techtryst : the it quiz

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Rules and Regulations

• 5 rounds in all.

• Direct 1, Visuals, Video Round, Direct 2, Rapid Fire.

• Infinite Pounce and Bounce

• Correct answer on direct attempt = +10

• Pounce= +20/-20

• Correct answer on bounced attempt=+5

• Decision of quizmaster is final and binding.

Round 1

Naveen Selvadurai is an internet entrepreneur and co-founder of which location-based social networking site

Naveen Selvadurai is an internet entrepreneur and co-founder of which location-based social networking site

Why did this place get this name?

Why did this place get this name?

Snapdeal has adopted a remote village in Uttar Pradesh and enabled clean drinking water facilities for its people by installing manual pumps. To show their gratitude, the village’s residents have decided to rename their village to Snapdeal.com Nagar, actually taking the company by surprise.

Connect

Connect

• Different Versions of ECLIPSE IDE1)Eclipse2)Greek God Helious3)Galelio 4)Indigo

Question 4

When the Internet was still very much under the spell of bare Unix shells and Gopher, an ambitious group of scientists at CERN started working on the World Wide Web. In an office on the fourth floor they placed the World Wide Web's central database. Some faulty requests were answered with a standard message: “___________”

Question 4

When the Internet was still very much under the spell of bare Unix shells and Gopher, an ambitious group of scientists at CERN started working on the World Wide Web. In an office on the fourth floor they placed the World Wide Web's central database. Some faulty requests were answered with a standard message: “___________”

Room 404: file not found

Question 5

• Nischal Shetty is a 2008 pass out of NMAMIT Nitte

• His claim to fame is a twitter application X which got featured on TechCrunch.com as soon as it was launched. Quite recently he hit 1 million users mark and got featured on CNBC young turks.

Question 5

• Nischal Shetty is a 2008 pass out of NMAMIT Nitte

• His claim to fame is a twitter application X which got featured on TechCrunch.com as soon as it was launched. Quite recently he hit 1 million users mark and got featured on CNBC young turks.

JustUnfollow.com

Question 6 : Identify.

Question 6 : Identify.

Xiaomi’s Magic Cube

Question 7

• In 1967, Damyanti Gupta aimed to become an Engineer at Ford Motor Company, Detroit

• There were no female engineers there then, but Damyanti was hired as Ford’s first-ever female engineer.

• She inspired Reshma Saujanito found X, a New York-based initiative to help teach girls to code so that they pursue careers in technology/engineering.

• This has got the steadfast support of a number of companies, including Google, GE, eBay and Twitter.

Question 7

•In 1967, Damyanti Gupta aimed to become an Engineer at Ford Motor Company, Detroit•There were no female engineers there then, but Damyanti was hired as Ford’s first-ever female engineer. •She inspired Reshma Saujanito found X, a New York-based initiative to help teach girls to code so that they pursue careers in technology/engineering.

•This has got the steadfast support of a number of companies, including Google, GE, eBay and Twitter.

GirlsWhoCode.com

Question 8

• What is ISRO’s equivalent of Google Earth called?

Question 8

• What is ISRO’s equivalent of Google Earth called?

• Bhuvan

Question 9

• The wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, the speed of Mercury. Who am I talking about?

Question 9

• The wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, the speed of Mercury. Who am I talking about?

• Shazam

Question 10• Kim Jong-il was the Supreme Leader of

North Korea who died on December 17, 2011 due to a heart attack. After his death, the North Korean government warned that citizens would be “branded as ‘war criminals’ and punished accordingly” if caught attempting to use X during a 100-day period of national mourning. However, the information was later labelled false. What is X?

Question 10• Kim Jong-il was the Supreme Leader of

North Korea who died on December 17, 2011 due to a heart attack. After his death, the North Korean government warned that citizens would be “branded as ‘war criminals’ and punished accordingly” if caught attempting to use X during a 100-day period of national mourning. However, the information was later labelled false. What is X?

• Mobile Phones

Question 11

• Xianren Bridge, also known as Fairy Bridge, is the world's largest natural arch with a span measuring 400 feet or 120 meter. It is located about 40 km northwest of Fengshan in northwestern Guangxi Province, China.The Bridge was unknown to the world for a long time, before it got discovered accidentally. WHAT discovered it?

Question 11

• Xianren Bridge, also known as Fairy Bridge, is the world's largest natural arch with a span measuring 400 feet or 120 meter. It is located about 40 km northwest of Fengshan in northwestern Guangxi Province, China.The Bridge was unknown to the world for a long time, before it got discovered accidentally. WHAT discovered it?

Google Earth

12 : Identify this wearable.

12 : Identify this wearable.

• Nymi.

Round 2

VISUAL 1

VISUAL 1

ANSWER

• Versions Of Unreal Engine

VISUAL 2

VISUAL 2

ANSWER

LinkedIn acquisition of Pulse

VISUAL 3

VISUAL 3

ANSWER

• Keyboard by Steelseries specially designed for World of Warcraft.

VISUAL 4

VISUAL 4

ANSWER

• Fin.

VISUAL 5

VISUAL 5

ANSWER

• USB-C

VISUAL 6

VISUAL 6

ANSWER

• Pegman

VISUAL 7

ANSWER

Bolt. Instagram’s messaging app.

VISUAL 8

VISUAL 8

• Superfish. Malicious bloatware that posses a huge security risk as it comes pre-installed with newer versions of Lenovo Laptops.

VISUAL 9

VISUAL 9

ANSWER

• Amazon Coin

Visual 10

Visual 10

ANSWER

• The Large Hadron Collider tunnel

Round 3

Question

• What are we talking about ?

• Sony selling waterproof W Walkman inside a Bottle of Water.

Question

• Who is the man in this advertisement ?

Question

• Who is the man in this advertisement ?

• Steve Ballmer

Question

• Lenovo’s YOGA Tablet 2 Pro advertisement for which special day ?

Question

• Lenovo’s YOGA Tablet 2 Pro advertisement for which special day ?

• Valentines Day

Question

• This is the first ever TV Series to do what ?

Question

• This is the first ever TV Series to do what ?

• First ever TV Series to be screened in IMAX

Question

• Which wearable Device ?

Question

• Which wearable Device ?

Answer

• Huawei Watch

Question

• Who is this person and about which company is he talking about ?

Question

• Who is this person and about which company is he talking about ?

Answer

• He is Robin Li. Founder and CEO of Baidu. He is talking about Google and mistakes Google made while operating in China.

ROUND 4

Special Rules

• Every pass earns you a negative of 5 points

• Normal pounce and bounce rules still apply and in addition, if you want a +40 on pounce, you can say “TRYST!!” before answering

• But remember, a wrong TRYST answer will award you -80

QUESTION 1

• It let you keep track of and share things one liked.Founded mostly by former Google employees and had Robby Stein as its CEO. The service was killed by Yahoo!

QUESTION 1

• It let you keep track of and share things one liked.Founded mostly by former Google employees and had Robby Stein as its CEO. The service was killed by Yahoo!

Answer

• Stamped

• Bill Fernandez is a user interface architect and inventor who was Apple Computer's first employee when they incorporated in 1977. He worked on both the Apple I and Apple II personal computers, and in the 1980s was a member of the Apple Macintosh development team. However, Bill Fernandez did something great without which Apple perhaps would not have been possible. What did he do?

QUESTION 2

QUESTION 2

• Bill Fernandez is a user interface architect and inventor who was Apple Computer's first employee when they incorporated in 1977. He worked on both the Apple I and Apple II personal computers, and in the 1980s was a member of the Apple Macintosh development team. However, Bill Fernandez did something great without which Apple perhaps would not have been possible. What did he do?

• He introduced Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

QUESTION 3

• The Dalsa Origin was the first camera designed and built by Dalsa Corporation to be used specifically for digital cinematography. This camera gained huge critical appreciation and was also used in filming some parts of the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. This camera was also the first commercially available camera with a very special specification. What?

QUESTION 3

• The Dalsa Origin was the first camera designed and built by Dalsa Corporation to be used specifically for digital cinematography. This camera gained huge critical appreciation and was also used in filming some parts of the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. This camera was also the first commercially available camera with a very special specification. What?

ANSWER

• First camera to have 4k resolution

QUESTION 4

• On the lines of the ALS Ice Bucket challenge, the students of this institute started a 'Knowledge Packet Programme', hoping to gain attention on the web for their IIT campaign. The 2000-odd packets that they distributed had a notebook, textbook and other study material. Which institute's students had done this?

QUESTION 4

• On the lines of the ALS Ice Bucket challenge, the students of this institute started a 'Knowledge Packet Programme', hoping to gain attention on the web for their IIT campaign. The 2000-odd packets that they distributed had a notebook, textbook and other study material. Which institute's students had done this?

ANSWER

• ISM Dhandbad

QUESTION 5

• What from the world of technology was included in the Victoria and Albert Museum's "British Design 1948-2012:Innovation in the Modern Age" alongside an Alexander McQeen gown and works by artist Damien Hirst?

QUESTION 5

• What from the world of technology was included in the Victoria and Albert Museum's "British Design 1948-2012:Innovation in the Modern Age" alongside an Alexander McQeen gown and works by artist Damien Hirst?

ANSWER

• GTA Series

QUESTION 6

• This Indian online bus ticketing website started its operations in 2008 by three IIM-Ahmedabad graduates, Partasarthi Sinha, Aurvind Lama and Prateek Nigam. This webiste also happens to be the first to launch "Book your seat next to lady" feature in their online booking system.Which website is being talked about?

QUESTION 6

• This Indian online bus ticketing website started its operations in 2008 by three IIM-Ahmedabad graduates, Partasarthi Sinha, Aurvind Lama and Prateek Nigam. This webiste also happens to be the first to launch "Book your seat next to lady" feature in their online booking system.Which website is being talked about?

ANSWER

• TRAVELYAARI.COM

QUESTION 7

• X was launched in August 2012 by Sean Rad, Justin Mateen, Jonathan Badeen, and Dinesh Moorjani of Hatch Labs.The app was initially piloted on college campuses, the first being the University of Southern California. It won TechCrunch's Crunchie Award for "Best New Startup of 2013“. What is X ?

QUESTION 7

• X was launched in August 2012 by Sean Rad, Justin Mateen, Jonathan Badeen, and Dinesh Moorjani of Hatch Labs.The app was initially piloted on college campuses, the first being the University of Southern California. It won TechCrunch's Crunchie Award for "Best New Startup of 2013“. What is X ?

ANSWER

• TINDER

QUESTION 8

• sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide with fluorine

• Chemical Formula (obviously) of what?

• It’s Super Easy

QUESTION 8

• sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide with fluorine

• Chemical Formula (obviously) of what?

• It’s Super Easy

ANSWER

• KRYPTONITE

QUESTION 9

• One lovely summer day in 1948, a Swiss amateur-mountaineer and inventor decided to take his dog for a nature hike. The man and his faithful companion both returned home covered with burrs, the plant seed-sacs that cling to animal fur in order to travel to fertile new planting grounds. The man neglected his matted dog, and with a burning curiosity ran to his microscope and inspected one of the many burrs stuck to his pants.

• He discovered a way to destroy the zipper market. What was it?

QUESTION 9

• One lovely summer day in 1948, a Swiss amateur-mountaineer and inventor decided to take his dog for a nature hike. The man and his faithful companion both returned home covered with burrs, the plant seed-sacs that cling to animal fur in order to travel to fertile new planting grounds. The man neglected his matted dog, and with a burning curiosity ran to his microscope and inspected one of the many burrs stuck to his pants.

• He discovered a way to destroy the zipper market. What was it?

ANSWER

• VELCRO

QUESTION 10

• ____________ is a series of proprietary magnetically attached power connectors, originally introduced by Apple Inc. on January 10, 2006, in conjunction with the MacBook Pro at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, California.

QUESTION 10

• ____________ is a series of proprietary magnetically attached power connectors, originally introduced by Apple Inc. on January 10, 2006, in conjunction with the MacBook Pro at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, California.