IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

The distance between Sun and Jupiter

(Correct Order of Magnitude)

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

7.78×1011 m

778 million km.

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

The total number of states of a 4×4×4 Rubik’s Cube

(± 3 orders of magnitude)

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

The number of hexagons and pentagons in a Buckminsterfullerene Molecule (C60)

(Max [Error in either] ≤ 5)

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

20 Hexagons, 12 Pentagons

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

The total length of the unwound track on a Compact Disc

(Either correct order of magnitude or one higher)

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

~6 km = 6000 m.

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

The frequency of this pure note

(within 25%)

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

360 Hz

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

YouTube views of

Charlie Bit My Finger+Kolaveri D

Gangnam Style

(within 40%)

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Guesstimates!

Estimate

Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

All teams get 1 to 3 minutes (depending on the question) to come up with an estimate of the quantity specified in each question, and write it on a sheet of paper.

The top 3 closest answers get points, provided that they are within the permissible error range (specified individually for each question).

Credits to Mayur Srinivasan (IITB ME BTech 07) for the Round Idea and Eeshan Malhotra (IITB Civil DD 06) for a few of the questions

In millions: 506+65

1150=

571

1150= 49.6%