic figurines were discovered in a royal X tomb in Guatemala in 2012. A team of archaeologists believe they have unravelled the mysterious symbolism behind these artefacts.

One role was to accompany the king to the underworld in 500 B.C.

Four stood at the cardinal points, the corners of the X universe.

Two others, positioned east and west, likely represented the daily cycle of the rising and setting sun.

That symbol of constant rebirth may allude to the staple crop of corn sprouting anew every year - a nod to the king's own mythical role as the corn god.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

MAYAN

Q10. WHY IS IT FAMOUS?

The southwestern hotel was a lavish hotel built in 1872 next to the Southampton terminus and the Southampton docks. The hotel has a direct view of the Southampton docks.

Now known as South Western House, the building is no longer a hotel and instead contains a number of apartments.

This building is famous for a completely different reason. Why?

Picture on the next slide

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

THE HOTEL AT WHICH THE PASSANGERS OF THE TITANIC STAYED IN BEFORE BOARDING THE TITANIC.

Q11.During the Nigerian Civil War of the late 20th century, the Nigerian military formed a blockade around the nation's newly independent region, Biafra. France was the only major country supportive of the Biafrans and the conditions within the blockade were unknown to the world.

A number of French doctors volunteered with the French Red Cross to work in hospitals and feeding centers in besieged Biafra.

They believed that all people have the right to medical care regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people outweigh respect for nationality.

The birth of which organization?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES/ ‘DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS’’

Q12. X=?, Y=?X fans in Y have started an online petition to have the video game include Y-language support,. The game is one of the most successful video-game franchises in the world.

Playing X games in Y and “having deeper understanding of the beautiful X universe is our biggest dream all the time,” the petition says, adding, “There is an obvious barrier to bring more players in Y there is no in-game Y support.”

Adding the language might be a good idea for the company, with Y having lifted a decade-long ban on video-game sales earlier this year. The petition notes there are also fewer obstacles to investing in the Y market, including a reduced threat of piracy thanks to stronger copyright protection

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

X= POKEMON; Y=CHINA

Q13.

Marshal Georgi Zhukov was a famous Russian war hero.

When Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower introduced ______ to Zhukov, the Russian liked it. But he also knew how Stalin would react if one of his generals was seen with ________ an American imperialist symbol.

The folks at ________ were as accommodating as could be. A chemist removed the caramel color, and they put it in a clear bottle with a white cap and red star. The first shipment of White ______ had 50 cases.

In fact during WWII, the German branch of _____ passed out _____ at Hitler Youth rallies and displayed huge swastikas at conventions.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

COCA COLA

Q14.

These elevators are special elevators that operate automatically without human intervention. Such elevators may stop at every floor, at alternate floors or rise to the top and stop at every floor while going down.

Such modes in elevators are activated during certain periods only and are found in certain parts of the world and serve a very specific purpose and specific people.

What are these elevators?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

SHABBAT ELEVATORS.

Q15. WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THEIR HAIR-COLOR?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

AURORA BOREALIS.

ROUND IIINVENTIONS

Every question is related to the invention or origin of certain objects.

+10/-0

WRITTEN ROUND.

Q1

In 1954 Dee Horton and Lew Hewitt invented the _______.

They saw that existing swing doors had difficulty operating in winds. So the two men went to work inventing a __________ that would circumvent the problem of high winds and their damaging effect.

They thus formed Horton Inc. was formed in 1960, literally establishing a brand-new industry.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

AUTOMATIC DOORS

Q2

Charles Drew was a honor student at McGill University Medical School, where he specialized in physiological anatomy

It was during his work at Columbia University where he made his discoveries relating to the preservation of _______. By separating the liquid ________ from the near solid plasma and freezing the two separately, he found that _________ could be preserved and reconstituted at a later date.

This revolutionized the medical profession.

What did Charles Drew discover/invent?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

BLOOD BANKS/TRANSFUSION

Q3.

X did not invent the very first Y, he improved upon the designs of those invented by Peter Desdega and Michael Faraday. X was also the inventor of the carbon-zinc electric cell , the grease-spot photometer, the filter pump , the ice calorimeter and the vapour calorimeter .

X co-discovered the element caesium in 1860, and co-discovered rubidium in 1861 with Gustav Kirchhoff, and advanced the sciences of photochemistry and organic chemistry.

His improved version of Y is now called the X-Y.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

X = BUNSEN; Y= BURNERS (LAB BURNERS)- BUNSEN BURNERS

Q4.

Percy Shaw, a manufacturer and inventor invented _____ in the 1900s.

The area in which Percy Shaw lived was prone to fog and the local roads were often hazardous for motorists. He decided to create the _____s that would be set into the surface of unlit roads. He was inspired by the reflection of car headlights in road signs.

He set up a company to manufacture the _____ , however, sales were sluggish until the Ministry of Transport made ________ compulsory for British roads

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

CAT’S EYES.

Q5.

This 95th percentile adult __________ was originally developed by Sierra Engineering Co. under a contract with the United States Air Force, to be used for evaluation of aircraft ejection seats on rocket sled tests.

Since then ____ have undergone multiple changes and technological advancements.

In 1987, a popular company now using and developing this technology transferred its Hybrid III technology to a _______ representing a 5th percentile female. Also in the late 1980s, the Center for Disease Control issued a contract for a family of Hybrid III ______, which included a 95th percentile male, a small female, a six-year-old child, and a new three-year-old Hybrid III.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

CRASH TEST DUMMIES

Q6.

The first _______was designed by George W. ______, a bridge-builder from, Pennsylvania. ______ began his career in the railroad industry and then pursued an interest in bridge building

He built the _______ for the 1893 World's Fair, which was held in Chicago to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus's landing in America. The Chicago Fair's organizers wanted something that would rival the Eiffel Tower.

It was considered an engineering wonder: two 140-foot steel towers supported it; they were connected by a 45-foot axle, the largest single piece of forged steel ever made up until that time. The _______ section had a diameter of 250 feet and a circumference of 825 feet.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

FERRIS WHEEL

Q7.

Cecile B DeMille was the first director to use a ______, something that is commonly associated with directors on the movie set.

It is likely that ________ were a consequence of theatrical costumes, an innovation from Greece in the 6th century BC.

The most important feature of the theatrical Greek costume was the mask, which indicated the character's age, gender, and customary mood. The masks were made of linen, cork or wood and were skillfully carved and painted. Their funnel shaped mouths are thought to have acted as ________ to amplify the voice.

Many cultures also employ masks with which to disguise the voice in magical or religious rites.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

MEGAPHONES.

Q8.__________ was invented by Earl Silas (1908-1983).

He was a plastics innovator, who began experimenting with polyethylene, a new material used primarily for insulation, radar, and radio equipment.

Eager to work with the new material, he asked for some material to work with and his supervisor at DuPont gave him a black, inflexible piece of polyethylene slag, a waste product of the oil refining process.

He purified the slag and molded it to create light-weight, non-breakable ________.

He patented the ________ seal in 1947. and used "_________ Parties" to market the product.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

TUPPERWARE.

Q9.One of the earliest ______ machine was the mechanical lever _____ machine.

On mechanical lever ______ machines, the name is assigned a particular lever in a rectangular array of levers on the front of the machine. A set of printed strips visible to the user identifies the lever assignment for each name.

The machine is enabled with a lever that also closes a privacy curtain. The selected levers are pulled down to indicate choices.

When the user exits the room by opening the privacy curtain with the handle, the levers are automatically returned to their original horizontal position.

The first official use was in Lockport, New York in 1892.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

VOTING MACHINES

Q10.

________ was invented by Christopher Cockerell in 1956.

The theory behind the _______, was first tested in 1955 using an empty KiteKat cat food tin inside a coffee tin, an industrial air blower and a pair of kitchen scales.

Sir Christopher Cockerell developed the first practical _________ designs, these led to the first ________ to be produced commercially.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

HOVERCRAFTS

ROUND III

15 QUESTIONS

+10/-5 ON POUNCE

Q1.

This weapon was well known as a sailor’s weapon of choice because it could cut rope and was useful for close quarters fighting.

It became widely associated with Pirates and many believed that they originally invented the weapon.

It was popular in the Navy of USA and Britain and was last recorded in use in 1940. It was however available as a weapon choice in the US Navy until 1949 following which it became a ceremonial add-on for the official uniform.

What weapon?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

CUTLASS

Q2.

________ is a ranking system that is used by the Government of India to allocate House Rent Allowance to public servants and is also used by the Indian Revenue Service to provide income tax exemptions.

This ranking or classification system was revised multiple times and the latest was in 2008 after the Sixth Central Pay Commission’s recommendation which changed the system by renaming “A-1 to X”, “A, B-1 and B-2 to Y” and “C and unclassified to Z”.

What ranking system is this or what is X,Y and Z better known as?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

TIER I, TIER II AND TIER III CITIES.RANKING OF CITIES.

Q3.

X is a fairly modern sport. It's origins can be traced back the successful marketing of hotelier Caspar Badrutt, who enticed English tourists to stay over the winter in St. Moritz. The more adventurous of English guests soon became bored and adapted boys' delivery _____ to speed down the village's roads, lanes and alleys.

What sport?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

BOBSLEDDING

Q4. WHAT IS THIS ALLOY MADE FROM?

From War to Peace is a company that specializes in jewelry and art made of a special alloy that they have trademarked called Peace Bronze™.

The company believes in a world without war and with peace ad harmony and donates 20% of all profits to peace and social justice organizations committed to transforming the world like Veterans for Peace, the National Peace Corps Association, and the International Peace Bureau etc.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

DISARMED NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Q5. REFERENCE TO?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR POTATO SALAD

Q6.

A company in New York launched a service to create unique art works such as these.

The final product comes in 17 different color schemes and four different sizes and every piece in unique,

How is this art unique?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

GENETIC ARTBASED ON YOUR DNA

Q7. BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES OF WHAT AND WHERE?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

CURIOSITY ON MARS. THE RED DUST COATED THE ROVER.

Q8. WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THESE FONTS/CHARACTERS?

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

INSPIRED BY NATIONAL FLAGS

Q9. WHAT IS IT SAID TO RESEMBLE?

The following are pictures of the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. The building's structural design is said to resemble ________, symbolizing livelihood and prosperity.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

GROWING BAMBOO SHOOTS

Q10.

______ Equivalent Dose is an informal unit of measurement of ionizing radiation that is used as a measure of comparison and is used to describe the potential dose of naturally occurring radiation that is present in ________.

An individual _____ is insignificant in terms of medical and environmental terms, but a truckload of _______ can trigger false alarms when passing through a Radioactivity monitor.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

BANANA. BANANA EQUIVALENT DOSE. (B.E.D.)

Q11.

A _________ is a V-shaped pattern.

The word is usually used in architecture, or used to refer to a badge or insignia used in military or police uniforms to indicate rank or length of service. It is also very often seen in flags or in coat of arms.

It is also the name of a large company that has inverted _______ in honor of Albert Einstein who used to draw ______ in the margins of his mathematical notes.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

CHEVRON

Q12. MAKEOVER FOR WHAT STRCUTURE?BIGGER PICTURE ON NEXT SLIDE.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

PANAMA CANAL.

Q13.

In addition to the 80 divers involved, there was an 81st diver who was tasked with filming the others. This diver had a camera attached to his forehead.

He was not part of the logo and his job was to fly above the rest. He therefore timed his jump accordingly; he jumped after the others. This diver wore yellow while the other 80 wore red. This ensured his presence didn't distract them from their choreographed moves.

About the logo being the heart of the film, he adds, "In our business, people shy away from the logo… they put it right at the end. But this film is like 'manufacture speak' for the brand."

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

HONDA AD – LOGO

Q14.

Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. served as United States Naval Aviator during the Vietnam War.

In 1965, Commander Denton lead twenty-eight planes on a bombing mission. After his plane was shot down, Denton was taken prisoner and remained a POW for nearly 8 years.

In 1966, Denton was forced to participate as an American POW in a televised press conference by his North Vietnamese captors. He used the opportunity to communicate and confirm for the first time to the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence that American POWs were being tortured in North Vietnam.

He repeatedly _____________ during the interview, spelling out the word, "T-O-R-T-U-R-E" using ____________. He was later awarded the Navy Cross for heroism while a prisoner of war.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

USED MORSE CODE BY BLINKING HIS EYES

Q14.A Guide X is an experimental mobility option for blind people who do not wish to or cannot use a guide dog.

They are provided by The Guide X Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide miniature X as assistance animals to blind users living in rural areas.

There are several advantages to using a X rather than a dog.:

Miniature X, with an average lifespan of thirty years, live much longer than dogs, and for those allergic to or frightened of dogs, a X could make a good alternative.

However, a X must live outdoors, requiring a shelter and room to move about when not on duty.

Guide X users may also find difficulty in transporting a miniature X on limited-spaced public transportation, such as on buses or taxis. Some individuals also are concerned that a X's powerful fight-or-flight instinct may lead it to have less predictable behavior than that of a dog.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

GUIDE HORSES.

Q15In the late 1960s in USA, a man names John Hengel heard a woman say that she relied on grocery store dumpsters to find food for her children. She gave him an idea: create a place where food could be _______ and _________, as at a ________. Today X's are on the rise around the world.

In the United States and Australia, X's usually operate on the "warehouse" model. They act as food storage and distribution depots for smaller front line agencies; and usually do not themselves give out food directly to the hungry.

Outside North America and Australia, the "front line" model is often found. Such X give out most or all of their food directly to the end users.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

FOOD BANKS.

ROUND IV

WRITTEN ROUND

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Q2.

Q3.

Q4.

Q5.

ANSWERS:

Q1.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

KARATE

Q2.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

AUDIO BOOKS

Q3.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN

Q4.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

MONOPOLY

Q5.

ANSWER FOLLOWS.

SAFARI

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