Brains & Bucks- Jadavpur University

U-25 SCI-BIZ-TECH QUIZ
by
TITASH BANERJEA
KUNAL MANDAL

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tirthankar Nag
Tapas Kumar Nag
Sayantan Bose (Puplu da)
Sumantra Sarathi Datta (Central da)
Prithwish Datta (Boss)
Kunal Mandal
Siddhartha Roy
Titash Banerjea
Shabbir Haider
Bedbyas Datta
Arindam Dottoh
Debanjan Bose
Raktim Kumar Nag
Sarbajit Mitra
Siddhant Agarwal
Krishnadev Roy
Anik Dasgupta
Pratyoy Das
Saswata Acharya
Balagopal S. Menon

RULES & REGULATIONS
• 25 questions
• Questions 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 are starred
• 1 point per question
• For the next 2.5 hours, the CEO’s decision is final!

01
The two men outside are knocking at the doors of which club?
Who are they paying ‘due respects’ to?
Visual on next slide
BRAINS AND BUCKS TITASH 7th September, 2019

01

02
If you arrange this list in alphabetical order,
the first one is derived from a Greek word
meaning ‘Ray’ and the last one is derived
from an Arabic word meaning ‘gold colour’.
What list is being talked about?

03
An Economic Times article on May 12th, 2019
had the title ‘The man with all the toys’
describing a $88.5 million purchase from
C.Banner International Holdings. Who is ‘The
man with all the toys’? Also tell me what
purchase is being talked about.

04
This technology uses interchangeable pre-
formed elements each with typically 96 glyphs.
The name of this technology comes from its key
element which resembles a flower. What
technology is being talked about?
(Visual on next slide)

04

05
The weakest is always attractive but has a long
range. The next one is weak in name, shorter in
range, but stronger than the weakest. The next
one has a long range, and can attract or repel.
The strongest one is strong in name as well.
What am I talking about?

06
What term was first introduced here?

06

07
Both the medicines seen on the next slide have
been described by a two word phrase that is
also the title of a U2 song. Name the phrase.
(7, 4)
(Visuals on next slide)

07

08
Seiri (Sort Out), Seition (Organise), Seiso
(Shine), Seiketsu-Seiketsu (Standardization) and
Shitsuke (Self Discipline) form what
methodology that seeks to bring change for
good?

09
At his first Princeton tea, a 1965 Nobel laureate
who clearly did not care, what other people
thought asked Mrs Eisenhart for both cream
and lemon. What was Mrs Eisenhart’s reply?

10
When Elon Musk wanted to name his company
Tesla, the domain name Tesla.com wasn’t
available. He later bought Tesla.com for $
75000. What was the alternate name thought
for Tesla?

11
What day in June is celebrated in this Google
Doodle?

11

12
The lady in picture, Hannah once received an order
of lattes via phone in January 2007, which she
estimated would take around 48 hours to fulfil (as
per an interview later on), at a rate of 44 seconds
per order. After this, several fanboys started to
order thousands of lattes via call. Who was at the
other end of the line, in the first call being referred
to?

12

13
Fill in the blanks in this meme

13

14
Only three people in India, have occupied a particular
prestigious post. The first person to hold this post,
served in this capacity from 1999- 2001. The gentleman
on the left occupied it from 2001- 2018, and was
succeeded by the gentleman on the right.
What post is being talked about and who was the first
occupant of the post?
Visuals on next slide

14

15
Who is missing in this sequence?

15

16
Self drive venture from which automobile giant?

16

17
Which word completes the name of this book?
Also who is the author?

17

18
It debuted in 1913 at the National Theatre in
Washington D.C. It was heralded as the
greatest baseball invention in the world. It
featured 19000 feet of wire and 400
stereopticon slides. What is being described?

19
The name of this device comes from a Greek
word for ‘pulse’ plus a term which derives itself
from two words, one meaning ‘thin/sparse’,
the other meaning ‘measure’. Keep calm and
name the device

20
In December 2016, Economic Times came out with
an article about a rubber like material that can
stretch upto 50 times its length. Also, after being
cut, it can completely re-attach, or heal, in 24 hours
at room temperature. Chao Wang, one of the men
behind it was inspired by _________ (9). In fact the
title of the article was Now, ________ (9) -style self-
healing, stretchable material. Fill in the blanks with
Chao’s inspiration.

21
According to a March 2019 article, there are
2153 in total. 55 fewer than a year ago. Asia
Pacific has 60 fewer than a year ago, and China
has 49 fewer than a year ago. There are 607 in
the USA. What are we talking about?

22
Fill in the blanks with two colours

22

23
George Barrios and Michelle D. Wilson are Co-
Presidents. Which couple are CBO and EVP-
Talent, Live Events & Creative?

24
Advertisements for what?

24

25
What has recently been categorised in India into these
categories:
i) Nano : Less than or equal to 250 grams.
ii) Micro : From 250 grams to 2kg.
iii) Small : From 2kg to 25kg.
iv) Medium : From 25kg to 150kg.
v) Large : Greater than 150kg.

02
List of elements. The ones being referred to
are Actinium and Zirconium

03
Mukesh Ambani. Purchase of Hamley’s by
Reliance

04
Daisy Wheel

05
Four fundamental forces

07
Miracle Drug

08
Kaizen

09

10
Faraday

11
Summer Solstice

Steve Jobs- He prank
called Starbucks ordering
4000 lattes, the first
public phone call made
via an iPhone
12
BRAINS AND BUCKS KUNAL 7th September, 2019

13
Poke, Wave

14
Only three people in India, have occupied a prestigious
post. The first person to hold this post, served in this
capacity from 1999- 2001. The gentleman on the left
occupied it from 2001- 2018, and was succeeded by the
gentleman on the right.
What post is being talked about and who was the first
occupant of the post?

Principal Scientific
Advisor, APJ Abdul Kalam
The men in picture were
R.Chidambaram and
K.Vijayaraghavan
14

15
Stephen Hawking
The people in the visual are
James Lighthill, Michael
Green and Michael Cates.
The list is of the Lucasian
Professor of Mathematics at
Cambridge University

17
Sleep, Arianna Huffington

18
Electric scoreboard designed by George Coleman

19
The name of this device comes from a Greek
word for ‘pulse’, plus a term which derives
itself from two words, one meaning
‘thin/sparse’, the other meaning ‘measure’.
Keep calm and name the device

19
Sphygmomanometer

22
Wolverine

21
Billionaires

23
Stephanie McMahon and HHH

24
KFC

25
Drones

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FORMAT
• Bazinga!- 16 questions on Science and Technology (Infinite Pounce)
• Crossroads (Written)- Crossword with 8 clues
• Best for Business- 8 questions on Business (Infinite Pounce)
• Brains, Bucks and Blockbusters- 8 questions on Scibiztech in Pop Culture (Infinite Pounce)
• +10 on bounce, +10/-10 on pounce (all parts needed)
• For written round- +5 for each correct answer, +10 bonus for full house

01
In November 2018, Popular Mechanics published an article titled ‘The
65 Best Inventions of the Past 65 Years’. The 1975 entry was
popularised through a paper by geoscientist Wallace Broecker,
published in the journal ‘Science’. What was the entry, that made a
global impact?

02
In a famous work named after a Roman architect, following text is
found (translated version given)
“If you open your legs enough that your head is lowered by one-fourteenth of
your height and raise your hands enough that your extended fingers touch the
line of the top of your head, know that the centre of the extended limbs will be
the navel, and the space between the legs will be an equilateral triangle”
What work is this? This work is also used in the logo of an important
scientific project, formally launched exactly 500 years after the
creation of this work. Which project is being talked about?

The work of course is the
Vitruvian Man by Leonardo Da
Vinci
02

03
At first glance, this logo looks like a simple camera shutter.
The space at the centre of the logo, forms a house. Part of
the name of the organizer means home as well. Name this
organizer. (1 word answer. )

03
Casa in Spanish means home

04
Walter Noddack, Otto Berg and Ida Tacke claimed to have created
technetium by bombarding columbite with electrons and examining x-ray
spectrographs of the process for the signature of the element. However,
their findings were not universally accepted. Then in 1937 Carlo Perrier
and Emilio Segrè, working at the University of Palermo, rediscovered
technetium in a sample of irradiated molybdenum foil they had obtained
from the cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. The mode of
discovery was a first in the history of chemistry. Technetium was named
after the Greek word technetos meaning what? (Figuring out, what first I
am talking about would definitely help you arrive at the answer)

Artificial- this is the
first element to be
artificially produced
04

05
In 2013, The Week came out with an article on ’10 crazy prescription
drug names’. Introducing one of the entries, the article said:-
If your stomach is not moving food through quickly and you're
experiencing nausea, would you want a glass of X? Hmm. How about a
tablet of Y? Y whose name ends with –peridone treats nausea, as well as
helps nursing mothers with milk production. Y blocks the effect of
dopamine in one’s system, X is expected to do the opposite.
What is X?
(You can use a bit of wordplay on X to arrive at Y)

X- Dom Perignon
Y- Domperidone
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06
Namaka is the goddess of the Sea in Hawaiian mythology. Hi’iaka is the
patron goddess of hula dancers. They are both daughters of the goddess
of childbirth and fertility in Hawaiian mythology. Namaka and Hi’ iaka (as
per current discoveries) are part of an exclusive list of 9 that also includes
the daughter of the Greek goddess of strife, as well as a nine headed
serpent. What list is being talked about?

Moons of dwarf planets
The ones mentioned are
moons of Haumea,
Dysnomia (moon of Eris)
Hydra (moon of Pluto)
06

07
Connect the two to a unique feat in a particular field
• “their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the
transistor effect.”
• “Jointly developed theory of superconductivity, usually called the BCS-
theory."

John Bardeen- the only
person to win the Nobel
Prize in Physics twice. In
1956 with William
Shockley and Walter
Brattain and then in 1972
with Leon Cooper and
Robert Schrieffer
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08
The idea is very simple and needs no pumps or power. Water maintains its
level; water piped from 60ft upstream rises close to 60ft from the ground
when it reaches the village. When the water falls from that height in the
cold Ladakhi winter nights, it freezes by the time it reaches the ground and
forms a huge cone or Ice -----.
Fill in the blanks with a word that remind you of certain religious/ spiritual
sites.

08
Stupa

09
Describing this, the official website states:-
“You could call it a destination hotel, a low Earth orbit cruise ship, or a city
in space with a spaceport, But the best way to understand this complex
piece of infrastructure is to look to its namesake: The _______ (7).”
It goes on to say that this space station, “would be our ________ (same as
the 1st word) to the stars”.
Fill in the blanks with the name of the foundation, building this spaceport.

09
Gateway

10
1a) What commonly used phrase is also the title of this book?
1b) Arthur Eddington took on the task of proving Einstein’s theory of
relativity by studying the Eclipse. In a meeting of the Royal Society,
Ludwig Silberstein once asked “Professor Eddington, you must be one
of three persons in the world who understands general relativity’’.
Initially Eddington hesitated to reply, then Silberstein said ‘Don’t be
modest Eddington’. What was Arthur Eddington’s famous reply?

10

Arthur Eddington said
“On the contrary, I am
trying to think who the
third person is!”
10

11
In 1800, William Herschel discovered what he called the ‘thermometrical
spectrum’. The radiation that he came across was sometimes referred to as
‘dark heat’. This discovery would eventually pave the way for something that
Hungarian physicist Kálmán Tihanyi invented for anti-aircraft defense in Great
Britain. The first conventional model of this was the Evaporograph, that was
first made public in 1956. What invention of Tihanyi are we talking about?

Infrared Camera
11

12
In 1980, this gentleman invented the ______- oxide cathode, a crucial
component of lithium ion batteries. In 2017, at the age of 94 he decided that
his last invention was not ____ (4) ________ (6) , and announced that he has
come up with a new glass based battery with even better storage capacity.
Fill in the first blank with a shade of blue. Also what is the name of the
gentleman in picture? (Surname would do, the 2nd and 3rd blanks essentially
gives the surname)

Cobalt,
John Goodenough
12

13
Siri:- “No”
Google Assistant:- “Your security comes first in everything Google does. It’s
important Google keeps your data private and safe and puts you in control.
You can learn more at privacy.google.com”
Alexa:- “I only send audio back to Amazon, when I hear you say the wake
word. For more information and to view privacy notice, visit the help section
of your Alexa app”
These are replies to what question?

Are you spying on me?
13

14
Abraham Karen invented the unmanned aerial vehicle that turned drones
into military necessities. It’s first flight test was over the Mojave desert. It
fired its first missile in combat over Afghanistan on 7th July, 2001. It has been
criticized for causing the death of innocents due to faulty intelligence.
However, its usefulness in hunting down the enemy, cannot be denied.
What is the name of these drones invented by Abraham Karen?

RQ1- Predator
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15
Candido’s son Kenneth suffered from arthritis. Candido, the father used his
invention to treat his son. Candido was the youngest of 7 brothers. Few of
the patents of the company the brothers ran were:-
Waterfall Unit, Pillow with radio, Steam shield with condensate flow control,
Support system for a submersible D.C Motor.
Relax, and tell me Candido’s surname.

Jacuzzi
15

16
In December 1954, Meghnad Saha who was clearly tormented and aggrieved
at the time, wrote to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru about the state of
science in India:-
“My request to you is that you do not smother your _____________ on the
report of men like this particular _______. I sometimes believe that there are
too many ______ about you, as there have been in history about every
person of power, and prestige”. The second and third blanks are the same.
So, name the two Shakespeare characters he has referenced in his letter.

Desdemona and Iago
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you don’t get this!
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always be what you wanna be!
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01
About what Hartford institution did Mark Twain say:-
“One can stumble over a bar of iron as he goes in one end….and find it
transformed into a burnished, symmetrical, deadly ‘navy’ as he passes out
the other”?

Colt
01

02
This inventor is said to have made a huge difference in the lives of student’s
around the world. Name the inventor. Also, what has been blanked out from
the visual?

02

Momofuko Ando
(inventor of instant
noodles)
Bowl of Ramen
02

03
This is India’s first commercial seaplane service, with its hub at the Veer
Savarkar International Airport. Its parent company’s fleet includes the
Dauphin SA-365N and Bell 407. There is a common word referring to an
animal, that spends most of its time in the water, in the name of both
organizations. Name both

03
Jal Hans, Pawan Hans

04
The tagline for the book is ‘How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take
Action’. The Amazon summary for the book contains the following lines:-
People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had
little in common, but they all started with ---. They realized that people
won't truly buy into a product, service, movement, or idea until they
understand the --- behind it. What book is being talked about?

04
The blanked out word is Why

05
What hashtag was promoted by this advertisement? (Hint- Made of three
words with 5, 3 and 4 letters, you would probably look to do the same in
any team). Also, this video became viral due to a famous personality from
the field of business sharing it on her Facebook page with the words-
“This is one of the most powerful videos I have ever seen – showing how
stereotypes hurt all of us and are passed from generation to generation.”
She is the founder of Leanin.org. Name this famous business personality?
Video on next slide

05

05
#Sharetheload, Sheryl Sandberg

06
Steven Ausnit in the early 1960s, persuaded Columbia Records to try a
resealable plastic sleeve cover for albums. He added, “It seems hard to
believe it now, but people did not know how to open it”. Despite initial
failed experiments it became a huge success - which ubiquitous item?

06
Ziploc

07
These people were called the original ________ (7) ____________ (11).
Fill in the blanks
Video on next slide

07
Venture Capitalists

08
On the next slide, you would see India’s first banking robot launched by
City Union Bank. It claimed to be able to interact with customers on
around 125 subjects. Her name is part of the names of few other banks
also (which were founded way before she was created), including one
started in Thrissur, and another started by a group of businessman from
Karur. What is her very apt name?

08

08
Lakshmi

01
This new species of wasp found in South East Asia is called the Ampulex
___________ (8). It is so named because they are known to suck the life out
of the cockroaches that they torment. What is this wasp known as?

01
Ampulex Dementor

02
This is the cast of which documentary directed by Gail Willumsen, that
shares its name with a book, written by one of the cast members?
4 word title (3, 7, 2, 12)
Also, who is the narrator of this documentary?

02
The Science of Interstellar, Matthew McConaughey

03
In the next line of the song, he says, I guess he's an ____ (4) and I'm more
_____ (5), But the way you play your game ain't fair, obviously implying that
he is probably more old school. Fill in the blanks with two
brand/product/company names.
Video on next slide

03

03
Xbox, Atari

04
What does Shuri call these?
Video on next slide

04
Sneakers

05
A burger place in Los Angeles bears his name. There are celebrity tables
throughout the restaurant, including a ____ (4) sized table for the host
himself. He owns many restaurants and a Cityplex12 movie theatre. In
2016, he invested in a doorbell camera home security system known as
the Ring, which got later purchased by Amazon. The name would have
pleased him, as he has got 4 ‘Rings’ himself. He is also the CFO of the
Carnival Cruise Line. Name this famous person, also tell me what is the F in
CFO? (Something which you would definitely associate with his
personality)

05
Shaquille O Neal, Fun

06
On the next slide is a depiction of three brothers, with one of them
replaced by a famous Marvel character (however this Marvel character’s
actions would probably help you figure out the name of the brother that
he replaced, better than his original picture). These brothers were brand
mascots for a particular product. Advertisements on the radio, initially
described this product as unique, for the way it would “merrily ___ (4),
_______ (7) and ___ (3) in a bowl of milk”. The trio has now been
associated with the product for more than 80 years. What are the names
of the three brothers? What product are they mascots for?

06
Snap, Crackle and Pop, Kellogg’s Rice Krispies

07
This brand features flavours such as rat, raccoon and lizard. It’s tagline is
“Good food for Mean ----”. Brandy’s favourite, what brand is being talked
about? Also fill in the blanks

07
Wolf’s Tooth (Once upon a time in Hollywood), Dogs

08
His middle name is Ramayan. He was part of the team to design the New
Horizons space probe. He discovered a planetary object beyond the Kuiper
Belt 2008 NQ17, which he called Planet _____________ (9). Named in
People Magazine’s “30 under 30 to watch”, name him and also fill in the
blanks.

08
Raj Koothrappali, Bollywood

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