INQUISITIVE by Barry O’Brien

Here are some of the questions from the prelims of INQUISITIVE -

1. How many nanometers make one-billionth of a meter ?
2. In relation to astronomy, what is K.B.O. ?
3. What is called the fear of numbers ?
4. What is the colour of elemental Cobalt ?
5. Of what material is the piston of an aeroplane made of ?
6. In relation to heat, what is C.I. and I.C. ?
7. Name the architect or the company which constructed the Bird's Nest ?
8. Identify this instrument-


9. Identify this instrument-


10. It lies at approximately 81.3° North latitude and 110.8° West longitude near Ellesmere Island in CANADA. What is being talked about here ?
11. Of what material is the piston of an aeroplane made of ?
12. Identify the product-

13. On 28 November, 1968, people from 124 UN nations brought with them some soil from their homeland, to be mixed in a white marble- clad, lotus-shaped urn to give rise to an architectural wonder. Name it.
14. Identify this picture-

TU QUIZZING CLUB WEEKLY QUIZ

This quiz was conducted by Udit and Sakhil on 5/10/2008 as part of our weekly QC meeting. Here are some of the questions from the quiz....
(answers will be given by Udit and Sakhil)

Name this painting by a famous sports personality.

This statue stands 38 metres (120 ft) tall weighs 700 short tons (635 tonnes), and is located at the peak of the 700 metres (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. It is the tallest of its kind in the world. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone.
In October 2006, on the statue's 75th anniversary, Archbishop of ____ Cardinal Eusebio Oscar Scheid consecrated a chapel (named for the patron saint of ______ - Nossa Senhora Aparecida) under the statue. This allows Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.

What is being talked about here?

This statue stands 38 metres (120 ft) tall weighs 700 short tons (635 tonnes), and is located at the peak of the 700 metres (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. It is the tallest of its kind in the world. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone.
In October 2006, on the statue's 75th anniversary, Archbishop of ____ Cardinal Eusebio Oscar Scheid consecrated a chapel (named for the patron saint of ______ - Nossa Senhora Aparecida) under the statue. This allows Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.

What is being talked about here?

Identify the flag.

Identify this administrative head of the state.