This document summarizes the format and questions of the 2011 Ganesh Nayak Open Finals competition. It includes:
- Written round with 8 questions on Sheldon Cooper quotes from The Big Bang Theory
- Clockwise round with 18 visual/theme questions worth 10 points each
- Anti-clockwise round with another 18 questions
The document provides examples of questions asked, such as definitions of scientific terms or concepts from the show, as well as the themes and answers to the questions.
13. Answers 1. Fig Newtons 2. Mohammed is the most common first name, and Li is the most common surname in the world 3. Drake Equation 4. Semiotics – Semantics, Syntactics, Pragmatics 5. Positional Good – Fred Hirsch 6. Occam’s Razor 7. Oompa Loompas 8. Myofascial / Trigger points
18. 2. Two paintings by Australian artist John Brack, titled “ The Bar ” and “ Collins St. 5 PM ” . The paintings depict something called, “ Six o ’ clock swill ” – a prevalent phenomenon in ANZ in the first half of the 20th century. What?
83. Answers 1. Naguib Mahfouz – the doctor, Naguib Pasha Mahfouz 2. Inspector Morse – Jeremy Morse 3. F Scott Fitzgerald – F Scott Key 4. Roberto Carlos – the namesake singer 5. Roald Dahl – Roald Amundsen 6. George Washington Carver – George Washington 7. Lewis Hamilton – Carl Lewis 8. Neil Harvey Fairbrother – Neil Harvey 9. Thejaswi Udupa – Poornachandra Thejaswi
140. In days of yore, a straight-edged spatula like implement, often placed on the opposite end of the stylus tip, would be used in a razor-like fashion to serve as an eraser. The entire X could be erased for reuse by warming it to about 50 deg C and smoothing the softened wax surface. What expression comes from this practice? 1 +25/-10
150. Answers 1. X: Tablets; Tabula Rasa from ‘clean slate’ 2. Scrolls 3. (Nero playing the) Cithara (or Kithara) 4. Ian Anderson and the flute 5. Tragedy Mask 6. The Painted Veil 7. LyreBird 8. Comedy Mask 9. Compass
151. Emblems of the Muses Muse Domain Emblem Calliope Epic poetry Writing tablet Clio History Scrolls Erato Love poetry Cithara Euterpe Song and Elegy Aulos (an ancient Greek flute) Melpomene Tragedy Tragic mask Polyhymnia Hymns Veil Terpsichore Dance Lyre Thalia Comedy Comic mask Urania Astronomy Globe and compass