Quiz

1. TERRAMIND
MEGALITH-2014
Ankur Singh

2. Prelims
• It will contain 20 questions.
• Last 5 questions will resolve ties
• 6Teams will be selected for the Finals.
• Decision of the Quizmaster/Megalith Team will be final and binding.

3. Question 1
The 305m tall and 568m long arch dam supplies the
power station with water from a 7.7 billion
m3 reservoir, of which 4.9 billion m3 is active or
usable storage.The dam itself has a structural
volume of 7.4 million m3.
Construction began on 12 November 2005. First
power was generated in 2013 with the remainder of
the work to be completed by 2015.Name this dam
and the country where it’s located.
(Hint: World’s tallest dam)

4. Answer
Jinping-1 dam

5. Question 2
The construction of buildings took six years
and the opening ceremony was performed
on 18 January 1927 by the then Governor-
General of India, Lord Irwin.The
construction costs for the building were Rs.
8.3 million.It has a diameter of 170
metres,an area of 6 acres and 12 gates in
total.
What is being talked about here?

6. Answer
Parliament Of India

7. Question 3
On June 5, 2011 FIFA sanctioned a match to be
played at ____________ on September 2,
2011.The match was played
between Argentina andVenezuela.The
stadium has also hosted Oliver Kahn's official
farewell match for Bayern Munich. On 8
December 2012, a friendly match was played
between Brazil Masters vs IFA All Stars.Name
the stadium.

8. Answer
The Salt Lake Stadium

9. Question 4
Connect.(Hint: UNESCO World Heritage Site)

10. Answer
The Elephanta Caves.

11. Question 5
The term diopter was sometimes used in old texts as a synonym for
_________.This derives from an older astronomical instrument called
a dioptra.
Prior to the__________, instruments such as the geometric square and
various graduated circles (see circumferentor) and semicircles
(see graphometer) were used to obtain the required measurements. It was
only a matter of time before someone put two measuring devices into a
single instrument that could measure both requirements
simultaneously. Gregorius Reisch showed such an instrument in the
appendix of his book Margarita Philosophica, which he published
inStrasburg in 1512. It was described in the appendix by Martin
Waldseemüller, a Rhineland topographer and cartographer, who made the
device in the same year.Waldseemüller called his instrument
the polimetrum.
Which device is being talked about here?

12. Answer
Theodolite

13. Question 6
Built on the former Railway Lands, it was completed in 1976, becoming the world's tallest
free-standing structure and world's tallest tower at the time. It held both records for 34
years until the completion of Burj Khalifa and CantonTower in 2010. It remains the tallest
free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere, a signature icon ofToronto's skyline,
and a symbol of Canada,attracting more than two million international visitors annually.
In 1995, it was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American
Society of Civil Engineers. It also belongs to theWorld Federation of GreatTowers, where
it holds second-place ranking.
Identify this modern engineering marvel.

14. Answer
CN(Canadian National)Tower

15. Question 7
After its first opening in 1990,it has been built each year from
December to April. In 1989, Japanese artists visited the area and
created an exhibition. In Spring 1990, French artist Jannot Derid
held an exhibition in the same area.Though found in many parts of
the world the one in Jukkasjärvi,Norway is known to be the biggest
one in the world, spanning over some 6,000 square metres
(64,600 sq ft). Documentaries that focus on this can be seen from
time to time on the Discovery Channel and NationalGeographic. It
is just as much an art project as an engineering marvel and should
rightfully find its place on any list as the only transient engineering
marvel.
Identify the project/creation.

16. Answer
The Ice Hotel

17. Question 8
Connect the visuals.

18. Answer
PalmTree Islands/Palm Jumeirah

19. Question 9
Sir Sandford Fleming(January 7, 1827 – July 22, 1915) was a
Scottish-born Canadian civil engineer and inventor. He proposed &
designed Canada's first postage stamp, left a huge body
of surveying and map making, engineered much of the Intercolonial
Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, and was a founding
member of the Royal Society of Canada and founder of the Royal
Canadian Institute, a science organization inToronto.Although his
engineering feats were to be reckoned with but today he is credited
with an entirely different thing inspired by him missing a train in
1876 in Ireland because its printed schedule listed p.m. instead of
a.m.
Name his most famous proposal which had eventually been widely
accepted by the entire world in 1929 and is still prevalent.

20. Answer
Introduction of standard time zones

21. Question 10
Born to a Quaker(members of a family of religious movements
collectively known as the Religious Society of Friends) family, he
was a professional mining engineer. He achievedAmerican and
international prominence in humanitarian relief efforts in war-
time Belgium.A globally experienced engineer, he believed
strongly in the Efficiency Movement, which held that the
government and the economy were riddled with inefficiency and
waste, and could be improved by experts who could identify the
problems and solve them.
Although being a mining engineer, a major civil engineering
marvel constructed during 1931-1936 during the Great Depression
was named in his honor.
Identify the Person/Engineering Marvel.

22. Answer
Herbert Hoover/Hoover Dam

23. Question 11
Identify the occasion or the place or the invention being
hinted at in this Google Doodle dating back to December
28th 2012.In the fall of 2010, the invention was named byThe
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering as an International
Historic Civil Engineering Work.

24. Answer
Occasion was 97th year of operation of Whirlpool Aero
Car in 2013 & 160th birthday of the designer of the
Spanish Aero Car, now known as theWhirlpool Aero Car.
Invention was Spanish Aero Car.
Place of operation is Niagra Falls.

25. Question 12
In 1802, Albert Mathieu, a French mining engineer, for first time put forward
a proposal regarding it’s construction, with illumination from oil lamps,
horse-drawn coaches, and an artificial island mid-way for changing horses.
In the 1830s, AiméThomé de Gamond, a Frenchman, performed the first
geological and hydrographical surveys between Calais and Dover.Thomé de
Gamond explored several schemes and, in 1856, he presented a proposal
to Napoleon III for it from Cap Gris-Nez to Eastwater Point with a
port/airshaft on theVarne sandbankat a cost of 170 million francs, or less
than £7 million.Here’s a pic of his drawing related to his proposal.
Identify the Construction marvel being talked about here.

26. Answer
The ChannelTunnel

27. Question 13
It cost US428 million.The design was awarded to a submission
from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron inApril 2003
after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions.The
design, which originated from the study of Chinese ceramics,
implemented steel beams in order to hide supports for the
retractable roof thus giving it it’s signature appearance.The
retractable roof was later removed from the design after inspiring
it’s most recognizable aspect. Ground was broken on 24 December
2003 and the structure was officially opened on 28 June 2008.
A shopping mall and a hotel are planned to be constructed to
increase use of the stadium, which has had trouble attracting
events, football and otherwise after it had served it’s main purpose.
Name this Iconic Internationally acclaimed Mega-Structure

28. Answer
Bird’s Nest

29. Question 14
_______________ is a three-track railroad curve on the Norfolk Southern
Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania.The curve itself
is about 2,375-foot (724 m) long and 1,300 feet (400 m) in diameter; it
was completed in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to lessen
the grade to the summit of the Allegheny Mountains. It eventually
replaced the time-consuming Allegheny Portage Railroad, the only
other route across the mountains for large vehicles.
Identify this Curve by stating it’s trademark name as is evident from the
picture given below.

30. Answer
Horseshoe Curve

31. Question 15
France began work on it in 1881, but had to stop because of
engineering problems and high mortality due to disease.The
United States took over the project in 1904, and took a decade to
complete it, which was officially opened on August 15, 1914.It is
one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever
undertaken.The shorter, faster, and alternative to the U.S.West
Coast and to nations in and around the PacificOcean allowed
those places to become more integrated with the world economy.
The approximate time to traverse it is between 20 and 30 hours.
During the construction era, ownership of the territory that is now
it was first Colombian, then French, and then American.
FurthermoreTheAmerican Society of Civil Engineers has named
the this as one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
What is being referred to in this question?

32. Answer
Panama Canal

33. Question 16
Identify this pioneer
of modern
architecture from the
givenWikipedia snap
box info.
State the pseudonym
adopted by him by
which we usually
know him and his
works.

34. Answer
Le Corbusier

35. Question 17
The system X was started in an Indian city
in the year 2014. It started as a major
expansion of public transport in the city. A
similar system, though not as advanced as
the current system, was in existence in the
state of Punjab in the 1920's.Was in news a
week back only.Name this transport
system.

36. Answer
Mumbai Monorail

37. Question 18
X is a type of building.The word "X"
was initially used to describe "hovells"
in India for English sailors of the East
India Company.
The term "X" was also used for "a
house inY style", whereY is a reigon in
India.
Name X.

38. Answer
Bunglow

39. Question 19
A world record of pumping "X" was
set on 7th August 2009 during the
construction of Parbati Hydroelectric
Project, in Himachal Pradesh.
X was pumped through a vertical
height of 715 m.
What is X ?

40. Answer
Concrete Mix

41. Question 20
Connect these three visuals.

42. Answer
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse