K-Circle Quiz

March 2015

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William Shockley is credited with the invention of

the semiconductor Transistor while working at Bell

Labs.

Bell Labs promptly patented the invention in the

late 1940s and started charging royalties for

commercial or research use of the transistor.

However, as a tribute to a person and that

person’s lifelong dedication, companies or

individuals wanting to use the transistor in certain

type of medical devices were exempt from

royalties.

Which products, as tribute to whom?

Answer follows…

Hearing aids. To honor Alexander Graham Bell for

his lifelong advocacy of eradicating deafness.

A play on the name of a science, what 9-lettered

term is pejoratively used to describe the following

photographs?

Answer follows…

Arkeology, the alleged photographic evidence of

Noah’s ark.

This doodle commemorated the 100th birthday of a Nobel laureate whose most famous work is titled after the legend shown in the animation.

Who and what legend?

Answer follows…

Albert Camus

Myth of Sisyphus

Sisyphus was the Sinner, condemned in Tartarus to

an eternity of rolling a boulder uphill then watching

it roll back down again.

In a section in France's Bibliotheque National

library some manuscripts are stored in boxes

created from a special material. These

manuscripts are believed to be created about

100 years back in the 1910s.

Any visitor to the Bibliotheque wishing to

access these manuscripts must do so under

stipulated special guidelines, and only after

signing a waiver of liability.

What are these manuscripts, authored by

whom?

Answer follows…

The original research papers of Marie Curie. These

are laced with radioactive Polonium and are still

radiating.

'Photon Polarization' is a property of light which is central

to the wave (oscillating) nature of light. Polarization is an

inseparable property of a photon and a photon without

polarization is theoretically not possible. Polarization is

measured using a device called Interferometer.

In November 2013, through an experimental set-up,

physicists were able to show that a photon will travel

through the left arm of an interferometer with 100%

certainty, yet its polarization can be detected in the right

arm, where there is 0% probability of the photon traveling.

That is, the photon is in one place while its polarization is

in another, thus contradicting theory and resulting in a

paradox.

This paradox is appropriately named after which fictional

character that appeared first in a 19th century book?

Answer follows…

Cheshire Cat Paradox.

" Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin," thought Alice; " but a

grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing I ever say in my

life!"

Kurokos are Japanese

Kabuki stage performers,

dressed in all black as

shown here, and form an

important part of

traditional Kabuki stage

performances.

For what purpose are the

Kuroko performers dressed

like this?

Answer follows…

The all black dress makes them invisible against the black

background, thus helping produce special effects on stage like

object flying in the air. (Here is a stunning video of Kurokos in

action!)

Following is the description of a test demonstrated in

Mythbusters (a TV program on Discovery channel investigating

popular rumours and myths):

To begin the test, the Mythbusters were exposed to bright

light and then sent into a dark room with light-accustomed

eyes and were told to complete certain objectives. Their

movements were hampered by the darkness and it took them

five minutes to finish.

Then, the Mythbusters were exposed to bright light for 30

minutes, with only one eye exposed and the other covered.

Then, they were sent into a rearranged but equally dark room

after covering the eye that was exposed to light. In this case,

the Mythbusters were able to complete the test in less than

two minutes.

Which myth was thus deemed ‘Plausible’ by the Mythbusters?

Answer follows…

The myth that Pirates wore eye patches to preserve night

vision in one eye.

Pirates frequently had to move above and below decks,

from daylight to near darkness, and the smart ones wore a

patch over one eye to keep it dark-adapted outside.

This image of a

Pulsar wind Nebula,

produced by the

dense remnant of a

star was captured by

a NASA telescope in

January 2014.

What phrase is

being used to

describe this

formation,

reminiscent of a

famous sport

incident of the

1980s?

Answer follows…

Hand of God

In a 2013 Sinquefield Chess Cup match, Hikashi Nakamura played the

match against Carlsen with sunglasses on throughout the match.

Though Nakamura tweeted that the reason for his sunglasses was that

he "just felt like doing something different", many fans on social media

and chess blogs were citing a bizarre reason for the sunglasses which

might have saved him the game against Carlsen.

What was the alleged reason for the sunglasses?

Answer follows…

There is a belief among some fans that Magnus

Carlsen can hypnotize the opponent and turn the

game in his favour.

The reflective sunglasses were supposedly to avoid

eye contact with Carlsen.

What is the lexical connect of the two

videos?

Answer follows…

Don Juan and Casanova, used synonymously

for ‘Womanizer’

Name the book in which this appears and what

is it a description of:

“Look! Brahmins and chumars, bankers and

tinkers, barbers and bunnias, pilgrims and

potters—all the world going and coming. It is to

me as a river from which I am withdrawn like a

log after a flood.

And truly the _____ _____ ____ is a wonderful

spectacle. It runs straight, ………….—such a river

of life as nowhere else exists in the world.”

Answer follows…

Kim (Rudyard Kipling)

Grand Trunk Road

Located on the Norwegian island of

Spitsbergen in the remote Arctic Svalbard

archipelago, this structure is called the

'Doomsday Vault'.

This location was chosen for this structure

because the natural formation of permafrost

soil and thick rock ensure that, even in the

case of a power cut, the inside of the structure

remain frozen. What is the purpose of this

structure?

Pictures follow…

Answer follows…

It is a seedbank.

The seed vault is an attempt to insure against the

loss of seeds in other gene banks during large-scale

regional or global crises.

More than 800000 seed samples from various parts

of the world are stored in the vault.

The _X_ test is a urine test used to detect the concentration

of the alkaloid _X_ and is mandated by most of the

insurance companies for insurance applicant.

The high concentration of this chemical in the urine is an

indication that the applicant is at higher risk of developing

certain diseases and the application is liable for rejection.

The name of this chemical _X_ is an anagram of name of

another chemical _Y_.

_Y_ is named after a 16th century French diplomat who is

known to have introduced a "simple headache remedy" for

the French queen. This ‘remedy’ later became identified

with the pleasures of nobility.

X, Y?

Answer follows…

Cotinine test.

Nicotine.

Jean Nicot.

High concentration of Cotinine in the urine is an

indication of a regular smoker and the insurance

application is liable for rejection.

Which tree is depicted

on this stamp?

Answer follows…

Chickle tree, the source of chewing gum, a major

industry in Mesoamerica.

In his autobiography, who is describing his favourite pastime?

I practiced and I practiced until I could get the last two numbers

off an open filing cabinet, hardly looking at the dial. Then, when

I'd be in some guy's office discussing some [science] problem, I'd

lean against his opened filing cabinet, and just like a guy who's

jiggling keys absent-mindedly while he's talking, I'd just wobble

the dial back and forth. Sometimes I'd put my finger on the bolt

so I wouldn't have to look to see if it's coming up. In this way I

picked off the last two numbers of various filing cabinets. When I

got back to my office I would write the two numbers down on a

piece of paper.

After a while my reputation began to sail, because things like

this would happen: Somebody would say, "Hey, __________!

Christy's out of town and we need a document from his safe--

can you open it?"

Answer follows…

Richard Feynman's favourite pastime at Los Alamos

during the Manhattan Project – Lock picking.

This constellation is

depicted as dolphinfish

(Coryphaena) and is

known by a popular name

that is the Portuguese

word for this fish.

This name also finds

frequent mention in

literature as the name of a

legendary king, most

notably in Milton's Lost

Paradise and Voltaire's

Candide.

What is the name?

Answer follows…

Constellation Dorado.

The name of the king is El Dorado

Shown here is an object designed by Scottish physiologist, John Haldane

in early 1900s. Fitted with Oxygen cylinder on top, this box would be

carried by people of certain profession during their professional duties

and would act as warning mechanism and a life saver.

The way this this device was used, gives rise to an idiomatic expression

meaning “advanced warning of impending danger”

What phrase OR how was this device used?

Answer follows…

Canary in the coal mine!

To test for gas the glass door was opened to let air in. If the bird

showed signs of distress the miners were alerted to the

presence of carbon monoxide. The door was then shut and a

valve opened to let in oxygen to revive the canary. This method

saved thousands of lives across the world.

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother is seen here on

the occasion of inauguration of the monument in

Ontario Canada.

What is blanked out on the plaque?

Identify the statue besides this monument.

Answer follows…

Frederick Banting Flame

of Hope. This is an

eternal flame dedicated

to Diabetics throughout

world, never to be

doused until a cure of

diabetes is found.

In liturgy, the canonical hours mark the divisions of the day in terms

of periods of fixed prayer at regular intervals.

By the 9th century, the canonical offices consisted of eight daily

prayer events:

1. Lauds : At daybreak

2. Prime : First hour of daylight (6.00 AM)

3. Terce : 9.00 AM

4. Sext : 12.00 Noon

5. _____ : Etymologically similar to the day of the half moon (eight

days before the Ides) in the Roman calendar.

6. _______ : Latin word for evening, evocative of a fictional

character featured in Ian Fleming's novel "Casino Royale".

7. Compline : Before retiring for night

8. Vigil : On festive occasions.

Answer follows…

5. None : Ninth hour of the day (3.00 PM)

6. Vespers (Vesper Lynd from Casino Royale)

Hapax Legomena pose particular problems for

cryptographers to decipher ancient texts.

Some literary examples of Hapax Legomena are:

“Honorificabilitudinitatibus” in works of Shakespeare

“Zanjabil” (Ginger) in Koran

“Zechuchith” (Glass) in the Hebrew Bible

So, what is a Hapax Legomenon?

Answer follows…

A word which occurs only once in either the written

record of a language, the works of an author, or in a

single text.

For example, the mention of word

Honorificabilitudinitatibus appears only once in the

entire works of Shakeapeare.

On the 60th anniversary of this tragedy on March 27, 1997,

the then president of a country issued an apology to the

citizens of another country :

"The victims of that brutal attack have been exposed to

tremendous sufferings. We hereby swear that the horror

caused by our air force will never be repeated. We wish to

extend hand of friendship and reconciliation and hope for

peace for the future for the people of both nations."

Name the two countries.

What is the subject of this apology, that has been also the

subject of several artistic depictions, poetry, music and

even a short film?

Answer follows…

German apology to Spain for Bombings of Guernica

According to biographers, madness was a regular guest in his home.

His grandmother had schizophrenia, his mother, sister and his

daughter all suffered depression and mental problems and his most

beloved uncle, British MP, Sir Samuel Romilly committed suicide by

slitting his throat.

In spite of this, he excelled in academics and in 1814 he invented a

“log-log” slide rule for calculating the roots and powers of numbers.

His explanation of the illusion of motion and persistence of vision was

an important point in the history of motion pictures.

He contributed with articles for several editions of Encyclopaedia

Britannica.

As a tribute to him, the 20th century poet Sylvia Plath called herself

"_______'s Strumpet".

His most famous creation gained popularity in USA when Americans

went crazy for crossword puzzles in the 1920s.

Who?

Answer follows…

Peter Mark Roget

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This is a 1783 painting by a

French painter Louise Le Burn.

a) Who is the subject of the

painting?

b) The dress worn by the lady

in the painting is a stylized

depiction of a type of

undergarment, the name of

which is borrowed from the

Urdu word for Shirt. What is

such dress called?

c) The fabric of the dress

shown in the painting takes its

name from a city, now in

modern day Iraq. What is the

fabric called?

In 2011, Government of South Korea passed a law

which would ban all gamers aged under 16 from

playing online games between midnight and 6:00

am.

This shutdown law is known by what appropriate

alternative name?

The name of this software literally means "a stupid or worthless person (especially a man)".The original author of the software ostensibly states that being an 'egotistical bastard', the software is indeed named after himself.Name the software and the author.

Popular in the early 1900s,

these type of theatres in USA

used gaudy posters and

ornamented facades to

attract customers.

The name used for these

theatres was a combination

of the common word for the

US 5-cent coin and the Greek

word for "singing place”.

What were these called?

Following are two examples for the syntax

of an esoteric programming language.

What is the name of the programming

language?

Operation : a = (b + 5) > c

Program :

GET TO THE CHOPPER a

HERE IS MY INVITATION b

GET UP 5

LET OFF SOME STEAM BENNET c

ENOUGH TALK

Operation : if(a) print "a is true"

else print "a is not true“

Program :

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SAY PLEASE a

TALK TO THE HAND "a is true"

BULLSHIT

TALK TO THE HAND "a is not true"

YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR LOGIC

Their official website says that "Established in

1767, it is the oldest engineering and scientific

department of government of India."

The motto of the department, depicted on the

logo, is the Sanskrit phrase : "Aa Setu

Himalacham", meaning "From the Setu to the

Himalayas“.

This motto in essence represents the purpose of

their office, but ironic to its 'scientific' purpose,

makes a reference to the mythological ‘Setu’.

Which department?

In January 2015, after a surge of photos of some

Saudi citizens on social media, a prominent cleric in

Saudi Arabia issued a fatwa saying : “God has given

people space to make whatever they want which

does not have a soul, including trees, ships, fruits,

buildings and so on. However, it is not permitted to

make _________, even by way of play and fun.”

Though the fatwa was criticized on social media, it

found some supporters with one writing :

"_________ imitates the infidels, it promotes

lustiness and eroticism".

What did this fatwa ban?

The names of the three books in this

trilogy by an author under a pseudonym

FF8282 are:

Volume 1: Belmarsh: Hell

Volume 2: Wayland: Purgatory

Volume 3: North Sea Camp: Heaven

Who is the author?

What are the titles of the three volumes

inspired from?

In March 1876 a congressman from Ohio, showed a certain written demonstration to a mathematics professor at Dartmouth University. Later that year, the demonstration was published in the famous Journal of Education.

The article, in the journal begins, “In a personal interview with _____ _________, member of Congress from Ohio, we were shown the following demonstration of the pons asinorum, which he had hit upon in some mathematical amusements and discussions with other M. C.’s [members of Congress]. We do not remember to have seen it before, and we think it something on which the members of both houses can unite without distinction of party.”Pons Asinorum in the article is a reference to Proposition 5 of Euclid’s Elements and represents the isosceles right angled triangle.Who was this congressman?

A feudal custom recorded in early 19th century

England regulated the use of firewood from royal

forests by peasants. The peasants would be allowed

to take as much deadwood as they could pull down

and cut with ease using these two devices.

What phrase is supposed to trace its origin to this

custom?

Answers to written

This is a 1783 painting by a

French painter Louise Le Burn.

a) Who is the subject of the

painting?

b) The dress worn by the lady

in the painting is a stylized

depiction of a type of

undergarment, the name of

which is borrowed from the

Urdu word for Shirt. What is

such dress called?

c) The fabric of the dress

shown in the painting takes its

name from a city, now in

modern day Iraq. What is the

fabric called?

a) Marie Antoinette

b) Chemise (Borrowed from Urdu Kameez)

c) Muslin (From Mosul in Iraq)

In 2011, Government of South Korea passed a law

which would ban all gamers aged under 16 from

playing online games between midnight and 6:00

am.

This shutdown law is known by what appropriate

alternative name?

Cinderella Law

The name of this software literally means "a stupid or worthless person (especially a man)".The original author of the software ostensibly states that being an 'egotistical bastard', the software is indeed named after himself.Name the software and the author.

‘Git’

Authored by Linus Torvalds

Popular in the early 1900s,

these type of theatre in USA

used gaudy posters and

ornamented facades to

attract customers.

The name used for these

theatres was a combination

of the common word for the

US 5-cent coin and the Greek

word for "singing place”.

What were these called?

Nickelodeon, combination of Nickel and

Odeon.

Following are two examples for the syntax

of an esoteric programming language.

What is the name of the programming

language?

Operation : a = (b + 5) > c

Program :

GET TO THE CHOPPER a

HERE IS MY INVITATION b

GET UP 5

LET OFF SOME STEAM BENNET c

ENOUGH TALK

Operation : if(a) print "a is true"

else print "a is not true“

Program :

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SAY PLEASE a

TALK TO THE HAND "a is true"

BULLSHIT

TALK TO THE HAND "a is not true"

YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR LOGIC

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Their official website says that "Established in

1767, it is the oldest engineering and scientific

department of government of India."

The motto of the department, depicted on the

logo, is the Sanskrit phrase : "Aa Setu

Himalacham", meaning "From the Setu to the

Himalayas“.

This motto in essence represents the purpose of

their office, but ironic to its 'scientific' purpose,

makes a reference to the mythological ‘Setu’.

Which department?

In January 2015, after a surge of photos of some

Saudi citizens on social media, a prominent cleric in

Saudi Arabia issued a fatwa saying : “God has given

people space to make whatever they want which

does not have a soul, including trees, ships, fruits,

buildings and so on. However, it is not permitted to

make _________, even by way of play and fun.”

Though the fatwa was criticized on social media, it

found some supporters with one writing :

"_________ imitates the infidels, it promotes

lustiness and eroticism".

What did this fatwa ban?

Building a

Snowman

The names of the three books in this

trilogy by an author under a pseudonym

FF8282 are:

Volume 1: Belmarsh: Hell

Volume 2: Wayland: Purgatory

Volume 3: North Sea Camp: Heaven

Who is the author?

What are the titles of the three volumes

inspired from?

Books authored by Jeffrey Archer in jail.

Titles inspired from Dante’s Divine Comedy.

In March 1876 a congressman from Ohio, showed a certain written demonstration to a mathematics professor at Dartmouth University. Later that year, the demonstration was published in the famous Journal of Education.

The article, in the journal begins, “In a personal interview with _____ _________, member of Congress from Ohio, we were shown the following demonstration of the pons asinorum, which he had hit upon in some mathematical amusements and discussions with other M. C.’s [members of Congress]. We do not remember to have seen it before, and we think it something on which the members of both houses can unite without distinction of party.”Pons Asinorum in the article is a reference to Proposition 5 of Euclid’s Elements and represents the isosceles right angled triangle.Who was this congressman?

US president James Garfeild’s proof of Pythagoras

theorem.

A feudal custom recorded in early 19th century

England regulated the use of firewood from royal

forests by peasants. The peasants would be allowed

to take as much deadwood as they could pull down

and cut with ease using these two devices.

What phrase is supposed to trace its origin to this

custom?

By Hook or by Crook.

From the custom in mediaeval England of allowing

peasants to take from royal forests whatever

deadwood they could pull down with a shepherd's

crook or cut with a reaper's billhook.

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Connect these 5 places whose

geographical location and map are shown

here.

Answer follows…

Easter Islands

Christmas Islands

Ascension Islands

Pentecost Islands

Whitsunday Islands

Islands named for Christmas holidays.

Shown here is Turkish foreign minister gifting to the

UN, the replica of something (original shown in an

Istanbul museum). What item is this and what 'first' is

it known to be?

Answer follows…

The Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty, the

first documented peace treaty.

It is a finely divided siliceous material of volcanic

origin that reacts chemically with slaked lime in the

presence of moisture to form a strong slow-

hardening cement.

In ancient Rome, this material was instrumental in

the evolution of new architectural forms in Europe

in such monumental constructions as the Pantheon

and the Baths of Caracalla at Rome.

Being discovered first near a town close to Naples in

Italy, it is named after this town. What is this

material called?

Answer follows…

Pozollana

This is a collection of short

stories by Agatha Christie.

According to the foreword in

the book,

“In the period before his final

retirement Poirot would accept

these twelve cases, no more, no

less. And those twelve cases

should be selected with special

reference to the ______ ___

________. Yes, that would not

only be amusing, it would be

artistic, it would be spiritual.”

What is the title of the book?

Answer follows…

What is the

connect of such

pictures with

Alfred Tennyson

poem ‘Charge

of light

brigade’?

Answer follows…

This form of headgear used by militants is called

Balaclava, named after a town in former Crimean

peninsula.

Alfred Tennyson's poem ‘Charge of light brigade’ is

based on the battle of Balaclava, a significant event

in the Crimean war.

What event does this

medal

commemorate?

The inscription says :

"Flavit Jehovah et

Dissipati Sunt"

a phrase from the

‘Book of Job’ from

Hebrew Bible.

Answer follows…

The fall of the Spanish Armada.

The phrase translates to : Jehovah breathed and

they scattered, thus emphasizing the divine nature

of the victory.

The three major tributaries of the river that flows through this country are named the Black _____, White _____ and Red _____.These tributaries were expressed in the original post-independence tri-colour flag adopted by the country in 1958.Which country?

Answer follows…

Burkina Faso.

The older name Upper Volta comes from

the river Volta.

This British author, considered master of short

stories adopted a pen name that may have been

inspired from the name of this species of monkey,

or from the name of the cupbearer, who serves

wine in Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat.

Who is the author and what pen name?

Answer follows…

H H Munro

Pen name : Saki

Das Antlitz der Erde (The Face of the Earth), is a four-

volume treatise on the geologic structure of the earth

that discusses the theories of geologist Eduard Suess

about the structure and evolution of the lithosphere in

greater detail, tracing the ancient changes in the

continents and seas necessary to form the modern

features of the Earth’s surface.

Many concepts and terms first proposed in this book are

still in use in geology.

One such term in geology, that was first mentioned in this

book can be associated with certain Dravidian people of

central India and also with 12409/12410 superfast train

that runs between Raigarh and Hazrat Nizamuddin.

What term?

Answer follows…

Seuss named the two supercontinents as Laurasia

and Gondwanaland, which is named after the

Gondwana regioin in India, which gets its name

from the Gond tribes of central India.

Evocative of its etymology related to

human anatomy, the International

Astronomical Union (IAU) uses this

astronomical symbol for what?

Answer follows…

Comet.

From Greek komētēs 'long-haired (star)'

This mural shows two

brothers, who acted as

Christian missionaries to the

Slavic people in the 9th

century. Owing to their

influence on the cultural

development of all Slavs,

they received the title

"Apostles to the Slavs".

Their major influence on the

present day Eastern Europe

is also depicted in the mural.

Identify both.

Answer follows…

Cyril and Methodius.

The Slavic alphabet is also called Cyrillic script,

named after Saint Cyril.

International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) offers a

number of awards in the field of mathematics including

the much revered Fields Medal.

At the congress, the ICM also recognizes one person with

an award for “outstanding public outreach work for

mathematics”.

This award, whose name is literally translated as 'The

beautiful' is named after a treatise that details the tale of

a young lady whose unfortunate twist of fate is said to

have deprived her of her only chance for marriage and

happiness.

What is this award called?

Answer follows…

Lilavati award.

The 12th century work by Bhaskaracharya, supposed

to be named after his daughter.

This 7 lettered word, much in

news recently because of

pictures like this, is an

anagram of the word used

for such rod borne by rulers

as an emblem of authority.

Spell both anagrams.

Answer follows…

Spectre

Scepter / Sceptre

During Barrack Obama’s 2015 Republic Day visit to India, the

PMO gifted him some motifs created using an extremely rare

400 year old art form that is known to be practised by a single

family in Gujarat's Kutch region.

Name this art form that takes its name from Persian word for

'oil-based'. (Video)

Answer follows…

Rogan Art

Castellers De Villafranca is an organization in

Catalonia region of Spain whose primary objective is

to promote and nurture the Spanish culture of

'Castells'. Since there is much similarity between the

culture of Castells and a certain Indian tradition

followed in August-September every year, this

organization collaborates with certain 'Mandals' in

Mumbai. As a part of this collaboration, a group of

people from Mumbai visits regularly to Spain and a

group of 'Castellers' visits India. The objective of

these visits is to learn from each other.

So, what are ‘Castells’?

Answer follows…

Castells are Human Towers built traditionally in

festivals in Catalonia, similar to the ‘Govindas’ in

Mumbai.

IUCN red list is a comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The internationally accepted categories of conservation status of species are:

LC - Least concernNT - Not ThreatenedVU - VulnerableEN - EndangeredCR - Critically EndangeredEW -EX - Extinct

What does EW stand for and what does it mean?

Answer follows…

Extinct in the Wild :

The taxon is known only to survive in cultivation,

in captivity (human care) or as a naturalized

population well outside the past range.

A group of islands, also a British Overseas territory in the North

Atlantic, is known for abundance of this cactus species. This

cactus of the family 'Melocactus' is known for a distinctive

coloured structure at the top. This structure closely resembles

such peculiar hats. Due to the history associated with these felt

hats, the cactus is also known by another name.

What is the more popular name of this cactus and consequently

these islands?

Answer follows…

The cactus is called ‘Turk Hat Cactus’ because of the

resemblance to the Fez hat introduced by Ottoman

Turks.

The islands are named ‘Turks and Caicos’ due to the

abundance of the Turk Hat cactus.

Which principle depicted in this children’s story video

is applied in various fields like psychology, biology,

economics and engineering?

Answer follows…

The Goldilocks principle.

The name of this very popular Bollywood

movie of the 1990s is inspired from a

song in a 1974 movie, _X_.

Actor _Y_ played a much appreciated

iconic role in the 1990s movie while _Y_’s

brother, _Z_ played a negative role in the

1974 movie.

X (the 1974 movie), Y, Z?

Answer follows…

X = Chor Machaye Shor.

Song is ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’

Y = Amrish Puri

Z = Madan Puri

Following video is the starting scene from the 1996

movie ‘Stendhal Syndrome’, shot in Uffizi museum.

Identify the two paintings / painters in the scene.

Answer follows…

Medusa by Caravaggio

Fall of Icarus by Pieter Brueghel.

Continuing with Icarus, there is an oft

cited story about how Icarus lost wings

because of flying too close to sun.

Which character in Hindu mythology is

known to have met a similar fate for the

same reason?

Answer follows…

Sampati.

Lost his wings while saving brother Jatayu

from sun’s flames.

In professional Tennis tournaments, before the advent of

Hawkeye technology, the electronic line judge system was

used.

In this system, a small box would focus infrared horizontal

beam of lights before and after the service line. When the ball

broke the beams situated beyond the service line, a loud beep

would be produced indicating a foul.

Owing to the appearance of this small box that produced these

infrared beams, what name, evocative of a mythological

character was given to this system?

Answer follows…

Cyclops the monsters with single eye