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K! SCITECH QUIZK! SCITECH QUIZ

FINALS

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GROUND RULESGROUND RULES 4 Infinite Bounce Rounds – 13 & 12 -

Clockwise, 13 &12 – Anticlockwise .That’s 50.

1 MVC.

1 Theme Round – 6 Questions.

Running Around Round – 10 Questions.

Written Relative Round – 12 Questions.

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INFINITE BOUNCEINFINITE BOUNCEChennai rules. When unanswered,

questions goes back to same team.

Combined with hand spot buzzer.When question comes up, a teamcan buzz (written) for +10/-10. Thequestion will carry on in Infy

irrespective of being buzzed or not.

Team to which question comesCANNOT go for buzzer.

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CLOCKWISECLOCKWISE13 Questions.

+10 Normal, +10/-10 on Buzzer.

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1.1.

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The name for this creature waspossibly based on the Spanish slangterm meaning “dunce”, as these tame

birds had a habit of landing on boardsailing ships, where they were easilycaptured and eaten.

Ray Mears suggested that the termY came from the skill of catchingthese creatures. Name the creatureand the term.

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BoobyBoobyThe bird is called ‘Booby’.

The term thus derived is “Booby Trap”.

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2.2. Gaetan Dugas was a Canadian who

worked for Air Canada as a flightattendant. In Randy Shilts' book, “And theBand Played On”, he is described ashaving almost sociopathic behavior, byallegedly intentionally, or at leastrecklessly endangering, others. He wasdiagnosed with Kaposi’s Sarcoma in June1980, and in spite of people telling him itwould infect others, he carried on, butthen died of kidney failure in 1984.

How is he better known as?

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AIDSAIDS He is the Patient Zero of AIDS.

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3.3. These creatures are marine fishes

which belong to the small familyChlorophthalmidae. Thought to have a

circumglobal distribution in tropicaland temperate waters, the familycontains just 18 species in twogenera. Some species are of interest

to commercial and subsistencefisheries; the fish are made into fishmeal or sold fresh. What is itscommon name, derived from its mostdistinctive feature?

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Green-eyeGreen-eye Green-eye.

Chloro – Green Opthal – Eye.

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4.4. Implementation of the ‘Aadhar’

project in Kerala has now becometougher, due to a technical as well as

legal snag. Dubbed as a ‘Kerala-specific issue’, the three publicenrolment agencies in Kerala involved

in the project – It@Schools, Keltronand the Akshaya Project are nowfinding the issue unacceptable due toone of Kerala’s laws. Which law andwhy?

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Open Source SoftwareOpen Source Software Kerala is the only state in India

that mandates the use of Free OpenSource Software. The client enrolment

software used in Aadhar, however isonly compatible with Windows. Thethree agencies only use Linux

operating systems.

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Names on request.

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George Ebers.

James Henry Breasted.

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Edwin SmithEdwin Smith Edwin Smith – the archaeologist.

In 1862 he came temporarily intopossession of a medical papyrus whichwas then sold to Georg Ebers in 1873and published by Ebers in 1875. It wasthus best known as the Ebers Papyrus.

In 1862 he also purchased the papyruswhich was then translated by JamesHenry Breasted, and led to thepublication of the Edwin Smith papyrus,arguably the most significant medicalpapyri found.

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6.6. In mathematics, the X transform is

a procedure which maps onesequence to another. The transformed

sequence is computed by filling atriangular array.

Given a sequence, the transformyields another sequence, which isconstructed by filling up a triangle asshown. X?

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HINT?

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BoustrophedonBoustrophedon Boustrophedon Transform.

In the triangle, the movement of 

the values in triangle resemblesboustrphedon-ing.

Boustrophedon means ‘ox turning’.

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7.7. In computer physics engines, ___X___ 

___Y___ is a type of procedural animationthat is often used as a replacement fortraditional static death animations.

An X is therefore a collection of multiple rigid bodies (each of which isordinarily tied to a bone in the graphics

engine's skeletal animation system) tiedtogether by a system of constraints thatrestrict how the bones may move relativeto each other. When the character dies, it

looks more realistic.

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RagdollRagdoll Ragdoll Physics.

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8. Connect.8. Connect.

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““Angel of Death” MengeleAngel of Death” Mengele Dr. Josef Mengele

Candido Godoi – The city in which

there is an unusually high number of twins, due to his experiments.

Boys From Brazil – Movie based onhim.

Angel Of Death – About him.

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9. Fundae?9. Fundae?

____ on Earth (1979)The Living Planet (1984)The Trials of ____ (1990)____ in the Freezer (1993)The Private ____ of Plants (1995)The ____ of Birds (1998)

The ____ of Mammals (2002)____ in the Undergrowth (2005)____ in Cold Blood (2008)

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LifeLife The nine parts of the “Life” series

by Sir David Attenborough.

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10. Connect. And fundae.10. Connect. And fundae.  “Tranquility”, also known as Node

3, is a module of the InternationalSpace Station (ISS). ESA and the

Italian Space Agency had Tranquilitybuilt by Thales Alenia Space. Aceremony on November 20, 2009

transferred ownership of the moduleto NASA

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COLBERTCOLBERT

During the naming of the module,NASA launched an online poll todetermine the name. Here the name,“Tranquility” actually came second to

“Colbert”(who put major advertisementon his show).

NASA decide to name the module,

“Tranquility” and as compensation, thetreadmill on board, . The CombinedOperational Load Bearing ExternalResistance Treadmill (COLBERT) is named

after him.

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11.11. Roccella tinctoria is a small, dry,

perennial lichen, in appearance abunch of wavy, tapering branched,

drab-colored stems from 2 to 6 incheshigh, springing from a narrow base.One of the main uses of this creatureis the dye that is extracted from it.

Where would one use the dyeextracted from these creatures?

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LitmusLitmus In order to give the colors' for

indicating alkalinity and acidity, theselichens are used.

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12. Identify X.12. Identify X. X played basketball and ran track

at Santa Clara High School in Oxnard,California. He did not play high school

football. After transferring to ArizonaState University on a footballscholarship in 1995, X was a startingwide receiver for the Arizona State

Sun Devils. He attended the SeattleSeahawks training camp in 2000. Afterhis stint with the Seahawks, X turnedhis interest toward a professional

acting career. Who X be?

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Isiah MustafaIsiah Mustafa The Old Spice guy.

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13. Identify X.13. Identify X. X is a solid waste product of the

Bayer process, the principal industrialmeans of refining bauxite in order to

provide alumina as raw material. It iscomposed of a mixture of solid andmetallic oxide-bearing impurities, andpresents one of the aluminium

industry’s most important disposalproblems. Its primary feature iscaused by the oxidised iron present,which can make up to 60% of the

mass of X.

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Red MudRed MudMain component of the toxic overflow

from the Danube a few months ago.

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LONG VISUAL CONNECT.LONG VISUAL CONNECT.10 slides.

Non-Exhaustive. Part of a finite list.

ALL pictures are specific.

+30, +27, +24, and so on.

-15, -13.5, -12, and so on.

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+30/-15+30/-15 (CITY)

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+27/-13.5+27/-13.5 (CITY)

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+24/-12+24/-12

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+21/-10.5+21/-10.5

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+18/-9+18/-9

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+15/-7.5+15/-7.5

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+12/-6+12/-6

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+9/-4.5+9/-4.5 ______ ________dolor sit amet,

consectetur adipisicing elit, sed doeiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore etdolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim

veniam, quis nostrud exercitationullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex eacommodo consequat. Duis aute iruredolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velitesse cillum dolore eu fugiat nullapariatur. Excepteur sint occaecatcupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa quiofficia deserunt mollit anim id estlaborum.

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+6/-3+6/-3

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+3/0+3/0

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Testing standards.

Canterbury Corpus – DataCanterbury Corpus – Data

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Canterbury Corpus DataCanterbury Corpus DataCompressionCompression

(CITY)

Calgary Corpus – DataCalgary Corpus – Data

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Calgary Corpus DataCalgary Corpus DataCompressionCompression

(CITY)

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Cornell Box – 3D ImagingCornell Box – 3D Imaging

Stanford Bunny – 3DStanford Bunny – 3D

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Stanford Bunny 3DStanford Bunny 3DImagingImaging

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Stanford Dragon – 3D ImagingStanford Dragon – 3D Imaging

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Utah Teapot – 3D ImagingUtah Teapot – 3D Imaging

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SMPTE Bars – TV TestingSMPTE Bars – TV Testing

Lorem Ipsum – Text/FontLorem Ipsum – Text/Font

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Lorem Ipsum Text/FontLorem Ipsum Text/FontTestingTesting

______ ________dolor sit amet,consectetur adipisicing elit, sed doeiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore etdolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim

veniam, quis nostrud exercitationullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex eacommodo consequat. Duis aute iruredolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velitesse cillum dolore eu fugiat nullapariatur. Excepteur sint occaecatcupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa quiofficia deserunt mollit anim id estlaborum.

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Lenna – Image ProcessingLenna – Image Processing

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INFINITE BOUNCE - 2INFINITE BOUNCE - 2Chennai rules. When unanswered,

questions goes back to same team.

Combined with hand spot buzzer.When question comes up, a teamcan buzz (written) for +10/-10. Thequestion will carry on in Infy

irrespective of being buzzed or not.

Team to which question comesCANNOT go for buzzer.

14. Identify X and the14. Identify X and the

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yybook.book.

In 1855 X approached his colleagueHenry Vandyke Carter with his idea toproduce an inexpensive textbook formedical students. Dissecting unclaimedbodies from workhouse and hospitalmortuaries through an act in 1832, thetwo worked for 18 months on what wouldform the basis of the book. X died threedays after the first edition was published.However, his name still lives in the formof this classic book.

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Gray’s AnatomyGray’s Anatomy Henry Gray.

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15.15. Rupesh Shingadia is a 30-year-old

investment analyst at ThreadNeedleAsset Management, from Wallington,near Croydon. In a posting on hisFacebook page, he wrote: “Thank youeveryone for your support and kindwords! I cannot believe the responsesI've got in the past few days!”. He

caught the world’s attention because hereflected positivity, optimism and wide-eyed wonderment.

How did this guy become famous?

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Cigar GuyCigar Guy

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Photoshopped images like thesehave been doing the rounds on theInternet.

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16.16. Patrick ______ was a Scottish

surgeon and naturalist who worked inIndia. He is considered the “Father of 

Indian Ophiology”.

What does he lend his name to?

The Sanskrit word for ‘hidden’might also help you.

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Russell’s Viper.Russell’s Viper. His full name is Patrick Russell. The

Sanskrit word for ‘hidden’ is ‘Daboia’which is the genus name.

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17.17. In cryptography, the man-in-the-

middle attack, is a form of activeeavesdropping in which the attacker

makes independent connections withthe victims and relays messagesbetween them, making them believethat they are talking directly to eachother over a private connection, whenin fact the entire conversation iscontrolled by the attacker.

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The attacker must be able tointercept all messages going betweenthe two victims and inject new ones,

which is straightforward in manycircumstances.

By what other name is this alsoknown as, because the attacker actsas a ‘doorway’ or a ‘gate’?

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Janus.Janus. The god of gates and doorways.

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18.18. In computing, “Rubberhose” (also

known by its development codenameMarutukku) is a deniable encryption

archive containing multiple filesystems whose existence can only beverified using the appropriatecryptographic key.

It was written by X, SueletteDreyfus and Ralf Weinmann. 

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The questions :

Identify X.

For what purpose was this written?a)b)

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It was designed to be resistant toattacks by people willing to usetorture on those who knew the

encryption keys and so is used byhuman rights groups working in thirdworld dictatorships.

 

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X – Julian Assange.X – Julian Assange.

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19.19. ______, also known as “Steppe

Murain” is an infectious viral disease of cattle, domestic buffalo, and somespecies of wildlife. The disease ischaracterized by fever, oral erosions,diarrhea, lymphoid necrosis, and highmortality. ______, in German means

“Cattle-Plague”.

Question being, if this is the second,then what is the first?

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i dRi d t

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Rinderpest.Rinderpest. It is officially the second disease in

the world completely eradicated afterSmall Pox, according to the WHO.

2020

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20.20.

He is the youngest Nobel laureatetill date. An accident, when he wasyoung, led to the first record usage of 

X-rays in Australia. It was under hisaegis that Crick and Watsondiscovered the DNA at the Cavendishand he also successfully lobbied for

them to receive the 1962 Nobel. He is specifically known for

something that he contributed along

with his father

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Wilh l L BWilh l L B

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Wilhelm Lawrence BraggWilhelm Lawrence Bragg Founded the diffraction law aka

Bragg’s Law, along with his father.

21 Id tif21 Id tif

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21. Identify21. Identify1.0 : Light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A

tiny spark has singed a single hair onyour arm.

1.2 : Sharp, sudden, mildly alarming. Likewalking across a shag carpet andreaching for the light switch.

1.8 : A rare, piercing, elevated sort of 

pain. Someone has fired a staple intoyour cheek.

2.0 : Hot and smoky, almost irreverent.Imagine W. C. Fields extinguishing a

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2.x : Like a match head that flips off and burns on your skin.3.0 : Caustic and burning. Distinctly

bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a

beaker of hydrochloric acid on apaper cut.

4.0 : Blinding, fierce, shockinglyelectric. A running hair drier hasbeen dropped into your bubble bath.

4.0+ : Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Likefire-walking over flaming charcoal

with a 3-inch rusty nail in your heel

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S h idt I dS h idt I d

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Schmidt Index.Schmidt Index. To measure pain due to insect

stings. Each value on the scalecorresponds to a specific type of 

insect or similar ones.

For example 1.0 – Sweat Bee 2.0 – Bald-faced Hornet 3.0 - Paper Wasp

22. Identify the person and his22. Identify the person and hist ib ti t di it ib ti t di i

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contribution to medicine.contribution to medicine.

The passage of the internal carotidartery through the interior of thetemporal bone, is named for him.

In 1949 he received the Nobel Prizefor the development of what he isfamous for.

He has been deplored by many asbeing brutally arrogant. Theseremarks are, however from peoplewho judge him by his invention.

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HINT : Name provided on request.

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Antonio Egaz Moniz.

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Antonio Egaz MonizAntonio Egaz Moniz

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Antonio Egaz MonizAntonio Egaz MonizDiscovered the process of Lobotomy.

23 Connect23 Connect

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23. Connect.23. Connect.

Programming Parrot is the definitivereference for the new, dynamic programminglanguage, Parrot, a language intended tomerge the indubitable strengths of the twin

Open Source scripting giants, __1__ and___2___. Stemming from the unprecedentedmeeting of minds in the new ActiveStateTechnical Advisory Board, ProgrammingParrot was written jointly by__3___ and

___4___. By uniting the unparalleled flexibilityof ___1___ with the simplicity andmaintainability of ____2___, Parrot is destinedto become the premier application

development language of the twenty-first

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April FoolApril Fool

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April Fool.April Fool.

Parrot was an elaborate April Fool’sDay hoax. It involved the creation of anew language as part of a

collaboration between Perl andPython. The Parrot Foundation, inspired

from this prank have ventured tocreate a new platform that supportsPerl, Python and all major languages.

2424

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24.24.

The grandfather of Malay RoyChoudhary (founder of the Hungryalistmovement in the 1960’s), KishoriMohan Bandyopadhyay, was one of the founder members of the PanihatiCooperative Bank and was an activemember in the Indian freedom

struggle. However, he was awarded agold medal by King of the UnitedKingdom in the 1900’s for a differentreason. What might the reason be?

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MalariaMalaria

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MalariaMalaria

He was Ronald Ross’ assisstant.

25 Id the foundation25 Id the foundation

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25. Id the foundation.25. Id the foundation.

The Progressive Insurance AutomotivePrize, an engineering competitiondesigned to create a fuel efficient cleancar that gets 100 MPGe.

The Archon Genomics Prize, a genomicscompetition challenging teams tosequence 100 human genomes within 10days or less.

The Google Lunar Prize, a competition toput a robot on the moon.The Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander

Challenge, a competition to build precise,

efficient small rocket systems

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The Wendy Schmidt Oil CleanupChallenge, a competition inspiring anew generation of innovative solutionsthat will speed up the cleaning of 

seawater surface oil resulting fromspillage from tankers, ocean platforms,and other sources.

Which foundation offers these prizes,and which prize, started in 1996 isarguably its most famous venture?

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X Prize FoundationX Prize Foundation

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X Prize FoundationX Prize Foundation

Ansari X Prize.

THEME ROUNDTHEME ROUND

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THEME ROUNDTHEME ROUND6 Questions. Written.Closed theme.Exhaustive. All the answers connect.

May be direct or indirect.+10 for every correct answer.Points for the theme vary as sets of 2.

1 ) +30/ 15 Id X1 ) +30/-15 Id X

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1.) +30/-15 Id X.1.) +30/-15 Id X.

Trefoil is a graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings usedin architecture and Christian symbolism.The term is also applied to other symbols

of three-fold shape. The symbol used todenote X, employs a trefoil. It firstappeared in 1946, at the University of California, Berkeley. The modern version is

black against a yellow background. It isdrawn with a central circle of radius R, aninternal radius of 1.5R and an externalradius of 5R for the blades, which are

separated from each other by 60° X?

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2 ) +30/ 152 ) +30/-15

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2.) +30/-152.) +30/-15

After his famous discovery, X becameincreasingly involved with Haloid, soon

to become Xerox, and with advisingthe government. He took the

uncharacteristic step of urging Xeroxexecutives to keep their Californiaresearch center, Xerox PARC, afloat whenthe parent company was suspicious that

its research center would amount to little.Xerox PARC went on to create the point-and-click method, the mouse, and thelaser printer, among other things.

Who is the u X?

3 ) +20/-103 ) +20/-10

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3.) +20/-103.) +20/-10

What is this list? Give a specificanswer.Angelina Jolie

Giorgio ArmaniBarbara Hendricks.Khaled HosseiniRichard BurtonSophia LorenJames Mason etc. (Non Exhaustive)

4 ) +20/-104 ) +20/-10

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4.) +20/-104.) +20/-10

The Battle of Solferino, was fought onJune 24, 1859 and resulted in the victoryof theallied French Army and Sardinian Army

against the Austrian Army underEmperor Franz Joseph I. It was the lastmajor battle in world history where all theinvolved armies were under the personal

command of their monarchs. ___1____witnessed the battle in

person, was motivated by the horrificsuffering of wounded soldiers left on the

battlefield and was then motivated to set

ONLY ONE GUESS PER TEAMONLY ONE GUESS PER TEAMON THIS SETON THIS SET

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5 ) +10/0 Id the guy5 ) +10/0 Id the guy

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5.) +10/0 Id the guy.5.) +10/0 Id the guy.

6 ) +10/06 ) +10/0

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6.) +10/06.) +10/0

This English biochemist is basicallyfor the two DNA sequencingtechniques that he discovered. He is

also a unique member of the themehere.

Plus and Minus technique_______ Technique (named after

himself)

Identify the guy

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EXCHANGE YOUR SHEETS PLEASE!

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Multiple Nobel Prize Winners.

1 ) +30/-15 Id X1 ) +30/-15 Id X

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1.) +30/ 15 Id X.1.) +30/ 15 Id X.

Trefoil is a graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings usedin architecture and Christian symbolism.The term is also applied to other symbols

of three-fold shape. The symbol used todenote X, employs a trefoil. It firstappeared in 1946, at the University of California, Berkeley. The modern version is

black against a yellow background. It isdrawn with a central circle of radius R, aninternal radius of 1.5R and an externalradius of 5R for the blades, which are

separated from each other by 60° X?

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RadioactivityRadioactivity

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RadioactivityRadioactivity

Leads to Marie Curie. Physics in1903 and Chemistry in 1911.

2.) +30/-152.) +30/-15

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After his famous discovery, X becameincreasingly involved with Haloid, soon

to become Xerox, and with advisingthe government. He took the

uncharacteristic step of urging Xeroxexecutives to keep their Californiaresearch center, Xerox PARC, afloat whenthe parent company was suspicious that

its research center would amount to little.Xerox PARC went on to create the point-and-click method, the mouse, and thelaser printer, among other things.

Who is the u X?

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John BardeenJohn Bardeen

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John BardeenJohn Bardeen

1956 Physics and 1972 Physics.

3.) +20/-103.) +20/-10

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3.) +20/ 103.) +20/ 10

What is this list? Give a specificanswer.Angelina Jolie

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Ambassadors for UNHCRAmbassadors for UNHCR

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Ambassadors for UNHCRbassado s o U C

1954 Nobel Peace Prize and 1981Nobel Peace Prize.

4.) +20/-104.) +20/-10

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4.) +20/ 10) /

The Battle of Solferino, was fought onJune 24, 1859 and resulted in the victoryof theallied French Army and Sardinian Army

against the Austrian Army underEmperor Franz Joseph I. It was the lastmajor battle in world history where all theinvolved armies were under the personal

command of their monarchs. ___1____witnessed the battle in

person, was motivated by the horrificsuffering of wounded soldiers left on the

battlefield and was then motivated to set

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Red CrossRed Cross

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Red Cross

1 – Henry Dunant

Peace Prizes in 1917, 1944 and

1963.

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5.) +10/0 Id the guy.5.) +10/0 Id the guy.

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) / g y) / g y

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Linus PaulingLinus Pauling

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry - 1954Nobel Peace Prize -1962

6.) +10/06.) +10/0

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) /)

This English biochemist is basicallyfor the two DNA sequencingtechniques that he discovered. He is

also a unique member of the themehere.

Plus and Minus technique_______ Technique (named after

himself)

Identify the guy

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Frederick SangerFrederick Sanger

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Only living individual. Nobel Prize in Chemistry - 1958

Nobel Prize in Chemistry - 1980

INFINITE BOUNCE - 3INFINITE BOUNCE - 3

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Chennai rules. When unanswered,questions goes back to same team.

Combined with hand spot buzzer.

When question comes up, a teamcan buzz (written) for +10/-10. Thequestion will carry on in Infyirrespective of being buzzed or not.

Team to which question comesCANNOT go for buzzer.

26.26.

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 Silphium was a plant of the genusFerula. Generally considered to be anextinct “giant fennel”, it once formedthe crux of trade from the ancient city

of Cyrene for its use as a richseasoning and as a medicine. It wasso critical to the Cyrenian economythat most of their coins bore a pictureof the plant. Contemporaneouswritings help tie silphium to sexualityand love.

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 The widespread use of silphium inancient Egypt for birth control and theshape of its seed, leads to a conclusion that_____ is probably derived from it.

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Heart symbolHeart symbol

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y

The obverse of the coin is as below.

27. What is the practice?27. What is the practice?

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p

The teakettle principle is acolloquialism used among certaincommunities of mathematicians. Itrefers to a certain practice. The name

itself arises from a long-running joke inthe mathematical community involvinga mathematician and an engineer,

which goes as follows.

(Next slide)

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A mathematician and an engineerarrive in the kitchen to make tea; bothfill a pot with water, put the pot on the

stove and boil water. Not a bigproblem to solve. The next day, theygo to make tea again, but find that thepot is already full of water. The

engineer will put the pot on the stove;the mathematician will throw out thewater. Why?

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Reducing the problem.Reducing the problem.

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In order to reduce the problem to apreviously solved problem.

28.28.

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 Propofol, marketed as Diprivan byAstraZeneca, is a short-acting,

intravenously administered hypnoticagent. Its uses include the induction and

maintenance of general anesthesia,sedation for mechanically ventilatedadults, and procedural sedation.

Because of its appearance, it is given

a certain nickname, which in itself is areference to the nickname of anothermore famous compound.

Identify both the nicknames.

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Milk of AmnesiaMilk of Amnesia

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The reference being to “Milk of Magnesia” due to its milkyappearance.

29. Fill in the blank.29. Fill in the blank.

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A _______ species is a species that hasa disproportionate effect on itsenvironment relative to its biomass. Suchspecies affect many other organisms in

an ecosystem and help to determine thetypes and numbers of various otherspecies in a community. An ecosystemmay experience a dramatic shift if such aspecies is removed, even though thatspecies was a small part of theecosystem by measures of biomass orproductivity. It has become a verypopular concept in conservation biology.

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Such an organism plays a role in itsecosystem that is analogous to therole of a _______. While the _______ isunder the least pressure, the structure

that it supports will still collapsewithout it.

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KeystoneKeystone

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Analogous to a keystone in an arch.

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Eg. Sea Otter.

30.30.

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The questions :

Identify the award.a)To whom is the inscription, a tribute

to?

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Pritzker Prize - ArchitecturePritzker Prize - Architecture

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The words are a tribute toVitruvius, who in his work, “DeArchitectura”, says that a structuremust exhibit the three qualities of “firmitas, utilitas, venustas” i.e.firmness, commodity and delight.

31. Weave a story please.31. Weave a story please.

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Says __1__ , you can seeThe brain of ChimpanzeeIs always exceedingly small,With the hindermost "horn"

Of extremity shorn,And no ______ at all. Next __2__ replies,

That __1__ be lies,

And garbles his Latin quotation;That his facts are not new,His mistakes not a few.Detrimental to his reputation.

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HINT :

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The Great HippocampusThe Great HippocampusQuestion.Question.

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This was a satire on the disputeover ape anatomy between ThomasHenry Huxley(2) and Richard Owen(1)by Reverend Charles Kingsley.

Owen claimed that only the humanbrain had a “Hippocampus Minor”,

which proved apes could not haveevolved into man. Huxley was of theopposite opinion.

32.32.Either b choice or coincidence he

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Either by choice or coincidence, helived on Euclid Avenue. He more or lesssingle-handedly renewed and nurturedinterest in recreational mathematics in

North America. In the early 1950s, he waseditor of “Humpty Dumpty” magazine, andwrote features and stories for severalchildren's magazines. His paper-folding

puzzles at that magazine (sisterpublication to Children's Digest at thetime, and now sister publication to ‘Jackand Jill’ magazine) led to what we now

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Martin GardnerMartin Gardner

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Of the “Mathematical Games”fame.

33. Fill in the blank.33. Fill in the blank.

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The earliest definite appearance of this theorem is an 1825 article by Dr.W. Rutherford in “The Ladies Diary”.Although Rutherford was probably notthe first discoverer, there seems to beno direct connection with _______,although we know that he did well in

mathematics as a school boy.

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According to Markham's biography,  “To his teachers ______ certainly

appeared a model and promising pupil,

especially in mathematics... The schoolinspector reported that ______'saptitude for mathematics would makehim suitable for the navy, buteventually it was decided that heshould try for the artillery, whereadvancement by merit and

th ti l kill h

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Napoleon Bonaparte.Napoleon Bonaparte.

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If equilateral triangles areconstructed on the sides of any triangle,either all outward, or all inward, thecentroids of those equilateral triangles

themselves form an equilateral triangle.

34.34.

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That was Ludovico Cigoli’s“Assumption of the Virgin”. Theinspiration for certain details of thepainting was Cigoli’s friend, X.

Who was Cigoli’s friend?

Why did this painting cause acontroversy with the Vatican?

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X - Galileo GalileiX - Galileo Galilei

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The moon was supposed to be asymbol of purity. The Virgin Mary wasoften portrayed in paintings of thatera atop a perfectly smooth moon.

However, Cigoli had portrayed theVirgin Mary atop the pock-markedalbeit scientifically accurate moon.

35. Identify the person.35. Identify the person.

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In 1930, his sister-in-law developed afatal heart condition. He began towonder why hearts could not berepaired with surgery.

After studying the perfusion of organsoutside the body with Nobel Prize-winning French surgeon Dr. Alexis

Carrel, he came up with this.

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In later years, this wasfurther developed byothers, eventually leading to theconstruction of the firstheart-lung machine.

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Charles LindberghCharles Lindbergh

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It was called the “Model T” pump.

36.36. According to a certain Danny Glaser when

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According to a certain Danny Glaser, whenthe first version of this was released forWfW( Windows for Workgroups), the developerwanted to honor his heroes (next slide) byusing their names. However due to licensing

issues, it couldn’t be done. When released forWindows 95, they used three names asfollows. One was the spouse of a Microsoft employee

who found a program bug.One was a Microsoft employee who resigned in

1995.One is an employee's child that frequented the

Microsoft work site.

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Microsoft Hearts OpponentMicrosoft Hearts OpponentNames.Names.

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37. Yes, this is a Sci-Tech37. Yes, this is a Sci-Techquestion.question.

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The sixth game of the 2010 WorldChampionships in Sofia, Belgium,ended in a draw betweenVishwanathan Anand and Vesselin

Topalov. During the match, Anandmade a record of sorts never seenbefore in a World Championshipmatch.

The online commentators jestedthat Anand was trying to _______ during the game.

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19.Qxe4 Bxe4 20.Rc2 Rfe8 21.Rfc1 f6 22.Nd7 Bf5 23.N7c5 Bb6 24.Nb7 Bd7 25.Nf4 Rab8 26.Nd6 Re5 27.Nc8 Ba5 28.Nd3 Re8 29.Na7 Bb6 30.Nc6 Rb7 31.Ncb4 a5 32.Nd5 a4

33.Nxb6 Rxb6 34.Nc5 Bf5 35.Rd2 Rc6

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Knight’s TourKnight’s Tour

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It is an instance of the more generalHamiltonian Path problem in GraphTheory.

38. Put story.38. Put story.

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Morris WormMorris Worm

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The disk that contained the sourcecode – Now kept at Boston Museumof Science

Robert Tappan MorrisGlaurung and Scatha – “The Great

Worms” after which the Morris wormwas called, “The Great Worm”.

THEMED ROUNDTHEMED ROUND

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10 Questions.Theme – Syndromes.+10 per correct answer.

Part points at my discretion.

P.S. None of the answers are Alice in

Wonderland, Rapunzel or Peter Pan.

1.1.

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1 also known as senile squalorsyndrome, is a disorder characterized byextreme self-neglect, domestic squalor,social withdrawal, apathy, compulsivehoarding of rubbish, and lack of shame.

The name derives from an ancientGreek philosopher, a Cynic and anultimate minimalist, who allegedly lived in a

barrel. However, he actually sought humancompany by venturing daily to the Agora.Therefore, this eponym is considered to bea misnomer.

2.2.

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2 affects veterans and civilianswho were near conflicts during ordownwind of a chemicalweapons depot demolition.Apparently, around 250,000 people

are afflicted with enduring chronicmulti-symptom illness, a condition

with serious consequences. A widerange of acute and chronic symptomscharacterize 2.

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 3 is a rare defect of the opticnerve that causes moderate to

severe blindness. It is extremely rare,occurring in only one person per every

two million in the United States. Theissue stems from an undevelopedoptic nerve.

When a picture is taken of the eye,

this white mass stands out apart fromthe veins of the eyes, looking verymuch like the center of a _______.

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4.4. 4 is the spontaneous return

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 4 is the spontaneous returnof circulation after failed attemptsat resuscitation. Its occurrence hasbeen noted in medical literature atleast 25 times since 1982. It often

raises ethical issues for doctors, whomust determine when medical deathhas occurred.

It takes its name from the characterin the New Testament who was raisedfrom the dead by Jesus.

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5 or Niikawa–Kuroki Syndrome, is apediatric congenital disorder of suspected genetic origin withmultiple congenital anomalies

and intellectual disabilities. It is veryrare, affecting roughly one in every32,000 individuals.

It is named 5 because of the facial

resemblance of affected individualswith______. Children with this syndromeare called KKs.

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6.6.

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Not an actual syndrome, but still.

In his glossary of movieconventions and clichés, Roger Ebert

defines “6’s Disease” as a “Movieillness in which the only symptom isthat the sufferer grows more beautiful

as death approaches.”

6?

7.7.

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7 denotes a cultural andsocietal phenomenon characterized byan excessive preoccupation with theindividual's own appearance

accompanied by difficulties copingwith the aging process and with therequirements of maturation.

Sufferers of 7 are heavy users of cosmetic medical procedures andproducts in an attempt to preservetheir youth.

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8 is a group of mental phenomenainvolving the presence of eitherreligiously themed obsessiveideas, delusions or other psychosis-like

experiences that are triggered by _____.It is not endemic to one single religion ordenomination.

The psychosis is characterized by anintense religious theme and typicallyresolves to full recovery after a few

9. Jerome K. Jerome describing9. Jerome K. Jerome describingwhat?what?

“I remember going to the British Museum one

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g g

day to read up the treatment for some slightailment of which I had a touch—hay fever, I fancyit was. I got down the book, and read all I came toread; and then, in an unthinking moment, I idlyturned the leaves, and began to indolently study

diseases, generally. I forget which was the firstdistemper I plunged into—some fearful,devastating scourge, I know—and, before I hadglanced half down the list of “premonitorysymptoms”, it was borne in upon me that I hadfairly got it. I sat for awhile, frozen with horror; andthen, in the listlessness of despair, I again turnedover the pages. I came to typhoid fever—read thesymptoms—discovered that I had typhoid fever,must have had it for months without knowing it—wondered what else I had got...”

10.10.

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10 is a rare condition in whichpeople with developmentaldisorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are

in contrast with the individual's overalllimitations. According to Darold Treffert, the

term “idiot ______” (French for

“learned idiot”) was first used todescribe the condition in 1887 by JohnLangdon Down. The term was laterdescribed as a misnomer.

EXCHANGE YOUR SHEETS PLEASE!

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EXCHANGE YOUR SHEETS PLEASE!

1.1. 1 also known as senile squalor

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1 also known as senile squalorsyndrome, is a disorder characterized byextreme self-neglect, domestic squalor,social withdrawal, apathy, compulsivehoarding of rubbish, and lack of shame.

The name derives from an ancientGreek philosopher, a Cynic and anultimate minimalist, who allegedly lived in abarrel. However, he actually sought humancompany by venturing daily to the Agora.Therefore, this eponym is considered to bea misnomer.

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Diogenes SyndromeDiogenes Syndrome

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2.2.

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2 affects veterans and civilianswho were near conflicts during ordownwind of a chemicalweapons depot demolition.

Apparently, around 250,000 peopleare afflicted with enduring chronicmulti-symptom illness, a condition

with serious consequences. A widerange of acute and chronic symptomscharacterize 2.

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Gulf War SyndromeGulf War Syndrome

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3.3.

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 3 is a rare defect of the opticnerve that causes moderate to

severe blindness. It is extremely rare,occurring in only one person per every

two million in the United States. Theissue stems from an undevelopedoptic nerve.

When a picture is taken of the eye,

this white mass stands out apart fromthe veins of the eyes, looking verymuch like the center of a _______.

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Morning Glory SyndromeMorning Glory Syndrome

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4.4.  4 is the spontaneous return

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of circulation after failed attemptsat resuscitation. Its occurrence hasbeen noted in medical literature atleast 25 times since 1982. It often

raises ethical issues for doctors, whomust determine when medical deathhas occurred.

It takes its name from the characterin the New Testament who was raisedfrom the dead by Jesus.

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LazarusLazarus

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5.5.

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5 or Niikawa–Kuroki Syndrome, is apediatric congenital disorder of suspected genetic origin withmultiple congenital anomalies

and intellectual disabilities. It is veryrare, affecting roughly one in every32,000 individuals.

It is named 5 because of the facial

resemblance of affected individualswith______. Children with this syndromeare called KKs.

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Kabuki SyndromeKabuki Syndrome

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6.6.

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Not an actual syndrome, but still.

In his glossary of movieconventions and clichés, Roger Ebert

defines “6’s Disease” as a “Movieillness in which the only symptom isthat the sufferer grows more beautiful

as death approaches.”

6?

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Ali McGraw’s DiseaseAli McGraw’s Disease

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From ‘Love Story’.

7.7.

d l l d

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7 denotes a cultural andsocietal phenomenon characterized byan excessive preoccupation with theindividual's own appearance

accompanied by difficulties copingwith the aging process and with therequirements of maturation.

Sufferers of 7 are heavy users of cosmetic medical procedures andproducts in an attempt to preservetheir youth.

d h i

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Dorian Grey SyndromeDorian Grey Syndrome

F h l f h

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From the novel of the same name.

8.8. 8 is a group of mental phenomena

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involving the presence of eitherreligiously themed obsessiveideas, delusions or other psychosis-like

experiences that are triggered by _____.It is not endemic to one single religion ordenomination.

The psychosis is characterized by anintense religious theme and typicallyresolves to full recovery after a few

A d th i

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Jerusalem SyndromeJerusalem Syndrome

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9. Jerome K. Jerome describing9. Jerome K. Jerome describingwhat?what?

“I remember going to the British Museum one

d t d th t t t f li ht

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day to read up the treatment for some slightailment of which I had a touch—hay fever, I fancyit was. I got down the book, and read all I came toread; and then, in an unthinking moment, I idlyturned the leaves, and began to indolently study

diseases, generally. I forget which was the firstdistemper I plunged into—some fearful,devastating scourge, I know—and, before I hadglanced half down the list of “premonitorysymptoms”, it was borne in upon me that I hadfairly got it. I sat for awhile, frozen with horror; and

then, in the listlessness of despair, I again turnedover the pages. I came to typhoid fever—read thesymptoms—discovered that I had typhoid fever,must have had it for months without knowing it—wondered what else I had got...”

A d th i

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Medical Students’ Disease.Medical Students’ Disease.

A diti f tl t d idi l d h i

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A condition frequently reported inmedical students, who perceivethemselves or others to beexperiencing the symptoms of the

disease(s) they are studying.

10.10. 10 is a rare condition in which

l ith d l t l

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people with developmentaldisorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are

in contrast with the individual's overalllimitations. According to Darold Treffert, the

term “idiot ______” (French for

“learned idiot”) was first used todescribe the condition in 1887 by JohnLangdon Down. The term was laterdescribed as a misnomer.

And the answer is..

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Savant syndrome orSavant syndrome orSavantismSavantism

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INFINITE BOUNCE - 4INFINITE BOUNCE - 4Chennai rules. When unanswered,

questions goes back to same team

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questions goes back to same team.

Combined with hand spot buzzer.

When question comes up, a teamcan buzz (written) for +10/-10. Thequestion will carry on in Infyirrespective of being buzzed or not.

Team to which question comesCANNOT go for buzzer.

.

What is his more famousWhat is his more famous‘discovery’?‘discovery’?

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Charles DawsonCharles DawsonPlagiaulax dawsoni & Iguanodon

d i N d i hi h

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dawsoni – Named in his honor.

Most famous ‘discovery’ – Piltdown

Man.

40.40.

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The questions :

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a) What is the guy holding up?

b) What is the name of the projectthat he is involved in?

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Proposed object for the new kilostandard

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standard.

Avogadro Project.

41.41. In the standard SI system for

prefixes the Greek roots for “six”

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prefixes, the Greek roots for “six”,“seven”, and “eight”, have notreceived official sanction and are

hence, now obsolete.

However, the roots still live on in

the SI system in a modified form.How?

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Six – Hexa – Became ‘Exa’ –1000^6

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1000 6

Seven – Septa – Became ‘Zetta’ –

1000^7

Eight – Octo – Became ‘Yotta’ –

1000^8

42.42. The characteristics of these two

insects found in the Sullivan’s Island

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insects found in the Sullivan s Islandarea in South Carolina, were combinedto give what?

Put fundae.

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Gold BugGold Bug Arguably, the titular character of 

the Edgar Allan Poe story

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the Edgar Allan Poe story.

“The Gold-Bug” was one of the first

few novels to promote the concept of cryptography. It employed simplefrequency ciphers to encode details

for the treasure.

43. Connect.43. Connect.

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LAVHTLV III

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HTLV - III

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AIDS – Origin of HIVAIDS – Origin of HIVLuc Montagnier and Robert Gallo, both

claimed to have independently

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claimed to have independentlydiscovered the cause for AIDS which theynamed, human T-lymphotropic virus

type III (HTLV-III) and lymphadenopathy-associated virus, (LAV).In 1987, Francois Mitterand and Ronald

Raegan ironed the issues out. both the

French and the US names (LAV and HTLV-III) were dropped in favor of the newterm human immunodeficiency virus ,

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Domain NamesDomain NamesFirst ever domain names registered in

the respective extensions

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the respective extensions.

MITRE Corp. - .orgNORDUnet - .netUCB, CMU, UCLA and Purdue - .eduSymbolics - .com

45. Francis Crick on what?45. Francis Crick on what? “I called this idea the _______ ______, for two

reasons, I suspect. I had already used the obviousword hypothesis in the sequence hypothesis, and in

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easo s, suspec ad a eady used e ob ouso d ypo es s e seque ce ypo es s, a daddition, I wanted to suggest that this newassumption was more central and more powerful. ...As it turned out, the use of the word caused almostmore trouble than it was worth.... Many years

later Jacques Monod pointed out to me that I did notappear to understand the correct use of the word,which is a belief that cannot be doubted. I didapprehend this in a vague sort of way but since Ithought that all religious beliefs were without

foundation, I used the word the way I myself thought about it, and simply applied it to a grandhypothesis that, however plausible, had little directexperimental support.”

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Central “Dogma” of MolecularCentral “Dogma” of MolecularBiology.Biology.

Once information getsinto protein it can't flow

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into protein, it can t flowback to nucleic acid.

46.46. In Euclidean geometry, the _____ _____ 

theorem says that if a point P is choseni id t l ABCD th

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theorem says that if a point P is choseninside rectangle ABCD then,

The theorem also applies to pointsoutside the rectangle, although the proof is harder to visualize in this case. Thistheorem is named as such because whenthe involved line segments are drawn,they somewhat resemble the _____ ______.

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British Flag TheoremBritish Flag Theorem

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47. Who is X and what did he47. Who is X and what did hedo?do?

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Otto von Böhtlingk, aGerman Indologistand Sanskrit scholar.

When Böhtlingk was preparing the

second edition of his book on (below),X i h d t h th b l

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X – Dmitri MendeleevX – Dmitri Mendeleev He started using the system of 

Sanskrit prefixes in the periodic table.(eka dvi etc )

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p p(eka-, dvi- etc.)

According to a Dr. Kiparsky : “Just as

Panini found that the phonologicalpatterning of sounds in the language is afunction of their articulatory properties,Mendeleev found that the chemicalproperties of elements are a function of 

their atomic weights. Like Panini,Mendeleev arrived at his discoverythrough a search for the ‘grammar’ of the elements…”

48.48. It celebrated a decade of existence

on March 14, 2010 and has a user basei h illi f fil

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,in the millions for peer-to-peer filesharing. The word today refers not to anyone project or piece of software, but to

the open protocol used by the variousclients.

The name is supposedly aportmanteau of two words : one denoting

the “technical means to a social end”,and the other denoting what thefounders were eating regularly duringthe ori inal ro ect.

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GnutellaGnutella “Technical means to a social end” –

Definition of GNU by Richard Stallman.

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y They were eating Nutella.

49.49. Emilio Gino Segrè persuaded

cylotron inventor Ernest Lawrence to

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ylet him take back some discardedcyclotron parts that had become

radioactive. Lawrence mailed him amolybdenum foil that had been part of the deflector in the cyclotron.

Which element considered as thefirst one to be artificially produced,was discovered on this molybdenumstrip?

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TechnetiumTechnetium Comes from the Greek word,

meaning “artificial”.

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g

And finally 50.And finally 50. This is the marquee for the ICANN

meeting in Los Angeles in 2007. Apart

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g g pfrom referencing the Ed Wood movie,“Plan 9 From Outer Space”, which

specific personality is this paying atribute to and explain how?

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Vint Cerf.Vint Cerf. He is currently working on “Inter-

planetary Internet”, a

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p yconceived computer network in space,consisting of a set of network

nodes which can communicate witheach other.

DIFFERENTIAL ROUNDDIFFERENTIAL ROUNDBasically, all are questions that I could

not put on Infinite Bounce i.e. too

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peasy.

Factor of 2. Bonus of 6 points if onlyone team gets it. Hence 20 points upfor grabs every question.

12 Questions. Written.

1.1. Controversy here. Why?

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2.2. Google Doodle for?

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3. What was named after3. What was named afterher?her?

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4.4. A notable landmark often featured

in photographs, video games and

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visible from aerial-imaging websitessuch as Google Maps, of the ghost city

called Prypiat, features a Ferris wheel.

So, why is the city abandoned now?

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5.5. _______ religiosa is one of the most

well-known and widespread species of i d B h h i ifi d

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its order. Both the scientific name andthe common name for it come from

the Greek word for ‘prophet’.

By what common name do weknow this species?

6.6. The book in the next slide is a

critical account of the role of the _____ f il i A i i l li i l d

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family in American social, political andeconomic history.

The family set up an industrywhose trademark brands have oftenbeen genericized. Fill in the blanks.

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7.7.The Greek word for “slow” is _____ The Greek word for “rapid” or “swift”

is

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is _____.

These roots are often used whenreferring to the functioning of thehuman body. Fill in the blanks.

The second blank can be workedout from another Sci-Tech connectionas well.

8. Google doodle for?8. Google doodle for?

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9.9.In April 2008, what did this replace?

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10. Name the project.10. Name the project. This is part of a project created by

Brendan Powell Smith, which began asb it i O t b 2001

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a website in October 2001.

11. What are we talking11. What are we talkingabout?about? During their first attempt to

manufacture this at the Bayway refineryat New Jersey in 1924 workers went mad

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at New Jersey in 1924, workers went madand died. American papers dubbed this,

as the “loony gas”. After that scandal,double-skinned rubber gear usagebegan. However, after studies showedthat its inhalation causes decreased IQ,

increase in violent crimes and illnesses,it was outlawed in the Europe and the USin 2000.

12.12. If pressed along with ‘Shift’ in

editable text, this key can also beused to highlight all the characters

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used to highlight all the charactersafter the cursor in a certain line.

Identify the key.

EXCHANGE YOUR SHEETS PLEASE!

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1.1. Controversy here. Why?

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Arunachal Pradesh.Arunachal Pradesh. I-Phone 4 sold in China showed the

Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh asbeing completely occupied by China

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being completely occupied by China.

2.2. Google Doodle for?

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Walter GropiusWalter Gropius Founder of Bauhaus architecture.

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3. What was named after3. What was named afterher?her?

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And the answer is..

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Dolly the SheepDolly the Sheep Named after Dolly Parton.

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4.4. A notable landmark often featured

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visible from aerial-imaging websitessuch as Google Maps, of the ghost city

called Prypiat, features a Ferris wheel.

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Chernobyl DisasterChernobyl Disaster This city housed the nuclear

reactor.

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5.5. _______ religiosa is one of the most

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Praying MantisPraying Mantis

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critical account of the role of the _____ family in American social political and

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family in American social, political andeconomic history.

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Du Pont family.Du Pont family. Nylon is an example of a trademark

that was later genericized.

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7.7.The Greek word for “slow” is _____ 

The Greek word for “rapid” or “swift”is _____.

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_____

These roots are often used whenreferring to the functioning of thehuman body. Fill in the blanks.

The second blank can be workedout from another Sci-Tech connectionas well.

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Heart Rates.Heart Rates.Slow – Brady – Bradycardia refers to

heart beating at a lower rate thannormal.

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normal.

Fast – Tachy – Tachycardia refers tothe heart being at a higher rate thannormal.

Tachy is also the root for ‘Tachyon’which is supposed to travel fasterthan light.

8. Google doodle for?8. Google doodle for?

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Gaston JuliaGaston Julia Not Benoit Mandelbrot!

Birthday on February 3rd 

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day o eb ua y 3

9.9.In April 2008, what did this replace?

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Wiki Wiki ShuttleWiki Wiki Shuttle Roberts Hawaii is contracted to

provide transport within the airport.

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10. Name the project.10. Name the project. This is part of a project created by

Brendan Powell Smith, which began asa website in October 2001.

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And the answer is..

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Brick TestamentBrick Testament Lego representation of the Genesis.

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11. What are we talking11. What are we talkingabout?about? During their first attempt to

manufacture this at the Bayway refineryat New Jersey in 1924, workers went mad

d di d i d bb d hi

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and died. American papers dubbed this,as the “loony gas”. After that scandal,double-skinned rubber gear usagebegan. However, after studies showedthat its inhalation causes decreased IQ,

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Tetra Ethyl Lead.Tetra Ethyl Lead.

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