Gen-Tech Quiz

Get Ready!!
The Battle of
Brains
Play Fair, Play Hard

Prelims
 20 Questions
 In-built Tie Breakers
 Top 6 teams qualify for the Finals
 Switch off your mobile phones
Best of Luck 

Q1.
Connect: Issac Newton, Gottfried
Leibniz, Tintin and Mathematics.
A. Calculus
B. Algebra
C. Trigonometry
D. Mensuration

Q2.
It was founded in 2009 by US citizens Brian
Acton and Jan Koum, both former employees
A. Quora
B. Yammer
of Yahoo!. What?
C. WhatsApp
D. WeChat

Q3.
This organization was started by France,
Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands and Spain
in 1904. Now this organization have 208
members. What am I talking about?
A. FIFA
B. United Nations
C. Red Cross
D. World Economic Forum

He was born in India but raised in Kuwait. He studied
Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. He is the CEO of
a very famous company and currently lives in Finland.
Who is this famous Indian?
Q4.
A. Rajeev Suri
B. Satya Nadella
C. Vinod Dham
D. Azim Premji

This state was previously called The North-
East Frontier Agency (NEFA). It is known as
the Orchid State of India and the Paradise
of the Botanists. Name the State.
Q5.
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Sikkim
C. Nagaland
D. Mizoram

Name the unit in which the speed of a
computer mouse is measured.
Q6.
A. Richie
B. Donald
C. Mickey
D. Scooby

If you landed in the Veer Savarkar
International Airport, which city are
you in?
Q7.
A. Chennai
B. Port Blair
C. Kolkata
D. Pune

This fictional character lives in London with his
assistant. He uses the following two methods to
solve crimes: The Science of Deduction and The
Process of Elimination. Who?
Q8.
A. Robert Langdon
B. Dexter Morgan
C. Hercule Poirot
D. Sherlock Holmes

Whose twitter handle is
@pontifex?
Q9.
A. The Pope
B. Ricky Ponting
C. FedEx
D. Roger Federer

Q10.
The Codex Leicester (Codex Hammer) is a
collection of largely scientific writings by
Leonardo da Vinci. Who purchased it in 1994
for 30.8 Million $ making it the costliest book
A. Warren Buffet
B. Michael Bloomberg
ever?
C. Bill Gates
D. Paul Allen

Q11.
She is the current
speaker of Lok Sabha.
A. Meira Kumar
B. Smriti Irani
C. Sumitra Mahajan
D. Medha Patkar
Name her.

Q12.
What is the claim to
fame of this picture?
A. First pic on Flickr
B. First pic to be mailed
C. First pic on Instagram
D. First pic sent through Bluetooth

Q13.
This the logo of which
social movement?
A. Chipko Movement
B. Narmada Bachao
C. Jungle Bachao
D. The Silent Valley Project

Q14.
He is best known for launching
the GNU Project and the Free
Software Foundation. He calls
himself Saint IGNUcius- The
Church of Emacs. Who is he?
A. Linus Torvalds
B. Richard Stallman
C. Bjarne Stroustrup
D. James Gosling

Q15.
This is the logo of
which online education
A. Coursera.org
B. Brilliant.org
C. CodeChef
D. KhanAcademy
portal?

Q16.
This is the official song for FIFA
World Cup. Who are the singers?
(Any Two) (half points for each)
‘Video’ Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGtWWb9emYI

Q17.
This song was sung by Lenka
on the launch of what?
‘Audio’ Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfy5CBfjZ8s

Q18.
This speech by Charlie
Chaplin is from which
movie??
‘Video’ Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvjoWOwnn4

Q19.
This is a very inspirational
commencement speech by
Steve Jobs in which
university?
‘Video’ Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQO0kiTuHDc

Q20.
This is a video by which
powerful organization?
The Background is a good hint
‘Video’ Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esj393oRKPc

A1.
Connect: Issac Newton, Gottfried
Leibniz, Tintin and Mathematics.
Answer: Calculus

A2.
It was founded in 2009 by US citizens Brian
Acton and Jan Koum, both former employees
of Yahoo!. What?

A3.
This organization was started by France,
Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands and Spain
in 1904. Now this organization have 208
members. What am I talking about?

He was born in India but raised in Kuwait. He studied
Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. He is the CEO of
a very famous company and currently lives in Finland.
Who is this famous Indian?
A4.
Rajeev Suri,
CEO of Nokia

This state was previously called The North-
East Frontier Agency (NEFA). It is known as
the Orchid State of India and the Paradise
of the Botanists. Name the State.
A5.
Arunachal Pradesh

Name the unit in which the speed of a
computer mouse is measured.
A6.
Mickey

If you landed in the Veer Savarkar
International Airport, which city are
you in?
A7.
Port Blair

This fictional character lives in London with his
assistant. He uses the following two methods to
solve crimes: The Science of Deduction and The
Process of Elimination. Who?
A8.
Sherlock Holmes

Whose twitter handle is
@pontifex?
A9.
The Pope

A10.
The Codex Leicester (Codex Hammer) is a
collection of largely scientific writings by
Leonardo da Vinci. Who purchased it in 1994
for 30.8 Million $ making it the costliest book
ever?
Bill Gates

Q11.
She is the current
A. Meira Kumar
B. Smriti Irani
C. Sumitra Mahajan
D. Medha Patkar
Name.

A11.
She is the current
Name.
Sumitra Mahajan

A12.
What is the claim to
fame of this picture?
First pic on Instagram

A13.
This the logo of which
social movement?
Narmada Bachao

A14.
He is best known for launching
the GNU Project and the Free
Software Foundation. He calls
himself Saint IGNUcius- The
Church of Emacs. Who is he?
Richard Stallman

A15.
This is the logo of which online
education portal?

A16.
Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez
& Claudia Leitte

End of Prelims…
The Final Follows..

Finals
 4 Rounds
 Exciting gifts for the audience
 May the best team wins…
Best of Luck 

Exceed your Vision
 6 Questions + 1 Audience
 +10 for each correct answer
 No negatives
 No pass

Where will one
find this??
Q1.
A. Berlin
B. Paris
C. Lisbon
D. London

The Royal Observatory, London.
The Prime Meridian..
A1.

This is the world’s first X. It was invented by Jack
Kilby at Texas Instruments. Id X.
Q2.
A. Vacuum Tube
B. Integrated Circuit
C. Transistor
D. Resistor

Q3.
He is a former Apple employee. He is the
founder of Danger and Android Inc. Who
is this gentleman who revolutionized
communication and mobility?
A. Andy Rubin
B. Sundar Pichai
C. Linus Torvalds
D. Eric Schmidt

Q4.
This is the logo of which
Government organization?
A. National Highways Authority
B. Indian Railways
C. Election Commission
D. Central Water Commission

A4.
Election Commission of India

Q5.
It is a very new programming
language by Apple. Name it.
A. Objective-C
B. PHP
C. Swift
D. Haskell

Q6.
This game was the first to
have which gaming
technique? It has become
very common in the world
of gaming..
A. To allow Multi-Players
B. Use of W,A,S,D for motion
C. First Person Shooting
D. Use of Joystick for motion

Audience Q.
The adjacent poster is for a
BBC TV show based on the life
of young Stephen Hawking.
Who is the lead actor and for
which role in an another BBC
series is he famous for?

Audience A.
Benedict Cumberbatch. He plays the role of
Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock..

World Watch
 No negatives

Q1.
Identify the famous leader.
‘Audio’ Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57lotnKGF8

Q2.
Which product is being launched?
‘Video’ Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_d5R6Il0II

Q3.
Identify the singer.
‘Audio’ Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKoqNJtMTQ

Q4.
Every one of us. #ConnectTheWorld. This is a
video campaign by which organization?
‘Video’ Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdWaZkvAJfM

Q5.
What is the claim to fame of this
video?
‘Video’ Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw

A5.
Me in the Zoo: First video on
YouTube

Q6.
This is a short clip from which famous
movie by Satyajit Ray?
‘Video’ Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQPriBLUUBw

Audience Q.
This is an ad campaign by which company and
what is it’s name?
‘Video’ Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmwXdGm89Tk

Audience A.
Think Different by Apple

Connect the Dots
 No negatives
 No pass

Hewlett-Packard
A1.
1. The garage in Palo Alto where HP started
2. The name of the company was decided by a coin toss
3. Its headquarters
4. Meg Whitman, CEO of HP

Pac Man
A2.
1. Its creator
2. The game was inspired from a pizza in which a slice of it
was missing
3. Google created a doodle on 30th anniversary of Pac Man in
which the I’m feeling lucky button was replaced by ‘insert a
coin’

A3.
Tata
Indian Institute of Science and NCPA was
founded by the Tatas.
Croma and Tetley are a part of Tata..

A5.
Android Operating System versions

A6.
Volkswagen
All are subsidiaries of Volkswagen

Audience A.
The King of Cards

Faster. Smarter.. Better…
 12 Questions common to all teams
 +10 for correct and -5 for each incorrect answer
 One try per Question

Q1.
Transfiguration, Defense Against
DarkArts, Charms, Potions, Astronomy,
History of Magic, and Herbology are
compulsory subjects in which
institution?

A1.
Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry

Q2.
Thomas Drummond was a Scottish
engineer who created a very intense
light, with Oxygen and Hydrogen upon a
ball of CaO. This is responsible for the
origin of which famous phrase?

Q3.
This young inventor is famous for
something called the Sixth-Sense
technology. Who is this genius currently
working at MIT Research Labs??

Q4. Born in Madhya Pradesh, he was an
Indian athelete who represented
India at the 1958 Asian Games. He also
served the Indian Army. Who is he?
He has inspired a Bollywood movie.

Q5.
Which branch of Mathematics means
‘reunion of broken parts’ in Arabic?

Q6.
What is being demonstrated in the
cartoon?

Q7.
This huge architectural marvel
consumed 26500 tons of steel, out of
which 23000 tons of high-tensile
steel, known as Tiscrom, were
supplied by Tata Steel. What??

Q8.
Who is the scientist in this Yugoslavian 5,000,000
Dinar bill?

Q9.
These are books written by whom?

Q10.
Who is this footballer??

Q11.
This Palo-Alto-based question and answer website gets
its name from a word which means the minimum number
of members necessary for an assembly to function.
Which website am I talking about??

Q12.
What in the Bantu language means
"Towards Humanity“?

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