Quizdom Finals - Avalanche
- 1. I t ’s a c u r i o u s w o r l d !
- 2. Primus • Direct question :- +10 for right answer. • Passed question :- +5 points for right answer. • No negative points for wrong answer. • No infinite loop.
- 3. Q1 __________________ , was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. Her notes on the engine include what is recognized as the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine. Because of this, she is often considered the world's first computer programmer !
- 4. ADA LOVELACE
- 5. Q2 _____________ is a phrase that has become widely adopted to refer to employees who bring their own computing devices – such as smartphones, laptops and PDAs – to the workplace for use and connectivity on the corporate network.
- 6. BYOD Bring Your Own Device !
- 7. Q3 Immanuel (1801–1872), a Swedish engineer, architect, inventor and industrialist invented plywood. Who was his son?
- 8. ALFRED NOBEL
- 9. Q4
- 10. World’s first ever Smartphone ! IBM Simon
- 11. Q5
- 12. Rolls Royce
- 13. Q6 On 8 June 1954, X’s cleaner found him dead. He had committed suicide the previous day. A post- mortem examination established that the cause of death was cyanide poisoning. On 10 September 2009, following an Internet campaign, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an official public apology on behalf of the British government for "the appalling way X was treated". Identify X
- 14. Alan Turing
- 15. Link-It-Up • Connect the images to get the answer. • Direct question : +20 for right answer, -10 for wrong answer. • Passed question : +10 for right answer, -5 for wrong answer. • No infinite loop.
- 16. Q1
- 17. Sony
- 18. Q2
- 19. Sudha Murty
- 20. Q3
- 21. Sam Pitroda
- 22. Q4
- 23. Google
- 24. Q5
- 25. Lamborghini
- 26. Q6
- 27. AMD
- 28. 3’s a Company • It’s a buzzer round. • 3 clues per question each leading to a single COMPANY. • If answered after first clue, +30 points. • If answered after second clue, +20 points. • If answered after third clue, +10 points. • Half the points deducted for wrong answer !
- 29. C1
- 30. C2 • This company owns shares of Renault and Korea Aerospace Industries
- 31. C3
- 32. A1 SAMSUNG
- 33. C1 This American multinational company holds a Royal Warrant from HM Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales which enables them to advertise the fact that they supply to the royal family.
- 34. C2 It was founded in 1906 in Rochester as The Haloid Photographic Company, which originally manufactured photographic paper and equipment.
- 35. C3
- 36. A2 ZEROX
- 37. Buzzinga • It’s a buzzer round • +20 for right answer, -5 for wrong answer. • If a question is being read, it won’t be read further on the buzzer being pressed.
- 38. Q1
- 39. UBUNTU
- 40. Q2
- 41. ANDY RUBIN Creator of Android !
- 42. Q3
- 43. Thomas Watson Sr. First President of IBM !
- 44. Q4
- 45. Mouse The patent submitted by Douglas Engelbart !
- 46. Q5
- 47. YAMMER An enterprise network bought by Microsoft !
- 48. Q6
- 49. Flipkart Founders Sachin Bhansal and Binny Bhansal !
- 50. Bid-2-Win • Place your bid( 30/20/10 ) before selecting the topic of your choice. • Points awarded for correct answer. • Half the points bid deducted for wrong answer.
- 51. Topics • Gaming • Operating System • Automobiles • Social Networks • Nobel Prize Winner • Programming Language • Entertainment Exit
- 53. Gaming X is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner, originally developed for and released on the Apple II Computer in 1989. The original game and its first sequel were 2D platform games, but the series made the switch to three-dimensional following the release of X 3D in 1999. Id X.
- 54. Prince of Persia BacK
- 56. Operating System The code names "Vienna" and "Blackcomb" were both given to which operating system of Microsoft ?
- 57. Windows 7 BacK
- 59. Automobile Originally, 18.28% of X was owned by the Indian government, and 54.2% by Y of Japan. The BJP-led government held an initial public offering of 25% of the company in June 2003. As of May 2007, the government of India sold its complete share to Indian financial institutions and no longer has any stake in X. Id X & Y.
- 60. X - Maruti Udyog BacK
- 62. Social Networks Mark Zuckerberg wrote X, the predecessor to Facebook, on October 28, 2003, while attending Harvard as a sophomore. According to The Harvard Crimson, the site was comparable to Hot or Not, and "used photos compiled from the online facebooks of nine houses, placing two next to each other at a time and asking users to choose the 'hotter' person“. Id X.
- 63. Facemash The precursor of Facebook ! BacK
- 66. Marie Curie The creator of Radium ! BacK
- 68. Programming Language X named in honor of the French mathematician and philosopher Y, was developed by Niklaus Wirth. Before his work on X, Wirth had developed Euler and ALGOL W and later went on to develop the X-like languages Modula-2 and Oberon.
- 69. X - Pascal BacK
- 71. Entertainment X is a nationwide network of radio stations in India. It is owned by the Entertainment Network India Ltd (ENIL), which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group. Identify X.
- 72. Radio Mirchi BacK
- 73. Cheerio ! from the