TERRAMIND

MEGALITH-2014

Ankur Singh

Prelims

• It will contain 20 questions.

• Last 5 questions will resolve ties

• 6 Teams will be selected for the Finals.

• Decision of the Quizmaster/Megalith Team will be final and binding.

Question 1The 305m tall and 568m long arch dam supplies the power station with water from a 7.7 billion m3 reservoir, of which 4.9 billion m3 is active or usable storage. The dam itself has a structural volume of 7.4 million m3.Construction began on 12 November 2005. First power was generated in 2013 with the remainder of the work to be completed by 2015.Name this dam and the country where it’s located.(Hint: World’s tallest dam)

AnswerJinping-1 dam

Question 2The construction of buildings took six years and the opening ceremony was performed on 18 January 1927 by the then Governor-General of India, Lord Irwin. The construction costs for the building were Rs. 8.3 million.It has a diameter of 170 metres,an area of 6 acres and 12 gates in total.What is being talked about here?

AnswerParliament Of India

Question 3On June 5, 2011 FIFA sanctioned a match to be played at ____________ on September 2, 2011. The match was played between Argentina and Venezuela. The stadium has also hosted Oliver Kahn's official farewell match for Bayern Munich. On 8 December 2012, a friendly match was played between Brazil Masters vs IFA All Stars.Name the stadium.

AnswerThe Salt Lake Stadium

Question 4Connect.(Hint: UNESCO World Heritage Site)

AnswerThe Elephanta Caves.

Question 5The term diopter was sometimes used in old texts as a synonym for _________.This derives from an older astronomical instrument called a dioptra.Prior to the__________, instruments such as the geometric square and various graduated circles (see circumferentor) and semicircles (see graphometer) were used to obtain the required measurements. It was only a matter of time before someone put two measuring devices into a single instrument that could measure both requirements simultaneously. Gregorius Reisch showed such an instrument in the appendix of his book Margarita Philosophica, which he published inStrasburg in 1512. It was described in the appendix by Martin Waldseemüller, a Rhineland topographer and cartographer, who made the device in the same year.Waldseemüller called his instrument the polimetrum.Which device is being talked about here?

AnswerTheodolite

Question 6Built on the former Railway Lands, it was completed in 1976, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure and world's tallest tower at the time. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of Burj Khalifa and Canton Tower in 2010. It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere, a signature icon of Toronto's skyline, and a symbol of Canada,attracting more than two million international visitors annually.In 1995, it was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers, where it holds second-place ranking.Identify this modern engineering marvel.

AnswerCN(Canadian National) Tower

Question 7After its first opening in 1990,it has been built each year from December to April. In 1989, Japanese artists visited the area and created an exhibition. In Spring 1990, French artist Jannot Derid held an exhibition in the same area.Though found in many parts of the world the one in Jukkasjärvi,Norway is known to be the biggest one in the world, spanning over some 6,000 square metres (64,600 sq ft). Documentaries that focus on this can be seen from time to time on the Discovery Channel and National Geographic. It is just as much an art project as an engineering marvel and should rightfully find its place on any list as the only transient engineering marvel.Identify the project/creation.

AnswerThe Ice Hotel

Question 8Connect the visuals.

AnswerPalm Tree Islands/Palm Jumeirah

Question 9Sir Sandford Fleming(January 7, 1827 – July 22, 1915) was a Scottish-born Canadian civil engineer and inventor. He proposed & designed Canada's first postage stamp, left a huge body of surveying and map making, engineered much of the Intercolonial Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, and was a founding member of the Royal Society of Canada and founder of the Royal Canadian Institute, a science organization in Toronto.Although his engineering feats were to be reckoned with but today he is credited with an entirely different thing inspired by him missing a train in 1876 in Ireland because its printed schedule listed p.m. instead of a.m.Name his most famous proposal which had eventually been widely accepted by the entire world in 1929 and is still prevalent.

AnswerIntroduction of standard time zones

Question 10Born to a Quaker(members of a family of religious movements collectively known as the Religious Society of Friends) family, he was a professional mining engineer. He achieved American and international prominence in humanitarian relief efforts in war-time Belgium. A globally experienced engineer, he believed strongly in the Efficiency Movement, which held that the government and the economy were riddled with inefficiency and waste, and could be improved by experts who could identify the problems and solve them.Although being a mining engineer, a major civil engineering marvel constructed during 1931-1936 during the Great Depression was named in his honor.Identify the Person/Engineering Marvel.

AnswerHerbert Hoover/Hoover Dam

Question 11Identify the occasion or the place or the invention being hinted at in this Google Doodle dating back to December 28th 2012.In the fall of 2010, the invention was named by The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering as an International Historic Civil Engineering Work.

AnswerOccasion was 97th year of operation of Whirlpool Aero Car in 2013 & 160th birthday of the designer of the Spanish Aero Car, now known as the Whirlpool Aero Car.Invention was Spanish Aero Car.Place of operation is Niagra Falls.

Question 12In 1802, Albert Mathieu, a French mining engineer, for first time put forward a proposal regarding it’s construction, with illumination from oil lamps, horse-drawn coaches, and an artificial island mid-way for changing horses.In the 1830s, Aimé Thomé de Gamond, a Frenchman, performed the first geological and hydrographical surveys between Calais and Dover. Thomé de Gamond explored several schemes and, in 1856, he presented a proposal to Napoleon III for it from Cap Gris-Nez to Eastwater Point with a port/airshaft on the Varne sandbank at a cost of 170 million francs, or less than £7 million.Here’s a pic of his drawing related to his proposal.Identify the Construction marvel being talked about here.

AnswerThe Channel Tunnel

Question 13It cost US428 million. The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003 after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions. The design, which originated from the study of Chinese ceramics, implemented steel beams in order to hide supports for the retractable roof thus giving it it’s signature appearance. The retractable roof was later removed from the design after inspiring it’s most recognizable aspect. Ground was broken on 24 December 2003 and the structure was officially opened on 28 June 2008.A shopping mall and a hotel are planned to be constructed to increase use of the stadium, which has had trouble attracting events, football and otherwise after it had served it’s main purpose.Name this Iconic Internationally acclaimed Mega-Structure

AnswerBird’s Nest

Question 14_______________ is a three-track railroad curve on the Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve itself is about 2,375-foot (724 m) long and 1,300 feet (400 m) in diameter; it was completed in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to lessen the grade to the summit of the Allegheny Mountains. It eventually replaced the time-consuming Allegheny Portage Railroad, the only other route across the mountains for large vehicles.Identify this Curve by stating it’s trademark name as is evident from the picture given below.

AnswerHorseshoe Curve

Question 15France began work on it in 1881, but had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease. The United States took over the project in 1904, and took a decade to complete it, which was officially opened on August 15, 1914.It is one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken. The shorter, faster, and alternative to the U.S. West Coast and to nations in and around the Pacific Ocean allowed those places to become more integrated with the world economy. The approximate time to traverse it is between 20 and 30 hours.During the construction era, ownership of the territory that is now it was first Colombian, then French, and then American.Furthermore The American Society of Civil Engineers has named the this as one of the seven wonders of the modern world.What is being referred to in this question?

AnswerPanama Canal

Question 16Identify this pioneer of modern architecture from the given Wikipedia snap box info.State the pseudonym adopted by him by which we usually know him and his works.

Answer Le Corbusier

Question 17The system X was started in an Indian city in the year 2014. It started as a major expansion of public transport in the city. A similar system, though not as advanced as the current system, was in existence in the state of Punjab in the 1920's.Was in news a week back only.Name this transport system.

Answer Mumbai Monorail

Question 18

X is a type of building. The word "X" was initially used to describe "hovells" in India for English sailors of the East India Company. The term "X" was also used for "a house in Y style", where Y is a reigon in India. Name X.

AnswerBunglow

Question 19

A world record of pumping "X" was set on 7th August 2009 during the construction of Parbati Hydroelectric Project, in Himachal Pradesh. X was pumped through a vertical height of 715 m. What is X ?

Answer Concrete Mix

Question 20Connect these three visuals.

AnswerTacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse