The preliminary round of Space Quiz By AD Astra (Astronomy Club of BPHC) P.S. Answers are at the end with questions.

1. SPACE QUIZ

2. Brought to you by
(astronomy Club BPHC)

3. Rules:
0. No Googling.
1. Teams of 3 or Less.
2. Quiz Master’s Decision is Final.
Quiz Masters:
Rohan, Saaransh and Siddharth

4. PRELIMS
(written Round)
+1(no –ve marking)

5. Q1.
An In-exhaustive list of what?
1.Mobile Camera
2.Invisible Braces
3.Scratch-resistant Lenses
4.Memory Foam
5.Ear Thermometer
6.Shoe Insoles
7.Adjustable Smoke Detector
8.Cordless Tools
9.Water Filters
10. Solar Cells

6. Q2.
This picture taken by ‘X’ is one of the most iconic and beautiful
picture in the history of space exploration.
Also what makes X and the picture unique is that , X is the only
human dead or alive not present in the frame of this picture.
So who is X ?
(image follows)

8. Q3.
A common urban legend states that NASA spent a large amount of
money to develop _____ , while the Soviets just used a simpler solution.
The truth Is that Fisher ______ company made the product from private
funding and sold it to NASA, as the earlier method used was posing danger
to ‘instrument panel’.
Here is how Fisher made the product:
 Pressurized the cartridge with nitrogen. The ink now had about 40
pound per square inch of nitrogen shoving it down.
 The liquid was forced out, making it leak. Fisher had to stop the leakage.
 Instead of a regular liquid, Fisher developed a thixotropic liquid.
 When the liquid would be agitated it would flow freely. When it was left
in peace, it stayed in, even under pressure.
The product saved astronauts from smeared recordkeeping and
inadequate quality documentation. And even Russians started using it.
So what is it?

9. Q4.
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered a
world where two suns set over the
horizon instead of one. The planet called
Kepler 16-B is not thought to be
habitable. It is a cold world with a
gaseous surface and it circles a binary
star system.
What fictional entity , does this discovery
relate to?

10. Q5*.
Selected by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan, where will you find all
these things?
1. Spoken greetings in 55 languages.
2. Printed message from US president and UN Secretary General.
3. Music selection from various artist such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven,
Chuck Berry and many more.
4. Pulsar map to Earth
5. Diagram of hydrogen molecule
6. Anatomic representation of a Man and Woman.
7. The sounds of Earth.
8. Images of physical and mathematical quantities, solar system, DNA
etc.
9. 116 images encoded in analogue form, some of them are: photo of
Jupiter, Arecibo observatory, human eating, drinking and other modes
of consuming.

11. Q6.
Which object’s cross-section has been shown in the following
diagram?

12. Why is the following verse iconic?
Tatha ca smaryate yojananam. sahasre dve
dve sate dve ca yojane ekena nimishardhena
kramaman.
Q7.
तथा च स्मर्यते र्ोजनानाां सहस्रां द्वे द्वे
शते द्वे च र्ोजने एके न ननममषार्धेन
क्रममाण नमोऽस्तुते॥

13. Q8.
Connect.
Sharda Prashad, 19. Ritika Singh, 29.Taranjeet Singh
Bhatia, 29.

14. Q9.
X was NASA’s Moon mission famous for being a "successful failure".
While the crew were unable to land on the Moon as planned due to a
technical malfunction, they returned home safely. It was supposed to
land in the Fra Mauro area. An explosion on board forced it to circle the
moon without landing.
The mission’s launch date 11-04-1970 and 1:13 pm Houston time was also
viewed by numerologist as unlucky.
Give X and Funda.

15. Q10.
Who is replying to whom? And also give the funda. (No
part points so please be specific)

16. Q11.
In fiction, engineering, and thought experiments, X is any fictional, extremely
rare, costly, or impossible material, or (less commonly) device needed to fulfil a
given design for a given application. The properties of any particular X depend
on the intended use.
For example, a pulley made of X might be massless and frictionless; however, if
used in a nuclear rocket, X would be light, strong at high temperatures, and
resistant to radiation damage. The concept of X is often applied flippantly or
humorously. For instance, X is described as being stronger than helium, and
lighter than air.
X was the central subject of the very famous movie Y.
Id. X and Y

17. Q12.
In general relativity, a ______ is a hypothetical region of space-
time which cannot be entered from the outside, although
matter and light can escape from it.
The possibility of existence of ______ is put forward by I.
Nokikov in 1964. They are predicted as part of a solution to
Einstein’s field equations. They exist mathematically although it
is impossible for them to exist in the real world as they violate
the second law of thermodynamics.
(Image follows)

19. Q13.
Connect.
(Non-Exhaustive)
List of Events:
1. The crowning of King Tigrane of Armenia
2. The birth of Jesus Christ (the star of Bethlehem is
alleged to be X)
3. The Norman conquest (1066 A.D)
4. The Siege of Belgrade (by the Ottoman Turks)
5. The 1222 expeditions of Genghis Khan

20. Q14.
Identify the Body.

21. At roughly 8.5 light years from Earth, twice the mass of
Sun and a visual apparent magnitude of -1.46, this
astronomical body, the name of which roughly means
“Scorcher”, has interestingly enough, come to be
associated with an animal. Examples of this association
can be found in literary and cinematic universes.
Name this body and the animal.
Q15*.

22. The US Naval Observatory (1877) had just completed
the construction of the largest of their refracting
telescopes. The observatory’s astronomer, Asaph
Hall, sought to learn whether Xs, fabled in song and
story, actually existed. Being unsuccessful for the first
two nights, he quit the quest. But his wife would have
none of this. She urged him to leave home and
return only when he had found the Xs. Inspired,
Asaph Hall tried and was finally successful. What did
he find?
Q16.

23. xkcd’s strip about what?
Q17.

24. Give funda.
1. Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss me.
2. Only Boys Accepting Feminism Get Kissed
Meaningfully.
3. Only Big Astronomical Federal Grants Keep
Money.
4. Oh Brother, Astronomers Frequently Give
Killer Midterms.
Q18.

25. Q19.
Guess the missing symbols.

26. Identify X.
Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, known as "Doug and Dave” are famous
for man-made hoaxes of X . In 1991, the duo came out and announced
that they had made hundreds of X since 1978. To prove that they were
responsible, they filmed themselves for the BBC making one with a rope-
and-plank contraption in a Wiltshire field. Colin Andrews, cereologist and
author of the book, Circular Evidence, admits that about 80 % of X are
probably man-made, but says that the other 20 % are probably the work
of some "higher force." They said that, they would enter into the fields
during nights and make those X with the help of:
1. Ropes
2. Planks
3. Hats
4. Wires
Q20*.

27. ___X___ didn't like his kids' school, so he decided to start his own. The
inventor and entrepreneur said in an interview on Beijing Television.
Some trivia about X are-
X holds major stakes in SolarCity, largest distributor of solar panels. X
regularly works 100-hours per week and commutes to the workplace
via a private jet. His entirely self taught knowledge about rockets
helped him start SpaceX.
The school is called ___Y___ means "To the stars" - and is small and
relatively secretive. It doesn't have its own website or a social media
presence.
Give me X and Y.
Q21.

28. PRELIMS
Answers

29. Q1.
An In-exhaustive list of what?
1.Mobile Camera
2.Invisible Braces
3.Scratch-resistant Lenses
4.Memory Foam
5.Ear Thermometer
6.Shoe Insoles
7.Adjustable Smoke Detector
8.Cordless Tools
9.Water Filters
10. Solar Cells

30. ANSWER

31. Ans.
Spin-off Technologies developed by
NASA
NASA spin-off technologies are
commercial products and services
which have been developed with
the help of NASA, through
research and development
contracts (such as SBIR or STTR
awards), licensing of NASA
patents, use of NASA facilities,
technical assistance from NASA
personnel, or data from NASA
research

32. Q2.
This picture taken by ‘X’ is one of the most iconic and beautiful
picture in the history of space exploration.
Also what makes X and the picture unique is that , X is the only
human dead or alive not present in the frame of this picture.
So who is X ?
(image follows)

34. ANSWER

35. Michael Collins(The forgotten astronaut)
Michael Collins took this picture of the
Lunar Module, containing Buzz Aldrin and
Neil Armstrong with Earth in the
background, during the Apollo 11 mission.
This makes him the only person ever to
have lived who was not inside the frame of
the photo. Matter cannot be created or
destroyed. That means that every human
that lived up to the point of this photo
being taken still exists, at least in some form,
and every human that has been born since
then was also is in this photo, at least in
some form. So even if you were born after
this picture was taken, the materials you’re
made from are still on the frame of this
picture.
Ans.

36. Q3.
A common urban legend states that NASA spent a large amount of
money to develop _____ , while the Soviets just used a simpler solution.
The truth Is that Fisher ______ company made the product from private
funding and sold it to NASA, as the earlier method used was posing danger
to ‘instrument panel’.
Here is how Fisher made the product:
 Pressurized the cartridge with nitrogen. The ink now had about 40
pound per square inch of nitrogen shoving it down.
 The liquid was forced out, making it leak. Fisher had to stop the leakage.
 Instead of a regular liquid, Fisher developed a thixotropic liquid.
 When the liquid would be agitated it would flow freely. When it was left
in peace, it stayed in, even under pressure.
The product saved astronauts from smeared recordkeeping and
inadequate quality documentation. And even Russians started using it.
So what is it?

37. ANSWER

38. SPACE PEN
Ans.

39. Q4.
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered a
world where two suns set over the
horizon instead of one. The planet called
Kepler 16-B is not thought to be
habitable. It is a cold world with a
gaseous surface and it circles a binary
star system.
What fictional entity , does this discovery
relate to?

40. ANSWER

41. TATOOINE(STAR WARS)
Ans.

42. Q5*.
Selected by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan, where will you find all
these things?
1. Spoken greetings in 55 languages.
2. Printed message from US president and UN Secretary General.
3. Music selection from various artist such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven,
Chuck Berry and many more.
4. Pulsar map to Earth
5. Diagram of hydrogen molecule
6. Anatomic representation of a Man and Woman.
7. The sounds of Earth.
8. Images of physical and mathematical quantities, solar system, DNA
etc.
9. 116 images encoded in analogue form, some of them are: photo of
Jupiter, Arecibo observatory, human eating, drinking and other modes
of consuming.

43. ANSWER

44. CONTENTS OF THE GOLDEN RECORD
(VOYAGER 1)
Ans.

45. Q6.
Which object’s cross-section has been shown in the following
diagram?

46. ANSWER

47. Ans.
Darth Vader’s Mask

48. Why is the following verse iconic?
Tatha ca smaryate yojananam. sahasre dve
dve sate dve ca yojane ekena nimishardhena
kramaman.
Q7.
तथा च स्मर्यते र्ोजनानाां सहस्रां द्वे द्वे
शते द्वे च र्ोजने एके न ननममषार्धेन
क्रममाण नमोऽस्तुते॥

49. ANSWER

50. The speed of light is described in this verse from Rig Veda.
It says that sun light travels 2,202 yojanas in the time span of a
nimisharda (half a nimisha). The yojana is an ancient unit of
length. Arthasastra defines it as being equal to 8,000 dhanus,
which is equivalent to 9.09 miles. A nimisha is an ancient unit
of time that is equal to 16/75 seconds. Thus 2,202 yojanas in
half a nimisha is equal to 186,281.5 miles per second after
conversion. The modern estimate of the speed of light is
186,281.7 miles per second.
(you may also remember it from HCV)
Ans.

51. Q8.
Connect.
Sharda Prashad, 19. Ritika Singh, 29.Taranjeet Singh
Bhatia, 29.

52. ANSWER

53. Ans.
MARS One
These three were the only Indians to be shortlisted among
the top 100 contenders for the one-way journey to Mars.

54. Q9.
X was NASA’s Moon mission famous for being a "successful failure".
While the crew were unable to land on the Moon as planned due to a
technical malfunction, they returned home safely. It was supposed to
land in the Fra Mauro area. An explosion on board forced it to circle the
moon without landing.
The mission’s launch date 11-04-1970 and 1:13 pm Houston time was also
viewed by numerologist as unlucky.
Give X and Funda.

55. ANSWER

56. Ans.
Apollo 13
Date : 11-04-70 add the digits to
get 13.
Time: 1:13 pm Houston time
(or)13:13 on a 24-hour military
clock

57. Q10.
Who is replying to whom? And also give the funda. (No
part points so please be specific)

58. ANSWER

59. Ans.
ISRO’s Mars Orbiter’s reply on Curiosity’s
compliments on Mangalyaan’s Successful landing
on Mars.

60. Q11.
In fiction, engineering, and thought experiments, X is any fictional, extremely
rare, costly, or impossible material, or (less commonly) device needed to fulfil a
given design for a given application. The properties of any particular X depend
on the intended use.
For example, a pulley made of X might be massless and frictionless; however, if
used in a nuclear rocket, X would be light, strong at high temperatures, and
resistant to radiation damage. The concept of X is often applied flippantly or
humorously. For instance, X is described as being stronger than helium, and
lighter than air.
X was the central subject of the very famous movie Y.
Id. X and Y

61. ANSWER

62. Ans.
X=Unobtanium & Y=Avatar (James
Cameroon’s)

63. Q12.
In general relativity, a ______ is a hypothetical region of space-
time which cannot be entered from the outside, although
matter and light can escape from it.
The possibility of existence of ______ is put forward by I.
Nokikov in 1964. They are predicted as part of a solution to
Einstein’s field equations. They exist mathematically although it
is impossible for them to exist in the real world as they violate
the second law of thermodynamics.
(Image follows)

65. ANSWER

66. WHITE HOLES
Ans.

67. Q13.
Connect.
(Non-Exhaustive)
List of Events:
1. The crowning of King Tigrane of Armenia
2. The birth of Jesus Christ (the star of Bethlehem is
alleged to be X)
3. The Norman conquest (1066 A.D)
4. The Siege of Belgrade (by the Ottoman Turks)
5. The 1222 expeditions of Genghis Khan

68. ANSWER

69. Ans.
List of Events Associated with The Halley’s
Comet

70. Q14.
Identify the Body.

71. ANSWER

72. Ans.
Araybhatta Satellite
India’s first indigenously built Satellite named
on the famous Astronomer Aryabhatta.

73. At roughly 8.5 light years from Earth, twice the mass of
Sun and a visual apparent magnitude of -1.46, this
astronomical body, the name of which roughly means
“Scorcher”, has interestingly enough, come to be
associated with an animal. Examples of this association
can be found in literary and cinematic universes.
Name this body and the animal.
Q15*.

74. ANSWER

75. Sirius, the “dog star”.
Examples- Harry Potter
universe. Sirius’ animagus
is a dog.
Ans.

76. The US Naval Observatory (1877) had just completed
the construction of the largest of their refracting
telescopes. The observatory’s astronomer, Asaph
Hall, sought to learn whether Xs, fabled in song and
story, actually existed. Being unsuccessful for the first
two nights, he quit the quest. But his wife would have
none of this. She urged him to leave home and
return only when he had found the Xs. Inspired,
Asaph Hall tried and was finally successful. What did
he find?
Q16.

77. ANSWER

78. Phobos and Deimos, the moons of Mars
Ans.

79. xkcd’s strip about what?
Q17.

80. ANSWER

81. Spirit Rover’s lifetime extention.
NASA announced that Spirit will have to remain
functional till the dust buildup on its solar panels
forces its shutdown eventually.
Ans.

82. Give funda.
1. Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss me.
2. Only Boys Accepting Feminism Get Kissed
Meaningfully.
3. Only Big Astronomical Federal Grants Keep
Money.
4. Oh Brother, Astronomers Frequently Give
Killer Midterms.
Q18.

83. ANSWER

84. Spectral radiance chart mnemonic.
(Classification of stars based on their
temperature: Classes O, B, A, F, G, K, and M.
Ans.

85. Q19.
Guess the missing symbols.

86. ANSWER

87. Ans.
The Gender Symbols

88. Identify X.
Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, known as "Doug and Dave” are famous
for man-made hoaxes of X . In 1991, the duo came out and announced
that they had made hundreds of X since 1978. To prove that they were
responsible, they filmed themselves for the BBC making one with a rope-
and-plank contraption in a Wiltshire field. Colin Andrews, cereologist and
author of the book, Circular Evidence, admits that about 80 % of X are
probably man-made, but says that the other 20 % are probably the work
of some "higher force." They said that, they would enter into the fields
during nights and make those X with the help of:
1. Ropes
2. Planks
3. Hats
4. Wires
Q20*.

89. ANSWER

90. Crop circles
Ans.

91. ___X___ didn't like his kids' school, so he decided to start his own. The
inventor and entrepreneur said in an interview on Beijing Television.
Some trivia about X are-
X holds major stakes in SolarCity, largest distributor of solar panels. X
regularly works 100-hours per week and commutes to the workplace
via a private jet. His entirely self taught knowledge about rockets
helped him start SpaceX.
The school is called ___Y___ means "To the stars" - and is small and
relatively secretive. It doesn't have its own website or a social media
presence.
Give me X and Y.
Q21.

92. ANSWER

93. X-Elon Musk, Y-
Ans.