1. Researched and Conducted by:
Somnath Chanda
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2. RoundsRounds

4. • 5 questions.
• Written Round.
• Each question carries 5 marks.
• Full house ensure 5 bonus.

6. 1.1.
Known for his works in Quantum Mechanics, he also
predicted the existence of a new zirconium-like
element, which was named hafnium.

7. 2.2.
Found in the platinum ores, a transition metal is
named after this country.

8. 3.3.
Its nerves are made of copper, its bones -- of
graphite-fibre-synthetic tubes and its muscles -- of
electric motors.

9. 4.4.
Some of the fictional materials mentioned in this
series are Transparent Aluminum, Trellium-D,
Dilithium, Trilithium, Latinum and Kironide.

10. 5.5.
This steel structure, with total length 8,981 ft, is the
most photographed bridge in the world.

13. 1.1.
Known for his works in Quantum Mechanics, he also
predicted the existence of a new zirconium-like
element, which was named hafnium.

15. 2.2.
Found in the platinum ores, a transition metal is
named after this country.

17. 3.3.
Its nerves are made of copper, its bones -- of
graphite-fibre-synthetic tubes and its muscles -- of
electric motors.

19. 4.4.
Some of the fictional materials mentioned in this
series are Transparent Aluminum, Trellium-D,
Dilithium, Trilithium, Latinum and Kironide.

21. 5.5.
This steel structure, with total length 8,981 ft, is the
most photographed bridge in the world.

25. • 16 questions
• Each question carries 10
marks
• Infinite Bounce

26. Every team will get the chance to pounce in any 4
questions out of 16
Score : +15 (for a correct one) /-10 (for a wrong one)
One can pounce on their direct question also

27. 1.1.
He was one of the most renowned metallurgists in
India. After completing his Ph.D from Sheffield
University, he returned to this city in 1949.
How is he associated with today’s quiz?

30. 2.2.
Very much part of the study of the metals,
‘who’/‘what’ celebrated his 145th
birthday just
a few days earlier on 6th
March, 2014?

32. 3.3.
Created by David H. Browne, chief metallurgist for
International Nickel Co., naming of this alloy created
a bit tension. Browne wanted to name it after the
company President Ambrose Monell. But he was not
allowed to do so by the Govt. authority who was in
charge of trademark laws.
How did Browne solve the problem?
(Vis – next slide)

33. 3.3.

35. 4.4.
Rasaratnakara, Rashrudaya and Rasendramangal
were treatises which gives a survey of the status of
metallurgy and alchemy in this part of the world.
Extraction of metals such as silver, gold, tin and
copper from their ores and their purification were
also mentioned in the treatise.
Who wrote these treatises?

37. 5.5.
1. Sterling silver (at least 92.5%) and copper (a maximum 7.5%)
plated with gold;
2. Primarily composed of silver, with a little amount of copper (not
exceeding 7.5%) &
3. 97% copper, 2.5% zinc and only 0.5% tin.
The last time solid gold were used was in 1912. At
present, the constituents are ---
What is being talked about?

39. 6.6.
This mine, in a nondescript
village on the Swedish island
of Resarö, has been designated a
historical landmark in 1989. The
following no.s – 39, 65, 68 and 70
are very much part of the legend
associated with this mine.
Put funda.

41. 7.7.
The gold coin was known as ‘Hon’. It is believed that
major no. these coins were melted by the British to
destroy the local economy.
Which Indian ruler issued these coins?

43. 8.8.
In 1861, Ernest ___ developed the ammonia-soda
process for the manufacturing of soda ash
(anhyd. sodium carbonate). The exploitation of his
several patents brought him considerable wealth,
which he later used for philanthropic purposes,
including establishment of various educational
institutions of higher studies.
What did he famously introduce/establish in 1911,
which usually takes place every 3 years?

45. 9.9.
Well known for his contribution in discovery and
investigation of ten transuranium elements, his
earlier mailing address once read – ‘__ __, Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, America.’,
containing names which gave rise to the names of
five elements.
Who?
(Vis – next slide)

46. 9.9.

48. 10.10.
What is this country doing in a quiz relating to
metals and metallurgy?

50. 11.11.
Watch the video, question is in next slide.

51. 11.11.
The primary mirror from Isaac Newton’s original
reflecting telescope was made up of an alloy of tin
and copper with some arsenic thrown in.
What is its name?
(In fact, Newton was the first to successfully build a
reflecting telescope in 1668, with this alloy used as the
mirror)

53. 12.12.
I am looking for a titanium-rich mineral which was
discovered in the late 1960s.

55. 13.13.
Detected in the Egyptian sculpture and Persian
jewellery from the 3rd
millennium BC, in the ruins
of Pompeii and in China dating from the Tang
dynasty (618–907 AD) and the Ming dynasty (1368–
1644 AD), this metal has been used to colour glass
since the Bronze Age.
Identify this metal which took its name from a
German word meaning ‘goblin’, a superstitious term
used by the miners.

57. 14.14.
In 1618, a farmer at a small town in Surrey, UK
attempted to give his cows water from a local well.
The cows refused to drink because of the water’s
bitter taste, but the farmer noticed that the water
seemed to heal scratches and rashes.
Which metallic salt, with great medicinal and
agricultural value, was thus discovered?

59. 15.15.
In his early life, he started with a series of six steam-
powered machines for making bronze powder, used
in the manufacture of gold paint. As a perfect
example of reverse engineering, he copied and
improved the bronze powder made in Nuremberg
and made it capable of being made on a simple
production line. The profits he made helped him in
his later endeavours.
What was his most important contribution in the
field of metallurgy? (Vis – next slide)

60. 15.15.

62. 16.16.
In ‘The Fountains of Paradise’, Arthur C.
Clarke wrote about space elevators - basically long
cables extending from the Earth’s surface
to geosynchronous orbit. These require a material
with enormous tensile strength and light weight.
Which real life material is most likely to fit the bill,
albeit theoretically?

66. • Written Round.
• 10 words.
• Each word carries 3 marks.
• Full house ensure 5 bonus.

67. Here’s a letter grid, containing 10 (technically it
could be 11) names of Nobel-laureates who are
directly or indirectly associated with the theme of
today’s quiz.
Rules :
* Look vertically & horizontally. Some may overlap.
* Standard Crossword rules will not apply.
Find them…….

68. Z I E G L E R Q A S B R
A B I E I W I S P L K O
R C N F Q X J M Q U A X
U E S U P P O U P M L N
T F T M A X P L A N C K
H D E M U E I L U H O A
E J I N L U A I L I M D
R K N O I B H K D O P G
F I G H C R O E I L T E
O T T O H A H N R E O S
R D S Y E G A N A S N O
D W A N O G D I C P A R

71. ZZ II EE GG LL EE RR Q A S B R
A B II E I W I S P L K O
RR C NN F Q X J MM Q U A X
UU E SS U PP P O UU PP M L N
TT F TT MM AA XX PP LL AA NN CC KK
HH D EE M UU E I LL UU H OO A
EE J II N LL U A II LL I MM D
RR K NN O II BB H KK DD O PP G
FF I G H C RR O EE II L TT E
OO TT TT OO HH AA HH NN RR E OO S
RR D S Y E GG A N AA S NN O
D W A N O GG D I CC P A R

72. NameName YearYear
Ernest RutherfordErnest Rutherford 1908
Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein 1921
Max PlanckMax Planck 1918
Wolfgang PauliWolfgang Pauli 1945
Otto HahnOtto Hahn 1944
William & Lawrence BraggWilliam & Lawrence Bragg 1915
Robert MullikenRobert Mulliken 1966
Paul DiracPaul Dirac 1933
Arthur ComptonArthur Compton 1927
Karl ZieglerKarl Ziegler 1963

75. • 5 questions.
• Written Round.
• Each question carries 5 marks.
• Full house ensure 5 bonus.

77. 1.1.
Who is being shown
with his wife in this
Maldivian stamp?

78. 2.2.
Austria
commemorated which
1856-invention on the
occasion of the 15th
anniversary of
nationalization of the
steel industry?

79. 3.3.
What is being depicted in this stamp?

80. 4.4.
Venezuela, in 1988,
celebrated the 10th
anniversary of the
National Aluminum
Corporation, by issuing
this stamp.
Its actually a sketch of
what?

81. 5.5.
Identify the gentleman shown in this stamp, who is
till date, the only Noble Prize winner of his country.

84. 1.1.
Who is being shown
with his wife in this
Maldivian stamp?

86. 2.2.
Austria
commemorated which
1856-invention on the
occasion of the 15th
anniversary of
nationalization of the
steel industry?

88. 3.3.
What is being depicted in this stamp?

90. 4.4.
Venezuela, in 1988,
celebrated the 10th
anniversary of the
National Aluminum
Corporation, by issuing
this stamp.
Its actually a sketch of
what?

92. 5.5.
Identify the gentleman shown in this stamp, who is
till date, the only Noble Prize winner of his country.

96. • 16 questions
• Each question carries 10
marks
• Infinite Bounce

97. Every team will get the chance to pounce in any 4
questions out of 16
Score : +15 (for a correct one) /-10 (for a wrong one)
One can pounce on their direct question also

98. 1.1.
Basil Valentine’s ‘Third Key’ shows a dragon in the
foreground and a rooster eating a fox eating a rooster
in the background. The rooster symbolizes gold
(from its association with sunrise and the sun’s
association with gold).
What does the fox represent?
(Vis – next slide)

99. 1.1.

101. 2.2.
The Marvel Comics character Captain America wears
a suit of light weight X beneath his costume for
added protection.
A briefcase made up of X was featured in the game
‘Resident Evil: Code Veronica’.
The name of a fictitious alloy ___ used in the Star
Trek universe is basically a take-off on X.
Identify X, a very strong metal alloy.

103. 3.3.
This metallic device was used in 2013 by the Vatican
to shield the Sistine Chapel from electronic
eavesdropping during the Papal Conclave to select
the next Pope. It blocks external static and non-static
electric fields by channeling electricity through the
mesh, providing constant voltage on all sides of the
enclosure.
After whom, it has been named? (vis – next 2 slides)

104. 3.3.
PrototypesPrototypes

105. 3.3.
WorkingWorking
PrinciplePrinciple

107. 4.4.
What is this percussionist doing in todays
quiz?

109. 5.5.
It is the best known piece of
Roman cameo glass vase, which
is currently dated between AD 1
and AD 25. Since 1810, it has
been kept in the British
Museum in London.
Name it.

111. 6.6.
Chalcedony, Agate, Onyx, Jasper, Aventurine,
Tiger's eye, Rose, Milky and Smoky – are
some of the major varieties of which
abundantly found mineral?

113. 7.7.
The faculty, alumni and researchers of this University
have won 71 Nobel Prizes, 7 Fields Medals, 15 Turing
Awards, 45 MacArthur Fellowships and 11 Pulitzer
Prizes. To date, its researchers are associated with
6 chemical elements, including
Einsteinium, Fermium and Lawrencium. It is the
only university to have an element named after it.
Name the element.

115. 8.8.
This memoir was recently
voted the best science book
ever written. Each chapter,
with a distinct theme, is
named after a particular
element from the periodic
table.
Whose autobiography?

117. 9.9.
Salaudin and Richard the Great once had a face-off during the
crusades. Richard the Great cut through a tree trunk with one
swipe of his sword to show his might. In response, Salaudin is
purported to have just tossed a silk scarf into the air and let it
slide off his blade’s edge, cleanly cutting it into two. Richard
recognized that Salaudin’s sword was much superior than his.
Salaudin’s sword was known to be a Damascine sword, made
from Damascus Steel.
As per the recent claims, Damascus Steel was used to be made
in India. What was that variety of steel called in India?

119. 10.10.
This 10.8-cm bronze artefact, is currently embroiled
in a diplomatic row. Along with the ‘Priest King’, it
was transported by Sir Mortimer Wheeler from
Pakistan to Delhi in 1946 for an exhibition. After the
Partition in 1947, Pakistan sought the return of both
relics. But, it was not returned.
Which bronze artefact is causing these recent
troubles?

121. 11.11.
Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005,
Humberstone and Santa Laura works are the best
preserved remains of a series of over 200 such sites
where the largest deposit of a certain mineral is
found.
Which mineral, popularly named after the country
where this site is located, is being referred to?
(Vis – next slide)

122. 11.11.

124. 12.12.
Operation Popeye was a highly classified project
during the Vietnam war which ran from March 20,
1967 until July 5, 1972 in Southeast Asia. Huge no. of
Silver Iodide bombs were used to do something to
facilitate the US war activities.
For what specific purpose, those particular bombs
were used?

126. 13.13.
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is based
on the ability of one natural sample of matter
to scratch another mineral.
Which mineral has the hardness value 1 in this
scale?
(vis – next slide)

127. 13.13.

129. 14.14.
Which
element has
been blanked
out?

131. 15.15.
Electrum, a naturally occuring alloy was used for the
earliest metal coins. As early as the 3rd
millennium
BC in Old Kingdom Egypt, it was sometimes used as
an exterior coating to the pyramidions atop ancient
pyramids and obelisks.
Which two elements are the main components of
electrum?

133. 16.16.
Name of the current Head of the Scientific Advisory
Council to the Indian PM recently came into the
public domain because of another stalwart from a
completely different field. In the process, on 4
February 2014 he became only the 3rd
scientist to
become a member of an elite list.
Who am I talking about?