Tech Exult Finals - XINO 2015

TECH EXULT FINALS
1st August, 2015

“Pwede na. Ka ga. Kanpai!”
The Minions on this quiz

RULES
• Infinite Bounce + Pounce will be followed
throughout the quiz.
• +20 / -10 on pounce and +10 on bounce.
• The quizmaster’s decision is final and
binding.
• I have read and agree to the terms and
conditions.

____________ is the protagonist of a popular sci-fi film. She is
the confidante of apprentice of Kevin Flynn. She is the last
known ISO alive and is referred to by Kevin Flynn as ‘the
Miracle’.
Sam Flynn : Where are you taking me?
_________ : Patience, Sam Flynn. All of your questions will
be answered soon.
Coincidentally, this quote from the movie is befitting in
today’s world in a different sense. FITB.
1

Moon Patrol is a 1982 arcade game. It was an early
side scrolling shooters and accredited with the
introduction of this scrolling technique in this genre
of games. In this technique, the background images
moves by the camera slower than the foreground
images, thus create an illusion of depth.
Which technique?
2

Android One>
Karbonn Sparkle, Spice Uno and Micromax A1

Make Love, Not X is S10E08 of South Park.
The production involved extensive use of Machinima
in many of the scenes to create a better emulation.
Y played an important role, both onscreen and
offscreen as they helped craft the Machinima.
The episode also won the Primetime Emmy for
Outstanding Animation Program.
Give me X and Y.
5
X - COUNTER = 1

In April 2014, X poked fun at Comic Sans MS by
announcing that all of its webpages would be written
in Comic Sans. The press release noted - “The change
of font is the first in a series of proposals ratified by
management to update X's image, including
suggestions such as adding a selfie of Justin Bieber
to X’s logo and rebuilding the __________ in the
shape of a triangle,” Obviously all this was a an April
Fools prank.
Which is this organization that decided to diss Comic
Sans MS?
6
X - COUNTER = 2

This
is
Issey Miyake,
a

Japanese
fashion
designer

known
for
his
technology

driven
clothing.

He
has
also
made
an

important
contribution
for

something
signature
at

Apple.
What?
7

The San Diego Zoo was home to the first what?
8

Given its proximity to the headquarters of a large
technology firm, the IATA code of San Carlos Airport
is considered to be a humorous reference to its large
neighbour.
However, the airport had its name before June 16,
1977 the year Software Development Laboratories
was incorporated.
Which corporation? What is the IATA code?
9

“To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please
consider whether defending the US Constitution against
all enemies, foreign or domestic, requires you to follow
Snowden's example.” - rms
Whose email signature is this?
10

Ouija (2014) is a terrible
American supernatural
horror thriller film receiving
only 8% on the Rotten
Tomatoes scale. This movie
made news in October 2014
when a 20 second trailer of
the movie was distributed to
X users; becoming the first
advertisement on X.
X please.
11
X - COUNTER = 3

The precursor to this were four buttons used in popular
games like Blockade and Vanguard. Nintendo’s Gunpei
Yokoi developed the modern ‘interconnected’ iteration
of this in 1982 for the Donkey Kong handheld game.
This particular design was patented and won the
Technology and Entertainment Emmy Award. This can
be attributed as the major source for success for the
Nintendo Famicom.
What is this, now ubiquitous to the world of consoles?
12

The giveaways that distinguish between man and
machine can be as subtle as how he or she (or it)
moves the mouse in the moments before the click.
Put fundae!
13

Google’s noCAPTCHA reCAPTCHA

Users of X have criticized X’s ZUI (Zoomable User
Interface), claiming it to induce nausea. X
acknowledges this problem and offers tutorials to
help create layouts to avoid excessive visual
stimulation.
Which cloud based service?
14
X - COUNTER = 4

15
35 foot balloons
Chinese cargo trucks
Throwing tires across Tumen River
Tourist boats and fishermen on Tumen River
3 man waterballoon slingshot
Put fundae!

How to smuggle USB drives to North Korea

In Hawaii, X is a surf boarder.
In Legoland (California), X is lego character.
In Half Moon Island (Antarctica), X is a Chinstrap
Penguin.
In Kennedy Space Center, X appears an astronaut.
In some stadiums and sports facilities, X appears in
sportswear.
What am I describing?
16
X - COUNTER = 5

XY is a Finnish American born in Helsinki, Finland
who likes to describe himself as a half “Nobel Prize
winning chemist” and half “blanket carrying
cartoon character” because he shares his first name
with both X Pauling and X van Pelt. He is also
known to have written PacMan clone - Cool Man.
Who is he?
17
X - COUNTER = 6

How do we better
know this comic book
character today?
18

Identify what has been blurred out.
19

Ginger, Pierre, Angela, Ben and Hank.
Who completes the family?
20

This is an early prototype of what?
21

August 2, 2013, 23:21:50 Japan Standard Time was a
historic moment in technology history when fans of
Japanese anime Castle in the Sky conspired to set a
new record by doing something the exact moment
balse was spoken on the show. Their results of
143,199 beat the previously held record of 33,388.
This has been dubbed as the Balse Festival.
What did the fans of the show do?
22

Corelle is a brand of dishware made of Vitrelle, a
tempered glass consisting of two types of glass
laminated into three layers. As of day, Corelle
glassware is manufactured and sold by World
Kitchen; but was created in 1970 by another
company; a pioneer in this industry.
Which company originally introduced the brand?
23

Connect:
Bajrangi Bhaijan
Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall
Kodak Brownie
Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna
ABC Online
25

He is an American entrepreneur celebrated as the
founder of Digg. He is also behind ventures like
Revision3, Pownce and Milk. He is also the
production assistant and co-host at Tech TV’s The
Screen Savers. He came in news in September 2014
for his photo sharing app Tiiny.
Who am I talking about?
26

Designer Susan Kare first conceptualized this
symbol after seeing the feature symbol in a design
book. This symbol can be extensively seen on roads
in Sweden for featured tourist destinations. Later
on, it came to Susan’s knowledge that the symbol
essentially the depiction of an aerial view of a castle.
The symbol in question holds a special significance
in the modern world. What?
27

Command Key on
Apple keyboards

These are the rankings for what?
28

Most edited pages on Wikipedia

The name for this subsidary of Amazon.com comes
from the fact that the word ALGORITHMS has 10
letters, including an ‘A’. The company focuses its
developments in five areas - (i) product search (ii)
cloud search (iii) visual search (iv) advertising
technology and (v) community question answering.
Identify.
29

The invention of X apparently occurred in the Johto
region, where apricorns grow; these fruit were cut
apart and carved out, then fitted with a special
device, and used to catch wild _______ prior to the
mass production of the X that occurred in modern
times under Silph Co. and the Devon Corporation.
X?
30
X - COUNTER = 7

Apple : San Francisco
Firefox : Fira
Google : ?
31

Xiao Na (Chinese version of Cortana)

This type traces it roots to the 15th and 16th century
when Aldus Manutius of the Aldine Press used it in
an edition of the Virgil dedicated to Italy. Such a type
bore resemblance to the humanist cursive script. It
also served as a method to condense types and
create compact volumes, by reducing the height of
the characters.
What am I talking about?
33

After Bill Gates gave a speech at a university, X went
up to him and said "Maybe if you weren't so
distracted by sick children in Africa you could have
put a little more thought into Windows Vista.” Rightly
so, X got punched by Bill Gates.
Who is this audacious man?
34
X - COUNTER = 8

Ethan Zuckerman is an American media scholar,
blogger and internet activist. He was also one of the
first staff members at Tripod.com where he wrote the
code to open separate windows as a response to one
kind of on-screen nuisance. He later had to apologise
saying that his creation had evolved into an even
bigger unforeseen nuisance.
What am I talking about?
35

Elephpant is the mascot of what?
36

Erythema ab igne also known as the toasted skin
syndrome is a skin condition caused by long-term
exposure to heat. Patients complain of mild itchiness
and a burning sensation, but often, unless a change
in pigmentation is seen, it can go unnoticed.
What has been reported as one of the top causes for
the same, a consequence of our tech saviness?
38

Electric Avenue, Sparks, Nevada 89434 is the address
for which establishment?
Half points for telling the company.
40

This company became the first to pay for the official
Olympic sound system supplier, providing audio for
the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics and the 1992
Albertville Winter Olympics. Its sound systems have
also been notably installed at the Sistine Chapel in
Rome, Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca and
Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar.
Which audio equipment manufacturer?
41

In 2009 Vodafone won the first Glitter Box award by
PETA for which advertisement move?
42

Change from the Vodafone Pug campaign to
ZooZoos.

What is the
significance of
this picture?
43

Narendra Modi’s first post on Instagram

Connect:
Bluestone
SnapDeal
UrbanLadder
CarDekho.com
Paytm
Xiaomi
44

The initial concept of X was to create a service which
allowed microfinance borrowers to conveniently
receive and repay loans using a network of Safaricom
airtime resellers. It is operated by Safaricom and
Vodacom, the largest mobile operators in Kenya and
Tanzania. It essentially requires a person to simply
send an SMS to transfer money from their deposited
amount. X has also been brought to India by
Vodafone under a close tie-up with HDFC and ICICI
Bank. X?
45
X - COUNTER = 9

Name this book that chronicles the history of Pixar.
46

In a speech in April 2015, X revealed “The last
program I wrote was a Y in C++ several years ago, so
I’m out of date.”
He made his code public in early May by uploading a
folder on Google Drive and sharing the link on
Facebook.
Identify X (a world leader) and what did his program
do?
47
X - COUNTER = 10

X – Lee Hsien Loon / Prime Minister of Singapore
Y – Sudoku Solver

X is a small, suitcase-sized device that was used to
uncover survivors in areas hit by the 7.8-magnitude
earthquake in Nepal in April. The technology detects
the men's presence even though they were buried
under about 10 feet of brick, mud, wood and other
debris. X is a collaboration between NASA and the
Department of Homeland Security.
Which device am I talking about?
48
X - COUNTER = 11

NASA FINDER (Finding Individuals for Disaster
and Emergency Response)

Arimaa is a two player strategy board game played
on an 8x8 board with 4 traps using an elephant, a
camel, 2 horses, 2 dogs, 2 cats and 8 rabbit pieces. It
was developed by Omar Syed in 2003, who wanted
to create a game that was difficult for a computer to
play but easy for a human to learn. True, it is hard for
a computer because of the huge number of possible
move iterations. The question, after which significant
event in computer and machine history did Omar
get the idea to create such a game.
49

Oh Wow. Oh Wow. Oh Wow.
What is the significance of these words?
50

In
Minecraft,
X
is
a
dimension
with
a
stark,
empty

plane
containing
a
single
floating
planet-‐like
island

made
of
a
unique
material
known
as
End
Stone,

dotted
with
Obsidian
Pillars.
These
islands
float
in
the

void.
This
dimension
is
populated
by
a
vast
number
of

Endermen and
the
lone
Ender
Dragon.

X?
51
X - COUNTER = 12

One more thing . . .

GAME CHANGER
• Teams will be required to wager their points
before the question.
• ± points wagered on correct and incorrect
answer respectively.
• A team with no points cannot wager.
• I have read and agree to the terms and
conditions.

Online files can be found on here.

Identify the second speaker.
Online Files > A

PLACE YOUR BETS
P.S. Next question is really easy.

Where did the speaker give this speech?
Online Files > B

What is the significance of this video?
Online Files > C

Identify the application.
Online Files > D

U2 unveiled their album Songs of Innocence at
WWDC 2014 and delivered it for free via iTunes.

QUIZMASTER
Dhruv Khurana
COMPUTER FACULTY
Molly Ma’am
Anshu Ma’am
QUIZ PREPARED BY
Sayan Chaudhry

Tech Exult Finals - XINO 2015

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