Venue -- J.N. Tata Auditorium, IIS, Bangalore
Date -- 28 November 2013, Friday.
Age limit -- Classes 8 to 10.
Prelims
1) Which nuclear disaster, which occurred in 1986, does this map depict?
2) Which company, founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka, introduced the first commercially successful radio in 1952?
3) On which principle does the fountain pen work?
4) For what reason was this doodle used by Google on 22 April, 2007?
6) Which acid is used in car batteries?
7) Who is this person, who cloned the world's first sheep?
8) What is the common name for the disease which is technically known as methemoglobinaemia?
9) What is the name of the 2006 documentary which was subtitled "A Global Warning" and whose advertising poster is shown here?
10) What is the name of the instrument shown here, which is used to measure electric current?
11) How many chambers are present in the human heart?
12) What gas was responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy?
13) Which compound makes toothpaste white in colour?
14) Which is the only continent on which giraffes are found?
15) What is the name of the disease which is commonly known as "The White Death"?
Hint: It can be cured using the treatment known as DOTS.
16) <A video clip was shown from the James Bond movie Skyfall, showing the Queen and Bond flying over London in a helicopter.> What is the name of the tourist attraction shown in this video which is known for being one of the largest of its kind, apart from being one of the most highly-paid tourist attractions in London?
17) In the film ఈగ (Fly), what is the name of the camera used to shoot scenes from the fly's point of view?
18) Which country is known as the Land of the Flying Fish?
Hint: +Rihanna comes from this country.
19) Who is the founder and chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies, who authored an autobiography titled Losing My Virginity?
20) What is the name of this phenomenon?
Answers
1) The Chernobyl disaster.
2) Sony.
3) Capillary action.
4) Earth Day.
5) Homoeopathy.
6) Sulphuric acid.
7) Ian Wilmut.
8) Blue baby syndrome.
9) An Inconvenient Truth (by +Al Gore).
10) Galvanometer.
11) 4.
12) Methyl isocyanate.
13) Titanium dioxide.
14) Africa.
15) Tuberculosis.
16) London Eye.
17) Scorpio.
18) Barbados.
19) +Richard Branson.
20) Recoil.
Bumper question: Fill in the blank.
Finals
Round 1 -- Blastoff
Round 2 -- Spectrum
Round 3 -- Orbital Velocity
Round 4 -- Salvo - The Rapid Fire
Round 1
1) A particular thing was developed in August 2013 by Maastricht University in the Netherlands, which had a backing of a quarter million euro by +Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google. What are we talking about?
A. The first artificial beefburger.
2) Before the first humans went to space, a wide variety of animals were sent to space. However, birds were never sent. Why?
A. Because the lack of gravity would adversely affect birds' ability to fly.
3) Compounds of this substance are used to cure inflammations caused by psoriatic arthritis and other such diseases. Recent studies have found that it also has the potential to cure certain types of cancer. Which element is this?
A. Gold.
4) What is mariculture?
A. The rearing of fish and other aquatic organisms in a saltwater environment.
5) Which was the first completely artificial fibre to be produced?
A. Nylon.
6) In the Roman era, this metal was obtained mainly from Cyprus, and got its name from this place. What is it known as today?
A. Copper.
Audience question: Who invented the equals (=) symbol?
A. Robert Recorde.
Round 2
1) To mark what medical milestone was this Amul ad created?
N.B. : This question was not asked because its answer was prematurely shown.
A. The first test-tube baby.
N.B. : This question was not asked because its answer was prematurely shown.
A. The first test-tube baby.
2) What is this?
3) To commemorate what was this stamp issued?
4) What does this picture show?
A. The aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
5) What does this picture show?
A. Laika the dog.
6) The blue circle shows the Large Hadron Collider. What does the green circle show?
A. CERN.
7. What kind of vehicle was invented by Christopher Cockerell?
A. Hovercraft.
Round 3
1) In 1914, if people wanted to travel very fast over long distances, they would take a car instead of a plane. Why was this so?
A. Because cars were faster than planes.
2) What is the active chemical substance in the salivary secretion of leeches, which prevents the blood from clotting while sucking blood from animals?
A. Hirudin.
3) In which US national park is the Old Faithful geyser located?
A. Yellowstone National Park.
4) Which programming language was developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie?
A. C
5) Which is the only part of the human body which receives no blood supply, and instead takes in oxygen directly from the air?
A. Cornea.
6) The votes of Michael Fincke and Gregory Chamitoff in the Obama elections were something unusual. What was extraordinary about their votes?
A. They voted from space.
Aud: "The maximum possible mass of a stable cold star, above which it must collapse to become a black hole." What is the name of this law and who is it named after?
A. The Chandrashekhar limit, after Subrahmanyan Chandrashekhar.
Round 4 -- Rapid Fire
1) Which 2-word term is used to describe an upward speed of 40,000 km/h?
A. Escape velocity.
2) What is technically known as the laryngeal prominence?
A. Adam's apple.
3) What type of lens is known as a meniscus?
A. A convex-concave lens.
4) In accordance with what principle are insects able to walk on water?
A. Surface tension.
5) In the CGS system of measurement units, it is a dyne. What is it in the SI system?
A. Newton.
6) In its earliest form in 1176, a hand-cranked propellor was used to operate it. What is it?
A. Submarine.
7) What was first extracted from opium by Friedrich Sertürner in 1903?
A. Morphine.
8) What is the usual colour of copper sulphate?
A. Blue.
9) Who proposed that light is made of packets of energy?
A. Albert Einstein.
10) What is the abbreviation of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation?
A. Laser.
Aud: Who proposed the variable x for an unknown quantity? He said, "I think, I know, therefore I am."
A. René Descartes.
Answer to Bumper Question: Chemical.
Answer to Bumper Question: Chemical.
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