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THE TUESDAY TOAST- S01E02

 The Quiz heads of The Physics Society are back. We present to you The Tuesday Toast, a monthly quiz to pique your senses and knowledge. The questions will be based on general knowledge about the world of physics, interesting trivia, sci-fi books, movies and videos, reaching out to one and all. 

You can check out the first week of The Tuesday Toast on our instagram page. (https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MTIwMDYxMTIwMTg5OTg1?igshid=ug0xteoqennh)

Here we go,

 1)Two friends A and M discovered two different branches of Physics. A, on a       principle by M, described a phenomenon called Photoelectric Effect. Who are they?


 2)Phenomenon A, discovered by Ludwig Biermann in 1951 is the cause of comet tails always pointing away from the sun. The second thing B is recently occupying much interest of scientists because studies show its "changing" 10 times faster than thought earlier. B captures the constituents of A and is responsible for  creating these👇🏼. What are they?

3)Compu- a computer brain with ten crore delicate circuits was invented by fictional character X along with several professors around the world and the Namura Institute of Japan. X happens to be one of the most famous comics created by Y and Y is the first Indian to receive an honorary Academy Award.

     Identify X and Y.

 4)Established in 1961, the place 'X' was renamed in 1973 in honour of a late        American president. This place was the home of Space Shuttle Program till            2011. It has Y lab, a micro-gravity simulator for astronaut training. A famous sci-fi movie and  a famous music video ( A and B, respectively) were shot at X, both  releasing in 2015. Identify X, Y, A and B.

 5)"I made the first move... I should have won. The game is flawed!" I lost, so      I  invented the 'perfect' game.  A famed four-letter word owes itself to me. At MIT, I occupy the same room as the infamous torture chamber of the Ministry of love. I am the Phantom Hall Of Fame. Who am I?


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