1) The document is a quiz containing 5 questions and answers about notable people and events from history that occurred on November 29th. 2) The questions cover the invention of invisible ink by James Jay for the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution, C.S. Lewis creating the Chronicles of Narnia series of books, actor Chadwick Boseman's role as Black Panther which he is most famous for, Erwin Schrodinger's thought experiment about a cat in a box, and Christian Doppler discovering the Doppler effect. 3) The quiz was compiled by Amith A.K. from sources by Berty Ashley.

1. QUIZ WHIZZ - 2020
AMITH A K

2. 1) In 1775, sir james jay a physician and amateur chemist,
created what he called a ‘sympathetic stain’ using two
special liquids. He provided this to George Washington,
who immediately realized it’s potential and gave it to the
culper spy ring. Jay never revealed the secret of his
recipe and it was known as ‘medicine’ by americans.
What was this invention that one can replicate at home
using a lemon and a candle?

3. Ans) Invisible ink

4. 2) Born on November 29, 1898, clives staples lewis
novelist who took part in frontline action in world war 1,
and experienced severe trauma. He then become a
philosophy tutor at oxford university. Here, he formed a
friendship with J.R.R.Tolkien, and their daily chats led to
the birth of two amazing fantasy universes. If Tolkien
created the lord of the rings universe, what series did
lewis create?

5. Ans) The chronicles of Narnia

6. 3) Born in south Carolina, this American actor was of
west African descent. At school, his passion was
baseball, which would prove to be very useful when he
later played the role of baseball legend Jackie Robinson
onscreen. He didn’t even have to audition for the role
he is most famous for, as it was offered to him based on
his work. Who is this amazing actor who we
unfortunately lost to cancer this year, and what was his
most famous role onscreen ?

7. Ans) Chadwick Boseman, Black panther

8. 4) On November 29, 1935, this physicist published his
famous thought experiment, which he used as a teaching
tool to illustrate how some people were misinterpreting
quantum theory. This is a paradox that illustrates the
problem where quantum particles can exist in a
superposition of states at the same time and collapse down
to a single state upon interaction with other particles. It
involves a box, a tiny bit of radioactive substance and a
common house pet. Who was this physicist and what is the
name of the experiment ?

9. Ans) Erwin schrodinger, schrodinger’s cat

10. 5) Austrian mathematician and physicist Christian _____
was born on November 29, 1803. he is most famous for
discovering an effect that carries his name. he
postulated that the observed frequency of a wave
depends on the relative speed of the observer, which led
to the explanation of the colour of the furthest stars.
What effect is this which you probably last experienced
when an ambulance went speeding past you?

11. Ans) Doppler Effect, Christian Doppler

12. SOURCE – BERTY ASHLEY QUIZ
COMPILED BY – AMITH A K

13. THANKS !