the monthly quiz - june 15 to july 15 edition - answers
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Answers are to be sent via mail to: [email protected] on or
before July 10. Make sure you type your name, class, school/college and place in
the mail. If you win, you'll be asked to give your phone number for the prize.
Even if I ask you to not use Google, you are going to use it nevertheless. Anyway,
hoping you’ll obey: DON’T USE GOOGLE!!!
Spelling mistakes are tolerable. To a certain extent. But if the answer is Rahman and
you send me Raman, I’ll be thinking of the scientist CV and not the musician AR. You can’t argue that it was a spelling mistake,
then.
Stick to a single word. Or two words at maximum if it’s a name or something.
Unless rare cases of ‘Put funda’ are asked. For connect questions, don’t send in
paragraphs. Sentences are cuter.
I thought What? Just four rules for an online quiz? And so, this is the fifth dummy rule: Following people will be given preference: Deepika Padukone, Scarlett Johansonn (who's
in the blog's header image), Kriti Sanon, Shraddha Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Angelina Jolie, Emma Stone,
Amanda Seyfried, Megan Fox, Katherine Heigl, Drew Barrymore, Rebecca Hall, Kiera Knightley, Sonam Kapoor,
Nazriya Nazim and some others.
QuestionsAnswered
1
If you started as Pichu and end up as Raichu, who are you?
And what would the following mean to you: Growl, Nuzzle, Slam, Feint, Play Nice,
Double Team and Light Screen?
Pikachu.And those would be
your attacks or
moves
2
What is this the reason for?
After Von Laue's pioneering research, the field of crystallography developed rapidly, most
notably by physicists William Lawrence Bragg and his father William Henry Bragg. In
1912–1913, the younger Bragg developed Bragg's law, which connects the
observed scattering with reflections from evenly spaced planes within the crystal.
The Braggs, father and son, shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in crystallography. The earliest structures
were generally simple and marked by one-dimensional symmetry. However, as computational and experimental
methods improved over the next decades, it became feasible to deduce reliable atomic positions for more complicated two- and
three-dimensional arrangements of atoms in the unit-cell.
The potential of X-ray crystallography for determining the structure of molecules and minerals—then only known vaguely
from chemical and hydrodynamic experiments—was realized immediately. The earliest structures were simple inorganic
crystals and minerals, but even these revealed fundamental laws of physics and chemistry. The first atomic-resolution structure to
be "solved" (i.e., determined) in 1914 was that of table salt.
What is this the reason for?
This is the reason why 2014 has been declared as the International Year of Crystallography. 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of table
salt's atomic resolution. From the website www.iycr2014.org:
The International Year of Crystallography 2014 (IYCr2014) commemorates not only the centennial
of X-ray diffraction, which allowed the detailed study of crystalline material, but also the 400th
anniversary of Kepler’s observation in 1611 of the symmetrical form of ice crystals, which began the
wider study of the role of symmetry in matter.
NOBODY
ANSWERED
THIS!!!!
3
In picture is the Croatian football jersey. What lends the red and white checked
pattern on it?
Picture next slide
The Croatian Coat of Arms which is found in their flag
4
If the guy in the first image is to the second image, then what is to the guy in the third
image?
Images follow
First image
second image
Third image
?
Jumbo.
First image is Brett Lee (don't we all know?). Second image is of the
search engine Bing. Third is Anil Kumble. So, if Bing is to Brett Lee,
what is to Anil Kumble? Bing/Binga is Brett Lee's nickname. So Anil Kumble's nickname is Jumbo.
5
Complete the man in the
image's name: George Uglow
_ _ _ _.
Pope.
Answer: Pope. The G and the U in G U Pope stand for
George Uglow.
6 X? Y? Z?
One of President Nixon's speechwriters, Bill Safire, had prepared an address titled 'In The Event of X Disaster'. It went thus:
Fate has ordained that the men who went to the X to explore in peace will stay to rest in peace. These brave men, Y and Z, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.These two men are laying down their lives in mankind's most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding.They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.
In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man.In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man's search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts.' If the launch from the X had failed, Houston was to close down communications and leave Y and Z to their death. Give me X, Y and Z.
X – Moon, Y – Neil Armstrong and Z – Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin
The clues were aplenty: disaster, Nixon, Houston, stars and
constellations etc.
7
What follows is a graphical representation of an entity: follow any one ant closely to
notice the anomaly. What is this? Two words.
Next slide
Mobius Strip. The cool thing is that it has only one side. Wikipedia.
8
This is Eric Lafforgue,
a photographer.
The photograph in the next slide was shot by him. It is of a dance form in Kerala
called Theyyam / Theyyom. Why has this photo been in the Tamil film world news
recently / what has this photo supposedly inspired?
The photograph is said to have inspired the poster of Kamal
Hasan’s upcoming movie ‘Uttama Villain’.
9
X toning is a specialized treatment to give a black-and-white photographic print a warmer tone and to enhance its archival qualities. Chemicals are used to convert the metallic silver in the print to a sulfide compound, which is much more resistant to the effects of environmental pollutants such as atmospheric sulfur compounds. Silver sulfide is at least 50% more stable than silver.
There are three types of X toner in modern use:1. Sodium sulfide toners - the traditional 'rotten egg' toner;2. Thiourea (or 'thiocarbamide') toners - these are odorless and the tone can be varied according to the chemical mixture;3. Polysulfide or 'direct' toners - these do not require a bleaching stage.
What is X? Images follow
Sepia. Sitter.
10
Who?
Neymar Sr.
11
Who?
Madam Rolanda Hooch. Who handles Quidditch at Hogwarts.
12
Description of what? And what is X?A map of the world representing an
azimuthal equidistant projection centred on the North Pole, inscribed in a wreath consisting of crossed conventionalized
branches of the X tree, . . . The projection of the map extends to 60 degrees south
latitude, and includes five concentric circles.
The United Nations Flag. X is olive.
13
In the following slides are three pictures of men with a certain hairstyle. What is it
called as?
Caesar Cut :D
14
The title of the film whose poster is given in the left (Image 1) is actually possible. It's a skill, an art (Image 2; in the right). What
is it called as?
For those who don’t know Tamil, the title translates to ‘Shut up you mouth and
talk’. :D
Ventriloquism. Go Google.
15
X, Edward Snowden, Edith Windsor, Bashar Assad, Ted Cruz. Gimme X? And also
gimme what this list represents.
Pope Francis.Those are the people who
finished runner-up to him for
TIME’s Person of The Year
16
Long Visual Connect
DITTO
BRAINSTORM
HEAT + BLASTLogo of Miami Heat
DIAMOND + HEAD
EYE + GUYPoster of Tamil film ‘I’ ;Guy from ‘The Croods’
GREY MATTER
FOUR ARMSWorst clue of all :D
Ben 10 aliens
17
Long Visual Connect
Dante
from Devil May Care
Fred
From Scooby Doo
Hulk
Jo
Nickname of Jyothika,
Tamil actress
Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell of Australia
and KXIP
Oscar
Umm… the award
Victor
From X Men.Wolverine’s
brother.
Brazil’s football squad
18
By far, easiest of all connect questions here. Connect:
Caesar
From Rise of The Planet of
The Apes
Gollum
From the Lord of The Rings world
Andy Serkiz
He played both the characters.
Motion capture.
19
Connect
#1: Latin word for 'son' or 'male descendant‘
#2: Latin word for 'white‘
#3: ******** is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia on the Yarra Junction Noojee Road.
19Connect:
#1: Latin word for 'son' or 'male descendant‘
FILUS#2: Latin word for 'white‘
ALBUS#3: ******** is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia on the Yarra Junction Noojee Road.
GILDEROY
#4:
Quintus_______Flaccus
#4:
QuintusHoratiusFlaccus
a.k.a.
Horace
#5:
Music, poetry, medicine,
commerce, weaving, crafts, magic and one
more thing.
#5:
Minerva.
One more thing being wisdom.
#6
#6: POPPY
#7:
A German camera manufacturer
#7:A German camera manufacturer
ARGUS
First names of Hogwarts
staff.
20
Long Visual Connect
Alpha
There was a mistake in the question’s second image posted.
The error is regretted. Sorry for any inconvenience caused :D
Actual second image follows.
Thank you, Zainab :D
Bravo
Charlie
(Charlie Sheen)
Delta(In picture is the Ganges Delta)
Echo
A character from Ben 10,Echo Echo.
Foxtrot
Golf(Duh.)
Hotel
NATO Phonetic Alphabet
The response wasn’t too good. And it wasn’t too bad either. Had a few sparkling answers and
made friends :)
I hope you enjoyed and appreciated the quiz above as much as I enjoyed creating it. Happy
quizzing.
Next quiz is on July 15, 2014 atwww.gerleonimalan.blogspot.in
Gerleo Nimalan