Tech Quotient (Junior Quiz Finals) - XINO Intra 2013

COMPUTER DAY 2013

TECH QUOTIENT

POWERED B Y

• The quiz consists o f 5 rounds : Warm Up, Or thodox , V isual , Rapid Fi re and Expand.

• Teams are a l lowed to select the question number they want.• Al l questions in the Warm Up, Or thodox and V isual rounds

have a flat scor ing o f 10 po ints each.• Expand and Rapid Fi re rounds have a scor ing o f 5 po ints fo r

each cor rect answer.• Only questions from Or thodox and V isual rounds are passable.• As a twist, a l l teams have an option o f tak ing a single l i fel ine

at any po int in the quiz. Using the l i fel ine, you get an a l ternative question.

• There is no negative mark ing at any po int in the quiz. Humorous answers wi l l be appreciated.

RULES

WARM UP

1 2 3 4 5 6Audience

ORTHODOX

7 8 9 10 11 12

1 2 3 4 5 6

AudienceAudience

VISUAL

7 8 9 10 11 12

1 2 3 4 5 6

AudienceAudience

RAPID FIRE

1 2 3 4 5 6Audience

EXPAND

1 2 3 4 5 6

TIEBREAKER THEEND

LIFELINE

1 2

3 45 6

WARMUP

ORTHODOX

VISUAL

EXPAND

RAPIDFIRE

WARM UP

Name the video game in which we shoot wingless birds using a slingshot and try to kill green pigs. This game has been downloaded more than 1.7 billion times.

BACK

L+

WARM UP

Name the free, non - profit, internet encyclopedia which is collaboratively edited by people all over the world. It ranks 6th in the list of most popular websites.

L+L+

BACK

WARM UP

The second richest person in the world, he is popularly known as the co-founder and chairman of the world's largest software company.

BACK

L+

WARM UP

This is a phone created by Samsung electronics. It has a 5.5 inch touch screen and is called a phablet, i.e. too big to be a phone and too small to be a tablet.

L+

BACK

WARM UP

Name the extremely popular VOIP application characterised by its blue colour scheme and the letter ‘S’. It was acquired by Microsoft for $8.3 billion in 2011.

L+

BACK

WARM UP

This application distribution platform for iOShas the letter 'A' as its logo formed using a pencil, a paint brush and a ruler. It allows users to browse and download apps directly onto their iOS devices.

L+

BACK

WARM UP

Name the video sharing website, now owned by Google, which was started by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. It is home to many famous videos such as Charlie Bit My Finger, Why This Kolaveri Di, Kony 2012 and Gangnam Style.

BACK

ORTHODOX

This is an online multiplayer game, created by New Horizon, set in a virtual penguin world. The players can play games, make friends and adopt in-game pets called ‘puffles’.

BACK

L+

ORTHODOX

These are white creatures with ballooned bodies and egg heads who are used to promote various value added services of Vodafone. Name them.

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

This is a series of smartphones developed by Nokia running on the Windows Phone Operating System. Name the series.

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

This man started a company, but was later fired from the company he started. To continue his passion, he invested in two startup companies. One of his companies, NeXT, was bought by the company he had started and he joined back as the CEO again. Whose story is this?

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

Guy Dangerous, Scarlett Fox, Barry Bones, Karma Lee, Montana Smith and Zack Wonder are characters from which popular video game?

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

This application allows you to sync its library with your iOS device.

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

How many bits are there in a nibble?

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

What is the name of the programming language commonly used for creating a web page?

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

This new interface was first introduced in Microsoft Office 2007. It replaces the original menu bar with tabs. It was later adopted into the Windows 8 operating system. Name the interface.

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

The name of this car radio manufacturing company comes from the combination of the words ‘Motor’ and ‘Victrola’ which represent car and sound respectively. Which company am I talking about?

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

Name the tablet $35 tablet that was developed by the IITs and sponsored by HRD department of the government of India.

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

Name the operating system for mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet computers developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.

L+

BACK

ORTHODOX

This company, started by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce, is the world’s largest semiconductor chip making compnay in the world. Name the company.

BACK

ORTHODOX

This controversial whistleblower website publishes news leaks and secret information about the governments of many countries and other organizations. It was started by Jullain Assange in 2006. Name the site.

BACK

VISUAL

BACK

L+

VISUAL L+

BACK

VISUAL

BACK

RAPID FIRE

1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to get help?

2. Flipboard is an application / a game / a font / a website.

3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘Ideas for Life’?

4. Which company makes the Playbook tablet?

5. What is the country code domain for Japan?

BACK

L+

RAPID FIRE

1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to select all the text?

2. Wordpress is an application / a game / a font / a website?

3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘Make.Believe’?

4. Which company makes the One series of smartphones?

5. Which is the country code domain for France?

BACK

L+

RAPID FIRE

1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to refresh?

2. Asphalt is an application / a game / a font / a website.

3. Which company uses the tagline ‘Nothing Like Anything’?

4. Which company makes the NetConnect wireless data cards?

5. Where would you find the letters ZXCVBNM?

BACK

L+

RAPID FIRE

1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to switch to another open application?

2. CNet is an application / a game / a font / a website.

3. Which is the country code domain for Sri Lanka?

4. Which company makes the Vaio range of laptops?

5. Which popular media player has an orange pylon as its logo?

BACK

L+

RAPID FIRE

1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to insert a hyperlink?

2. Lucida is an application/ a game / a font / a website.

3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘The Online Megastore’?

4. Which company makes the Optimus range of smartphones?

5. What are Opera, Mosaic and Navigator?

BACK

L+

RAPID FIRE

1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to show the desktop?

2. Bing is an application / a game / a font / a website.

3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘Connecting People’?

4. Which company makes the Radeon series of graphic cards?

5. Where would you find the text - ‘Slide to Unlock’?

BACK

L+

EXPAND

1. HTTP

2. RAM

3. LED

4. PPI

5. COBOL

BACK

L+

EXPAND

1. LCD

2. BASIC

3. RGB

4. AI

5. Wi Fi

BACK

L+

EXPAND

1. SMS

2. TCP

3. HTML

4. HDD

5. EA

BACK

L+

EXPAND

1. PDF

2. BCC

3. UPS

4. DOS

5. IBM

BACK

L+

EXPAND

1. ENIAC

2. BIOS

3. MODEM

4. GTA

5. HCL

BACK

L+

EXPAND

1. AMD

2. DVD

3. GPU

4. HD

5. PSP

BACK

L+

EXPAND

1. MPEG

2. ISP

3. LOGO

4. DBMS

5. WD

BACK

L+

AUDIENCE

Name the first full length computer animated film.

AUDIENCE

Jonathan ‘Jony’ Ive works as the Senior Vice President for which famous company?

AUDIENCE

Connect – Torch. Bold. Curve. Pearl. Storm.

AUDIENCE

Connect – Carbon. Shift. Undercover. Pro Street. The Run.

AUDIENCE

iOS : App Store : : Android : ?

AUDIENCE

Sony : Play Station : : Nintendo : ?

LIFELINE

BACK

TIE BREAKER

During an April’s Fools prank in 2010, which company declared that it

is permanently changing it’s name to ‘Topeka’?

THEEND

TIE BREAKER

Which popular website was started by Daivd Filo and Jerry Yang?

THEEND

TIE BREAKER

Which desktop operating system uses the Metro / Modern UI which includes

colourful live tiles?

THEEND

TIE BREAKER

What is the name of the line of eBook reader manufactured by

Amazon.com?

THEEND

“Preparing a quiz is no easy task… But with these four at

hand, it is a job well done”– said a wise man

- Sayan Chaudhry- Dhruv Khurana- Shivangi Gupta- Saksham Jain

Tech Quotient (Junior Quiz Finals) - XINO Intra 2013

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