Quizit - The 'Maths & IT Quiz' Grand Finale

Please Remember…..
• The words in yellow are distinct clues. Try
to decipher the clues judiciously.
• Look for the underlined words to answer.
• The icons used in the question slide has the
following meanings :----
Visual Video Audio

Format of the Quiz
• Filmy-Maths.(6)
• Mathe-Magic.(8)
• Tech-Darshan.(6)
• Techno-Gyan.(8)
• Buzzinga. (6)

What’s in Offer….
 6 vis-based questions.
 One question for each team.
 You have to identify the film.
 Marks for each correct answer :--
+ 10 marks : (direct)
+ 10 / - 05 : (bonus on buzzer)
QUIZZIT (Finale) I Convergence-2018, SBGS I Questions by Somnath

Identify this sci-fi action film which is known for
popularizing a visual effect known as
‘bullet time’.
Q. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

The Matrix
A. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

Identify this Oscar-winning movie which is
considered one of the best of it’s genre.
Q. 1 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

Wall-E
A. 1 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

Which spy thriller film, based on a popular novel
of the same name, do you get from this visual
clue?
Q. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

The Sum of All Fears
A. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

Which adventure film, that tells the story of a
rescue mission on the K2, is this?
Q. 3 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

Vertical Limit
A. 3 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

Identify the supernatural horror film which
made (then 14-year old) Linda Blair a superstar.
Q. 4 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

The Exorcist
A. 4 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

“Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.” – is the
catchline of which thriller whose action took
place above 35,000 feet?
Q. 5 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

Snakes on a Plane
A. 5 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

Well received by critics and audiences alike,
which A. R. Rahman-composed movie is this?
Q. 6 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

127 Hours
A. 6 ||INALEFINALE
Round 1

 8 Questions
 Infinite Bounce
 Team to buzz first will be given the chance
to pounce
+ 10 marks : (Bounce)
+ 20 / - 05 : (Pounce)

Built in the harbour of the Greek island of
Samos, whose statue is this?
Q. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Pythagoras
A. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Originating from the same root as that of the
word ‘obelisk’, the word obelus comes from an
Ancient Greek word for a sharpened stick or a
pointed pillar. In editing texts, obelus is used as
a reference mark, or to indicate that a person is
deceased, and often used to indicate a footnote.
What is the significance of obelus in the world of
mathematics?
Q. 1 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Division Sign
A. 1 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Brainchild of Ron Gordon, a maths-teacher, this
‘unofficial’ holiday was celebrated for the first
time on 9th Sep, 1981. The most recent one fall
on 4th April just two years ago. As part of the
celebration, a contest is organised where the
winner gets $339.
Which ‘special day’ is this?
Q. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Square Root Day
A. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

In geometry, a three-dimensional solid object
bounded by six square faces, with three meeting
at each vertex is called a Cube.
Then in the world of mind-games, what is a
Professor’s Cube?
Q. 3 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

5×5×5 Version of the Rubik's Cube
A. 3 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

His contribution in
modern calculus is
immense. He proved a
range of geometrical
theorems, including
the area of a circle,
the surface area and other
details.
For which six-letter word
he is fondly remembered?
Q. 4 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Eureka
A. 4 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

As per this tweet by Viru, who has been paid
tribute to?
Q. 5 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Aryabhatta
A. 5 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Which great man-of-science, well known as
mathematical physicist, would you get from the
following clues?
Q. 6 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Lord Kelvin
Q. 6 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

First seen in The Mansion of
the Gods, this talented
architect was entrusted by
Caesar with an important
housing project for the
Romans.
What’s his pretty long, but
very apt, name that will
remind about a theorem?
Q. 7 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Squareonthehypothenus
Q. 7 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

The most famous lecturer of mathematics at
Christ Church College in Oxford is known for his
immense contribution to symbolic logic, linear
algebra and probability. But he is mostly
remembered for something else that celebrated
it’s 150th anniversary in 2015.
What?
Q. 8 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Alice In Wonderland
Q. 8 ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

A hyperbolic paraboloid is an infinite surface in
three dimensions with hyperbolic and parabolic
cross-sections.
How it’s unique shape is familiar to us?
Q. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

Pringle Crisps
A. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 2

 6 vis-based questions.
 One question for each team.
 You have to identify the
person/character/innovation.
+ 10 marks : (direct)
+ 10 / - 05 : (bonus on buzzer)

This doodle celebrated the works of which
eccentric computer scientist, mathematician,
logician, cryptanalyst and theoretical biologist?
Q. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

Alan Turing
A. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

Seen since the
IPL-2, these are
the first set of
actors to portray
which lovable
characters on
screen?
Q. 1 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

Zoozoos
A. 1 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

'Sport Convo' is a London
based tech start-up
where Virat Kohli
invested bigtime.
Which sportsman’s
support to the venture
was cheekily announced
by Kohli through this
tweet?
Q. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

Gareth Bale
Q. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

What in the world of technology has been named
after this cultivar of apple?
Q. 3 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

Apple Macintosh
Q. 3 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

What, in the modern
world of technology,
was created keeping in
mind these three
simple objectives?
Q. 4 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

WhatsApp
Q. 4 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

As part of a lucrative business deal, what was
written inside the jersey of the Barcelona F.C.?
Q. 5 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

Intel Inside
Q. 5 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

Which IT pioneer’s birth anniversary had been
celebrated by this doodle?
Q. 6 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

Ada Lovelace
Q. 6 ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

Identify this
child prodigy
who once
plowed
through the
entire
Encyclopedia
set at the
superlative
age of 8.
Q. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

Bill Gates
A. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 3

 8 Questions
 Infinite Bounce + Pounce
+ 10 marks : (Bounce)
+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)
 Half Points available as and when
specified by QM

The Chinese word for ‘millet’ became a
household name since 2011.
What is the good word?
Q. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

Xiaomi
A. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

According to The Wall Street Journal, around 10-
fold increase in the no. of Google searches for a
particular type of images over the past few years
are reported. Due to that, one out of three high-
end phones in India is running short of memory.
A new app – Files Go, has also been launched to
clear those contents.
What is being talked about?
Q. 1 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

Good Morning Messages
A. 1 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

Images like these, taken from mythological
movies and tele-serials, suddenly went viral in
the last few weeks.
What was the unlikely-est reason?
Q. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

Q. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

“Internet during Mahabharata”
A. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

An ‘official’ birth certificate states that my DoB is
3 September 2112. Initially, my complexion was
yellow and also had ears, but I turned blue after
crying heavily after rats ate my ears.
Nicknamed MS-903, I am also appointed by the
Foreign Ministry as one of the ‘Ambassadors’ of
my country.
Who am I?
Q. 3 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

Doraemon
A. 3 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

John Shepherd-Barron initially wanted it to be of
six digits – so as to make the combinations
greater and more complicated. However, he
finally cut it down to 4 as his wife Caroline said
6 digits were too much to remember.
What has thus been standardised?
Q. 4 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

ATM Pin
A. 4 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

The launch of Windows 95 was a grand affair. It
took place on a 12-acre sports field at
Microsoft’s Redmond Campus. In certain
European countries, journalists were taken in a
submarine to enjoy the live telecast of the show.
Why a submarine has been chosen instead of
other normal venues?
Q. 5 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

Bill Gates wanted them to experience
"a world without Windows"
Q. 5 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

How do you connect the following words?
* Internet
* Individual
* Instruct
* Inform
* Inspire
Q. 6 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

What does ‘i’ in iPhone stand for?
A. 6 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

The reaction of the people over any drab and
boring stage performance supposedly inspired
the origin of the name of which popular website?
Q. 7 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

RottenTomatoes.com
A. 7 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

DragonFly, WaveLAN, FlankSpeed, WECA and
IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence were rejected.
What was accepted?
Q. 8 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

Wi-Fi
A. 8 ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

The UK-edition of his
autobiography was
launched just a few months
back at Lords’ Cricket
Ground. It is named after
the process to make a tired-
system more active.
What is it titled?
Q. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

Hit Refresh
A. * ||INALEFINALE
Round 4

 Last 6 questions.
 All the questions are open to Buzzer.
 First team to hit the buzzer will only be
given the chance to answer.
+ 10 marks : (for a Correct one)
- 05 marks : (for a Wrong one)

Find the first number in this exclusive series.
Q. 1 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

6
A. 1 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

Identify the male singer of this theme song from
the 2017 action film - The Belief of Kungfu.
Q. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

Jack Ma
A. 2 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

This the logo of --
Q. 3 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

International Mathematical Olympiad
A. 3 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

Few months ago, an organisation named Goseva
Parivar has launched this app along with a
contest. The app is said to be ‘a platform for
people who want to build a better world by
saving the life of Gomata’.
What this contest is all about?
A. 4 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

Selfie with a Cow
A. 4 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

Who were being portrayed on screen?
Q. 5 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

Srinivas Ramanujan & G.H. Hardy
A. 5 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

In the Encyclopaedia Britannica, what has been
defined as a mathematical property (exhibited
by certain infinite series and functions) of
approaching a limit more and more closely as an
argument (variable) of the function or as the
number of terms of the series increases?
Q. 6 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

Convergence
A. 6 ||INALEFINALE
Round 5

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