Test Your Summer Smarts!

Are you ready to test your knowledge of our university and its research? Take part in the quiz below for a chance to win a UZH-branded bath towel, water bottle or drybag (see below).

Simply pick the correct answer for each question and join the letters together to find the (German) keyword at the end. Send the keyword to uzhnews@kommunikation.uzh.ch by 5 August. There is only one correct answer for each question.

1 – Music moves us. Listening to recorded music stimulates emotional and imaginative processes in our brain. But what happens when we listen to music in a live setting? Do our brains respond differently? According to a UZH study ...

• U ...recorded music triggers stronger emotions.
• V ...it makes no difference whether the music is live or recorded.
• W ...live performances trigger a stronger emotional response.
  To the Article

2 – UZH informatics scientists developed a hybrid system that combines artificial intelligence with a novel bio-inspired camera to detect pedestrians and obstacles in traffic. How much better did this system do compared to the best cameras and visual algorithms currently available on the automotive market?

• I – Detection was 100 times faster
• J – Detection was twice as fast
• K – Detection was 10 times faster
  To the Article

3 – Last month, UZH hosted the General Assembly of the Una Europa university alliance for the first time. What was the theme of the event, which brought together more than 250 participants from around Europe.

• Q – One Alliance, Different Perspectives
• R – Come One, Come All
• S – One Earth, One Future
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4 – Eight of UZH’s University Research Priority Programs are concluding in 2024, including the URPP Dynamics of Healthy Aging. The program developed a definition of healthy aging that was adopted by the WHO. According to this definition, healthy aging is when ...

• R … people have no physical or mental ailments.
• S … people can continue to do what they value.
• T … people exercise for 40 minutes every day and keep a Mediterranean diet.
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5 – UZH psychologists examined the meat consumption patterns of men and women in 23 countries. Which sex (a) eats meat more frequently and (b) which factors is this linked to?

• C – a) Men b) in countries with lower gender equality and social and economic development
• D – a) Women b) in countries with greater gender equality and social and economic development
• E – a) Men b) in countries with greater gender equality and social and economic development
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6 – The Natural History Museum of UZH reopened in spring with four new dinosaur skeletons and various other additions. Which fields is the museum bringing together under one roof?

• M – One Health, Paleontology, Zoology
• N – Zoology, Paleontology, Anthropology and Botany 
• O – Paleontology, Cryptozoology and Botany
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7– People in Switzerland use various sources to stay informed. Since 2016, however, use of news sources has generally decreased, according to UZH media scientists. What percentage of Swiss people get their information from news websites and social media in 2024?

• S – 74%
• T – 85%
• U – 56%
  To the Article (in German)

8 – UZH can look back on 35 years of gender equality and continues to be a pioneer in this area in Switzerland. What was the name of the central point of contact for women established at the university in 1989?

• Q – Women’s Office (Frauenbüro)
• R – Commission for Women’s Advancement (Frauenförderungskommission)
• S – Gender Equality Commission (Gleichstellungskommission)
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9 – In a project funded by the European Innovation Council, UZH researchers are working with an international team of scientists to develop supramolecular compounds to treat lung and brain tumors. What’s the name of this new class of therapies?

• C – SMARTdrugs
• D – Supermolekulastika
• E – Radiotheranostika
  To the Article

10 – A study from the University of Zurich explored the social mechanisms that contribute to the gender gap in math confidence. Which of the following statements is correct?

• G – Boy’s subjective evaluations are more likely to be based on objective performance.
• H – Peer comparisons seem to play a crucial role for girls.
• I – Peer comparisons seem to play a crucial role for boys.
  To the Article

11 – UZH paleontologists discovered a new species of freshwater dolphin in the Peruvian Amazon region. Pebanista yacuruna is the largest river dolphin ever found and measured between 3 and 3.5 meters. How old is the species?

• S – 16 million years
• U – 1,000 years
• V – 1.2 million years
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12 – A lot is happening on Irchel Campus: three Zurich high schools are set to use the vacant buildings until renovations on their school buildings conclude in 2033. Which school will be the first to temporarily relocate to Irchel Campus this summer?

• D – Kantonsschule Enge and Kantonsschule Freudenberg
• E – Kantonsschule Zürich Nord
• F – Shermer High School
  To the Article