Quiz

1. TERRAMIND
MEGALITH-2014
Ankur Singh

2. Finals
Round 2
There will be a total of 18 questions
Infinite Bounce (+10)
Pounce (+10/-10)

3. Question 1
Identify what has been blanked out.

4. Answer
Palace onWheels

5. Question 2
These 3 buildings were well ahead of their times in terms of certain form of
technology that has gained popularity in recent decades only.
Identify the term used for that technology.
Dhyan Linga,Coimbatore
Golkonda Fort,Hyderabad Hawa Mahal,Jaipur

6. Answer
They are all in the modern sense of the word “Green
Buildings”

7. Question 3
A measure of the total amount of carbon
dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions of
a defined population, system or activity,
considering all relevant sources, sinks and
storage within the spatial and temporal
boundary of the population, system or activity
of interest. Calculated ascarbon dioxide
equivalent (CO2e) using the relevant 100-
year global warming potential (GWP100).
What is being talked about?

8. Answer
Carbon Footprint

9. Question 4
Identify the blanked out word.

10. Answer
Gauge(As used in RailwayTrackTerminology)

11. Question 5
NewYorkTimes journalist William
Safire described ______ _______ as
"NewYork below 14th Street,
from SoHo to GreenwichVillage,
the Bowery, Little Italy, Chinatown,
and the sinister areas around the
base of the Manhattan and Brooklyn
Bridges."Writer/artist Frank Miller has
stated, "Metropolis is NewYork in the
daytime; _____ _____ is NewYork at
night.“
Identify what has been blanked out in
texts as well as the pic.

12. Answer
Gotham City

13. Question 6
________ are materials that have a negative Poisson's ratio.When
stretched, they become thicker perpendicular to the applied force.This
occurs due to their hinge-like structures, which flex when
stretched._______ materials can be single molecules or a particular
structure of macroscopic matter. Such materials are expected to have
mechanical properties such as high energy
absorption and fracture resistance._______ may be useful in applications
such as body armor, packing material, knee and elbow pads, robust shock
absorbing material, and sponge mops.
Examples include:
->Certain rocks and minerals
->Living bone tissue (although this is only suspected)
->Specific variants of polytetrafluorethylene polymers such as Gore-Tex
->Paper, all types. If a paper is stretched in an in-plane direction it will -
expand in its thickness direction due to its network structure.
->Tailored structures designed to exhibit special designed Poisson's
ratios.
Identify what has been blanked out.

14. Answer
Auxetics

15. Question 7
Unarguably one of the most famous fictional civil engineers of recent
times.
He has certain traits of which some are stated below.
->He has low latent inhibition, a psychological condition in which one
sees the world as pieces, rather than mere objects.This allows him to
create plans and make thorough decisions rapidly.
->He has a blueprint tattoed on his back in order to achieve his aim.
->He was a gifted student with an impeccable record and
graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science and a Master
of Science in Civil Engineering from Loyola University Chicago.
Afterwards, he becomes a successful structural engineer at
the architectural firm.
->Has a peculiar habit of making origami cranes.
Identify this Character.

16. Answer
Michael Schofield.

17. Question 8
Cradled by theTigris & Euphrates River
System,this civilization was one of the oldest.
Among their architectural accomplishments
are the development of urban planning,
the courtyard house, and ziggurats. They
regarded 'the craft of building' as a divine gift
taught to men by the gods.It is also mentioned
in the one of the oldest epics of ancient world
‘The Epic of Gilgamesh’.
Which is this fabled civilization?

18. Answer
Mesopotamian/Sumerian Civilization.

19. Question 9
Established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by
President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872,it is widely
held to be the first national park in the world & is known
for its wildlife and its many geothermal features,
especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular
features in the park .It has many types of ecosystems,
but the subalpine forest is dominant. It is part of
the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion.It is also
home to one of the largest high-altitude lakes and one of
the largest supervolcano on the entire continent.
Identify this national park.

20. Yellowstone National Park.

21. Question 10
Find the common connect between these
rivers stated below.
Yangtze/Chang Jiang(China)-6300 km
Nile(Mainly Egypt)-6650 km
Amazon(Mainly Brazil)-6400 km
Missisippi(USA)-6275 km
Darling(Australia)-2739 km
Onyx(Antarctica)-30 km
Volga(Russia)-3692 km

22. Answer
Longest rivers of their respective continents.

23. Question 11
It is elliptical in plan and is 189 meters (615 ft / 640 Roman feet)
long, and 156 meters (510 ft / 528 Roman feet) wide, with a base
area of 6 acres (24,000 m2).The height of the outer wall is 48
meters (157 ft / 165 Roman feet).The perimeter originally
measured 545 meters (1,788 ft / 1,835 Roman feet).The central
arena is an oval 87 m (287 ft) long and 55 m (180 ft) wide,
surrounded by a wall 5 m (15 ft) high, above which rose tiers of
seating.According to the Codex-Calendar of 354,it could
accommodate 87,000 people, although modern estimates put
the figure at around 50,000.They were seated in a tiered
arrangement.In recent times it has also been documented for a
wide variety of flora and bird fauna.
What is the topic of above paragraph?

24. Answer
The Colosseum

25. Question 12
There are many variants but it can be broadly classified
into the following 8 categories stated below.
1) Lotus Blossom_______
2)Enlightenment________
3)______of many doors
4)______of Descent from the God Realm
5)______of Great Miracles
6)______of Reconcilation
7)______of CompleteVictory
8)______of Nirvana
Fill in the blanks with one word which is also the entity of
which above 8 are variants of.

26. Answer
Stupa

27. Question 13
In 2001 an initiative was started by the Swiss corporation
New7Wonders Foundation to choose the New 7Wonders of the
World from a selection of 200 existing monuments.They came
up with the following list given below
Why is there a 8th entry in the list supposed to contain
only 7 and name that entry.

28. Asnwer
Great Pyramid Of Giza as it’s the only original wonder out
of 7 still existing till this date.

29. Question 14
The only non man-made structure to be visible from
space.It supports a wide variety of flora and fauna.It has
long been known to and used by
the Aborigines andTorres Strait Islander peoples, and is
an important part of local groups' cultures and
spirituality.It is a very popular destination for tourists,
especially in theWhitsunday Islands and Cairns regions.
Tourism is an important economic activity for the region,
generating over $3 billion per year.
Name this natural megastructure.

30. Answer
The Great Barrier Reef

31. Question 15
Although these may look more like futuristic,these buildings really do exist in modern day Europe scattered
all over the continent.
What was the purpose behind their construction?

32. Answer
War Memorials built afterWW2 to commemorate the
victory and martyrs.(collectively called spomeniks)

33. Question 16
This is a list given by
UNESCO stating a
number of particular
type of entities
present in each
country.
What is the list
comprising of
mainly?

34. Answer
World Heritage Sites present in these countries.

35. Question 17
“An _________ _________ is a numerical value that helps provide
insight into the state of the environment or human
health._______ _______ are developed based on quantitative
measurements or statistics of environmental condition that are
tracked over time.____________ ___________can be developed
and used at a wide variety of geographic scales, from local to
regional to national levels.”
“A parameter or a value derived from parameters that describe
the state of the environment and its impact on human beings,
ecosystems and materials, the pressures on the environment,
the driving forces and the responses steering that system. An
_______ __________ has gone through a selection and/or
aggregation process to enable it to steer action.”
What is the parameter being talked about and blanked out?

36. Answer
Environmental Indicators

37. Question 18
It is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers
(4,086 sq mi).It is at an elevation of 3,656 meters (11,995 ft)
above mean sea level.It contains large amounts
of sodium, potassium, lithium and magnesium (all in the
chloride forms of NaCl, KCl, LiCl and MgCl2, respectively), as
well as borax.Major tourist attractions in this place are
Hotels,Flora & Fauna & last but not the least a train
cemetery.
Name this largest of it’s kind formation on earth or it’s
country of location.

38. Answer
Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia.