"Out of the Earth" Quiz

1. What is being calculated here? And Id the Equation.

where 

R_* = the average rate of star formation per year in our galaxy

f_p = the fraction of those stars that have planets

n_e = the average number of planets that can potentially support life per star that has planets

f_ℓ = the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop life at some point

f_i = the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop intelligent life

f_c = the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space

f_l = the length of time for which such civilizations release detectable signals into space

2. What is a Goldilocks Planet?

3. Which unit of length has the symbol 'pc'?

4. Where will you find the planets : Cato Neimoidia, Dantooine, Kamino, Rattatak?

5.  Connect Bernadette Rostenkowski, Rajesh Koothrappali , Howard Wolowitz, Sheldon Cooper, Amy Farrah Fowler, Penny, Leonard Hofstadter.

Melange # 3

1. What is this?

2. Claim to fame of María Florencia Onori ?

3. Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sin or Mir wölle bleiwe wat mir sin" ("We want to remain what we are") is the national motto of X. It refers to the ambition of the X's people to remain separate from, and independent of, those neighbouring countries around it that have traditionally dominated it politically and militarily: Belgium, France, and Germany. Id 'X'.

4. Coat of Arms of ?

5.  What is a Salute State?

Bharat-Chakra ( VI )

1. The name, 'X' , was officially given by the British as they could not pronounce the Angami name Kewhira (Tenyidie for "the land where the flower Kewhi grows"). It is so called after the wild flowering plant Kewhi, found in the mountains. Earlier, 'X' was also known as "Thigoma". 'X' is a city.  Identify 'X'.

2. Identify this structure or the place.

3. Legend has it that a devout woman Kusuma offered worship to Shiva regularly by immersing a Shivalingam in a tank, as a part of her daily ritual worship. Her husband's first wife, envious of her piety and standing in society murdered Kusuma's son in cold blood. An aggrieved Kusuma continued her ritual worship, and when she immersed the Shivalingam again in the tank, her son was miraculously restored to life. Shiva is said to have appeared in front of her and the villagers, and then one is believed to have been worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam XXXX. Which Jyotirlangam?

4. Another Q on temple : Which group/organization uses the gopuram of the Srivilliputhur temple in its seal?

5. 'Y's autobiography is called "Mere Sangarshmai Jeevan Evam xxxxxxx Movement Ka Safarnama". Its spread across three volumes and is over 3300 pages ; and is in Hindi. Identify Y. ('xxxxxxx' -- deliberately cut)

"After the Break" Quiz

1. Identify the Person in this photograph. (can you name the photograph too?)

2. Simply identify this extreme sport.

3. What am i talking about, if i am hinting at 'Bosom of Abraham'?

4. Who designed this and what is being depicted?

5. The saying ___ ___ _____ is alleged to have roots going back to the crusaders, then meaning "Jerusalem is lost to the infidel, and we are on our way to paradise. The abbreviation HEP would then stand for Hierosolyma est perdita, "Jerusalem is lost" in Latin. What am i talking about?

6.  X is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize for Literature and an Oscar . X wanted to refuse his Nobel Prize outright because he had no desire for public honours, but accepted it. Identify 'X' and also mention the reason as to why he accepted it?

Bharat-Chakra ( V )

Firstly, kindly accept my humble apologies for such a long gap between the quizzes. Starting today, Bharat-Chakra will be re-instantiated with a new vigor. Bharat-Chakra - (IV) is scrapped and no scoring will be done for the same.

Secondly, read on.... ;-)

(1) Connect the two:


(2) Priya Village Roadshow (PVR) is a joint venture company between X and Y. Name X and Y.

(3) Project ____ : collaboration with the Indian Government and universities to accelerate the development of local-language Web services. Fill in the blanks.

(4) Identify the Dude and what was his claim to fame?

(5) Connect : Dronaachaarya, Kripaacharya, Duryodhan, Karn, Ashwatthaamaa, Shakuni and Jayadrath.

Melange # 2

Kindly send me the answers before 8-May-2006.

(1) Identify the dudes
(2) Connect the guy on the right with that one on the left(standing next to Mr.Nehru)
(3) Identify the dudes
(4) Identify the dude
(5) Identify the dudes

Melange # 1

Wikipedia says , "Melange is the name of the fictional spice-drug central to the Dune series of science fiction novels by Frank Herbert, and derivative works.The flavor of melange strongly resembles that of cinnamon; however, each subsequent tasting reveals a different flavor."

Gyaan.in will strive towards satisfying your quizzing appetite by presenting different flavors every week in it's new series - 'MELANGE'.





(1) Connect the 2 persons in the picture

(2) Identify the guy.

(3) Identify the Lady.

(4) Identify the Lady

(5) Connect : Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Bukovsky, Boris Nemtsov , Yevgeny Kiselyov, Vladimir V. Kara-Murza, Vladimir Ryzhkov ,Irina Khakamada

(6) What is special w.r.t : http://info.cern.ch/

(7) Connect : Beibei ,Huanhuan,Jingjing,Nini and Yingying

(8) Fill in the Blanks : ______________ attempts to greatly reduce the amount of alcohol consumed or even prohibit its production and consumption entirely.The movement can be associated with any of the counter-culture, reactionary values of the early 1900's in the United States.

(9) What phrase originated from this : It seems to have been adapted from the phrase 'to play for love (of the game)' (that is, to play for nothing). Although the theory is often heard that it represents the French word l'oeuf an 'egg' (from the resembance between an egg and a nought) this seems unlikely.

(10) Why did the designer of Taj Hotel, Mumbai commit suicide?

Answers:
(1) Connect is "Elton John". The person on the left is David Furnish and on the Left is Princess Diana.
(2) Guru Jambheshwar (also called as Swami Jamboji)
(3) Indrani Rehman, first Miss India to participate in Miss Universe
(4) Bhanu Athaiyya
(5) Committee 2008
(6) First Web-server and also the First Directory
(7) Mascots of Beijing Olympics
(8) Temperance Movement
(9) "l'oeve" in Tennis
(10) He saw that the Taj was constructed on the opposite side; committed suicide by jumping from the boat in which he came.

Bharat-Chakra ( III )

Hi Quizzers,

This version of Bharat-Chakra is picture based - easy one to crack.

Simply, identify the persons in the pictures and send the answers in the following format ; Do strip the text except for the following while sending the answers

(1) Person on the left is :
(2) The lady is :
(3) The group :
(4) The person in the picture is :
(5) The person circled (convicted ) is :




Answers:
(1) Person on the left is : Jaganath Mishra, a controversial figure in the fodder scam.
(2) The lady is : Phoolan Devi
(3) The group : The Hinduja Prothers (Gopichand , Prakash and Srichand Hinduja)
(4) The person in the picture is : Aurbindo Ghosh
(5) The person circled (convicted ) is : Dara Singh (accused in the Staine's Case)