QC101: An Introductory Course to Quizzing, was held from 7th April to 16th April 2023. Beyond The Horizon: A Sci-fi- Tech quiz.

1. BEYOND
THE
HORIZ0N
Quiz Masters: MANAS and HARSH
Chowkidar : Avnish
Date: 09/04/23

3. Rules:
● There are 15 questions in the quiz.
● All questions carry 1 point each. In case a question has multiple
parts, the point division will be mentioned.
● You have to write answers on the sheet provided to you.
● Do not speak the answers during the quiz.
● Bold text serves as hint.
● Write something funny, don't leave any question blank.
● Creative team name can earn you brownie points.
Happy Quizzing!

5. Q1. BEYOND THE HORIZON
This Doodle celebrates the 80th birthday of X, a Mexican chemist who
successfully convinced governments to come together to save the planet’s
ozone layer. A co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, X was one
of the researchers who exposed how chemicals deplete Earth’s ozone shield,
which is vital to protecting humans, plants, and wildlife from harmful ultraviolet
light.
His name matches with name of a platform game series created by Nintendo
starring their mascot X . As platform games, they involve the player
character running and jumping across platforms and a top enemies in themed
levels.
Identify X.
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7. MARIO MOLINA
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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8. Q2. BEYOND THE HORIZON
In Interstellar on the water planet, the soundtrack in the background has a
prominent ticking noise which you can observe in the clip . These ticks happen
every 1.25 seconds. What does this 1.25 seconds represent?
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9. A WHOLE DAY
PASSING ON EARTH
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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10. Q3. BEYOND THE HORIZON
X was invented in 1994 by a Japanese company called Denso Wave, a
subsidiary of Toyota. The company was looking for a way to track parts and
components in their factories more efficiently and came up with the idea of
using X as a efficient way.
It consists of a matrix of black and white squares, with each square
representing a binary digit (0 or 1). X can contain up to several hundred
characters of information, including text, URLs, and other data.
Identify X.
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11. X -QR CODE
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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12. Q4. BEYOND THE HORIZON
Recently, scientists have revived a special virus from the Siberian permafrost
which was lying dormant for thousands of years. As per studies, ancient frozen
viruses that come to life after being dormant for years can threaten public
health. Scientists say that this type of viruses can potentially cause infection in
people, which can be a huge threat to human beings. He also mentioned that
these microorganisms may cause hazardous diseases in living beings.
The name of the virus resembles a mythological undead corporeal and a will
less, speechless human held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated.
Identify the virus.
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13. ZOMBIE VIRUS
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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14. Q5. BEYOND THE HORIZON
Which scientific mystery is being talked about in this scene of Netflix’s
popular web series “Dark”?
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15. BOOTSTRAP
PARADOX
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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16. Q6. BEYOND THE HORIZON
X is an Indian government - funded project which has been developed by
JandK Operations Private Limited (JandKops), which has been incubated by
Pravartak Technologies Foundation, a Section 8 Company established by IIT
Madras.
The project aims to reduce the dependence on foreign OS in smartphones and
promote the use of locally developed technology
X comes with No Default Apps (NDA). This means that users are not forced
to use apps that they may not be familiar with or that they may not trust. The
current version of X comes with third party apps like DuckDuckGo and Signal
as default browsers and messaging applications.
Identify X.
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17. BharOS
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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18. Q7. BEYOND THE HORIZON
On May 7 2020, a tragic gas leak occurred at the LG polymers plant in
Visakhapatnam resulting in the death of at least 12 people and affecting
thousands of people.The vapour cloud spread over a radius of around 3 km
affecting many nearby areas and villages.
The incident occurred due to the release of an organic compound X which is
an aromatic liquid hydrocarbon , yellow or colourless that evaporates easily
and has a sweet smell.It is used in insulators, wrapping material , rubbers and
plastics.
The compound X is commonly prepared by the catalytic dehydrogenation of
ethylbenzene.
Identify the common name of X.
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19. STYRENE
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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20. Q8. BEYOND THE HORIZON
On 4 October 2022, the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2022 was awarded to
John F. Clauser, Alain Aspect and Anton Zeilinger for their work in quantum
mechanics by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The prize was awarded for their groundbreaking experiments using entangled
quantum states where two particles behave like a single unit even when they
are separated.Among other things the research group has demonstrated a
phenomenon called X , which makes it possible to move a quantum state from
one particle to another at a distance.
Identify the phenomenon X.
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21. QUANTUM
TELEPORTATION
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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22. Q9. BEYOND THE HORIZON
In December 2015, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Reid Hoffman, Jessica
Livingston, Peter Thiel, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Infosys, and YC
Research announced the formation of X and pledged over $1 billion to the
venture.
In 2020, X announced ______, a language model trained on large internet
datasets. ______ is aimed at natural language answering of questions, but it
can also translate between languages and coherently generate improvised text.
In December 2022, X received widespread media coverage after launching a
free preview of Y, its new project based on X.
Identify X and Y.
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23. X - OPEN AI
Y- CHATGPT
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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24. Q10
. BEYOND THE HORIZON
X is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions . X
display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic
flickers covering the entire sky. X are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere
caused by the solar wind. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in
the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into
the upper atmosphere. The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents
emit light of varying colour and complexity.
In 1619 A.D., Y coined the term X after the Roman goddess of morning. He had the
misconception that the X he saw were due to sunlight reflecting from the atmosphere. Y
discoveries about the Moon, Jupiter's moons, Venus, and sunspots supported the idea that
the Sun - not the Earth - was the center of the Universe, as was commonly believed at
the time.
Identify X and Y.
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25. X -AURORA
Y- GALILEO GALILEI
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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26. Q11. BEYOND THE HORIZON
In one of the episode of season 1 of Big Bang Theory a popular Sci-Fi film is
being referenced. Identify the film from the clip shown below:
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27. 2001: A Space Odyssey
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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28. Q12. BEYOND THE HORIZON
What is common in all the constellations below.
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29. THEY ALL ARE
ZODIAC SIGNS
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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30. Q13. BEYOND THE HORIZON
In 1940s, Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts proposed a model of artificial
neurons that could be used to simulate complex logical functions. This model,
known as McCulloch-Pitts neuron, was the precursor to the neural networks
that are used in a new technology of that time.
In the 1950s and 60s, researchers began to develop algorithms that could
automatically learn from data. One notable example was the perceptron
algorithm, developed by Frank Rosenblatt, which could learn to recognize
simple patterns in images.
The term of the technology was coined by Arthur Samuel an IBM employee
and pioneer in the field of computer gaming and artificial intelligence.
Identify the AI technology that is being talked about.
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31. MACHINE LEARNING
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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32. Q14. BEYOND THE HORIZON
_______ , written by Frank Herbert is regarded as one of the most
significant and influential science fiction novels of all time.
The story is set in the distant future and takes place in a feudal society where
noble houses compete for power and control over the desert planet Arrakis,
which is the only source of the spice melange.The protagonist, Paul Atreides,
is the son of Duke Leto Atreides, who is sent to govern Arrakis after the
previous ruler, Baron Harkonnen, was removed by the emperor. It has won
numerous awards, including the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, and has
been adapted into several films and television series
The name of the book also represents mound or ridge of sand or other loose
sediment formed by the wind in deserts in terms of geography.
Identify the book.
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33. DUNE
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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34. Q15. BEYOND THE HORIZON
The following picture was presented as the grand finale of X 's first images.
NASA defines the image as to be baby stars hidden behind the curtain of
dust and gas in these "Cosmic Cliffs".
X's new view gives us a rare peek into stars in their earliest, rapid stages of
formation . For an individual star, this period only lasts about 50000 to
100000 years.
Identify X.
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35. JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE
BEYOND THE HORIZON
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36. Thanks!
Quiz Masters: MANAS and HARSH