Engineers day quiz

Rules
21 questions in all; 4 starred
No peeking at papers, Googling and
Binging(I know its inevitable!)
Top 6 teams qualify for finals
Starred questions will play a role in the
event of a tie

1. What is the 'Mitsubishi Pedion' famous for?

Thinnest laptop

2. The curve x has the general equation

x2/a2 y2/b2 = z given by the
following image. Identify x

Hyperbolic paraboloid

3. In the world of technology what is

the significance of backrub?

Provisional name initially given to google

4. Who is credited with the invention

of metal detector?

Graham Bell

5. ** X and Y, both of American origin, were great

inventors. While X said that DC electronic devices were
the key to the future, Y was hell bent on AC devices. Y
was even rejected by X when he approached him for a
job. The rivalry between X and Y was a defining point of
20th century and also was depicted in the movie The
Prestige. Eventually Y was the winner. Without Y, life in
21st century would be unimaginable. Identify X and Y.

X- Edison

Y - Tesla

6. The sheets of this element are the thinnest

objects that can be made. Name the element

Graphene

7. It was the most difficult engineering project ever. About 25,000

workers lost their lives during the project. Guess this project.

Building of the Panama Canal

8. In 1859, Nathan Ames patented an idea

which was refined by Jesse Reno in 1892
and commercialised by Charles Seeberger
in 1899. From that point on the idea
turned out to be a massive hit and is
employed worldwide up until the present
day. What was this idea?

Escalator

9. Called a little mouse by the Chinese,

Elephants Trunk by the Swedes, a
Spider Monkey by Germans and a
Snail by Italians. We know it by a
different name. What is it?

The symbol @

10.** Consider a hypothetical scenario.

Newton and Einstein were playing a game
of hide and seek. Newton was hiding in a
square corner of one metre a side. After a
couple of minutes, Einstein sees Newton
and claims I found Newton. Newton
smiles and says You havent found
Newton......You have found _______. Fill
the blank.

Pascal

11.Which celestial body is similar to a

lighthouse?

A Pulsar (it's a star that emits electromagnetic radiation

and spins fast giving the impression of a lighthouse when
observed from a fixed spot)

12. Which common word comes from the sound that a bullet makes while
striking a metal. It means A short,high-pitched electronic pulse?
Clue: Used in submarines

Ping

13. Strictly speaking, if you have achieved a

quantum leap, how much are you displaced?
10-11

cm

14.What does the olf unit measure?

Smell

15. **Abdulfattah John Jandali is the

legitimate father of X. But he enlisted X
for adoption and X went on to become an
influential inventor. In an interview,
Jandali was asked If u met X, what would
u say to him? . He replied We would not
know what to say to each other, probably
never recognize . They did meet once in
Stanford University and embraced each
other. Identify X .

X Steve jobs

16. Which inventor nick-named his daughter Dot and his son Dash?

Edison

17. Joseph Priestly discovered something supposed to cure scurvy.

Instead we now use it in soft drinks. What is it?

Carbonated Water

18. Earths revolution around the Sun was

discovered by Copernicus. Who discovered
Earth rotation about its own axis?

Foucault

19.Identify the painter

Hitler

20.** A set of 5 polyhedrons are unique in that their

faces , edges and angles are all congruent. This set is
named after a popular greek philosopher. Who is it?

Plato

21.What is the RADAR absorbent material used

in a stealth aircraft called? It consists of
glass and carbon fibres embedded in plastic.

Fibaloy