The Hindu published a reader-participation quiz connected to a Fields Medal mathematics feature. The quiz asked five name-based questions (Q1 to Q5) tied to specific Fields Medal medal years and named mathematical themes, and it also published a separate “Answers to July 21 quiz” list with basic chemistry/ion prompts.
What happened (Fields Medal quiz questions and July 21 chemistry answers)
The Fields Medal quiz content was presented as fill-in-the-blank style questions requiring names of mathematician laureates or terms linked to results. The July 21 answers list provided short chemistry prompts such as chlorine, uranium hexafluoride, NO, a helium hydride ion prompt (HeH+), and radon.
Fields Medal quiz prompts (Q1–Q5 as described)
Q1 asked for the name of a 2006 Fields Medal laureate tied to a theorem named for that laureate and Ben Green. The prompt described arithmetic progressions within sets of prime numbers.
Q2 asked for the name(s) of the 2022 Fields Medal recipient(s) connected to a result stating that infinitely many prime pairs remain within a bounded distance of each other, no matter how far one goes along the number line.