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Quiz Whizz - 2020

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.

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QUIZ WHIZZ - 2020 AMITH A K
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?
Ans) Invisible ink
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?
Ans) The chronicles of Narnia
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 ?
Ans) Chadwick Boseman, Black panther
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 ?
Ans) Erwin schrodinger, schrodinger’s cat
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?
Ans) Doppler Effect, Christian Doppler
SOURCE – BERTY ASHLEY QUIZ COMPILED BY – AMITH A K
THANKS !