The Final Round of the Junior Quiz at Access 2016, held on 16th and 17th of December, 2016 Prepared by - Apratim Chandra Singh, Ayan Marwaha, Paavas Bhasin Hosted By - Paavas Bhasin

2. JUNIOR QUIZ
ACCESS 2016

3. Q.1)
• Lemaitre is a Norwegian indie electronic duo hailing from Oslo. The duo consists of members Ketil
Jansen and Ulrik Denizou Lund, who met originally as schoolmates in Lillehammer, in southeastern
Norway. Their hit song ‘Closer’ has became quite popular with general masses due to it being featured
somewhere. Where was it featured ?

4. GOOGLE PIXEL ADVERTISEMENT

5. Q.2)
• Which Israeli company has Apple recently bought for $345 Million ?

6. PRIME SENSE

7. Q.3)
• What is the name of this summit
in California which has a very deep tech connect ?

8. EL CAPITAN

9. Q.4)
• X effect is an effect that occurs when people devote so much time and attention to an activity that it
begins to pattern their thoughts, mental images, and dreams. What’s X ?

10. TETRIS

11. Q.5)
• About the 33rd largest supercomputer in the world right now is the US Air Force Research Laboratory's
(AFRL) newest system, which has a core made of 1,760 X. In addition to its large capacity, the so-called
"Condor Cluster" is capable of performing 500 trillion floating point operations per second (TFLOPS),
making it the fastest interactive computer in the entire US Defense Department.
It will be used by Air Force centers across the country for tasks such as radar enhancement, pattern
recognition, satellite imagery processing, and artificial intelligence research.
Its speed allows it to analyze ultra-high-resolution images very quickly - at a rate of billions of pixels per
minute - to greatly reduce the amount of time required.

12. PLAYSTATION 3

13. Q.5)
• ComiXology is a digital comic book brand, releasing titles
such as Valiant High, Adventure Time and Marley's Ghost.
Who owns ComiXology?

14. AMAZON

15. Q.6)
• Motorola Startac came into public attention due to a
person's interview a few months ago. Whose first phone
was it?

16. SUNDAR PICHAI

17. Q.7)
• In the world of MTNL
• If CDMA is WLL
• 3G is Jadoo
• Broadband Internet is Triband
• Dialup internet services is Garuda
• Dolphin is GSM Postpaid
• What is GSM Prepaid?

18. TRUMP

19. Q.8)

20. SATYAJIT RAY AND MICROSOFT

21. Q.9)
• Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd was a revolutionary British Computer Scientist working for IBM. He invented the
relational model for database management and the theoretical basis of relational databases. Someone
was inspired by the paper written by Edgar F. Codd on relational database systems to form his own
company. Who, and which company did he form?

22. LARRY ELLISON AND ORACLE

23. Q.10)
• About the 33rd largest supercomputer in the world right now is the US Air Force Research Laboratory's
(AFRL) newest system, which has a core made of 1,760 X. In addition to its large capacity, the so-called
"Condor Cluster" is capable of performing 500 trillion floating point operations per second (TFLOPS),
making it the fastest interactive computer in the entire US Defense Department.
It will be used by Air Force centers across the country for tasks such as radar enhancement, pattern
recognition, satellite imagery processing, and artificial intelligence research.
Its speed allows it to analyze ultra-high-resolution images very quickly - at a rate of billions of pixels per
minute - to greatly reduce the amount of time required.

24. PLAYSTATION 3

25. Q.11)

26. CARL PEI

27. Q.12)
• DuoSkin developed by MIT consists majorly of gold and LED lights. It can store data, transmit data and
control smartphones. What is DuoSkin?

28. TEMPORARY TATTOO

29. Q.13)
• Pippin was a gaming console launched in 1995 for $600,
faintly resembling the Xbox or Nintendo. It was, however, a
flop and sold less than 100,000 pieces. Which company was
behind Pippin?

30. APPLE

31. Q.14)
• The X Effect can be defined as the "Direct and indirect gains in public knowledge from the cascade of
events and further reporting that followed X's leaks of classified information"
• X?

32. EDWARD SNOWDEN

33. Q.15)
• A toywhistle then packaged in the box of X emitted a whistle of precisely 2600 hertz, same as what the
machines then used. This led to one of the most famous users of this technique being nicknamed X.
• Who/What?

34. CAPNCRUNCH - JOHN DRAPER

35. Q.16)
• Corbis is privately owned by X, who founded the company in 1989 under the name Interactive Home
Systems. One major reason for starting the company was X's belief that people would someday decorate
their homes with a revolving display of digital artwork using digital frames. The company's name was
changed to Continuum Productions in 1994 and to Corbis Corporation a year later. "Corbis" is Latin for
"wicker basket". It has been joined with Getty Images and now sold to Visual China. Who is the brains
behind it?

36. BILL GATES

37. Q.17)
• The difficulty of a given X is often measured using the 3BV measure (abbreviated from Bechtel's Board
Benchmark Value).
• The name was invented by Benny Benjamin.
• Stephen Bechtel uses it to check out fast boards.
• X?

38. MINESWEEPER

39. Q.18)
• What is Wardriving?

40. WARDRIVING IS THE ACT OF SEARCHING FOR WI-FI WIRELESS
NETWORKS BY A PERSON IN A MOVING VEHICLE

41. Q.19)
• Ad Astra, meaning to the stars, is a school made by someone for his kids. Who?

42. ELON MUSK

43. Q.20)
• The Ta'u island in American Samoa has a paradise like weather with nearly 600 inhabitants. Ta‘ū is the
largest island in the Manu‘a Group and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. In the
early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun. The island is the eroded remnant of a
"hotspot" shield volcano. Why is it relevant in the world of Technology?

44. TESLA/SOLARCITY PROVIDE IT WITH 100% POWER

45. Q.21)
• Packup and Go is a travel app launched a few months ago. What is special about this app?

46. YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR DESTINATION

47. Q.22)
• Amidst rumors that his company was being sold for $2 billion to Alibaba, this CEO responded with a
poem on Twitter:-
Rumour rumour on the wall, which troll did you call
You said sold, they said bought, but whoever listened to you didn’t get diddly squat.
• Who?

48. KUNAL BAHL / SNAPDEAL

49. Q.23)
• While the traditional snail mail takes a while to reach accepted students, University of Wisconsin Green
Bay has decided to use X to inform students of their acceptances. They feel that students are most
active on X and thus will get notified almost immediately. This fall marks the first time the university is
using the X to alert applicants they've been accepted.
• What is X?

50. SNAPCHAT

51. Q.24)
• Son of noted Finnish journalists Anna and Nils, he had a statistician Leo and Poet Ole for grandparents,
all four world renowned in their respective fields. Commenting on his name, he said that he was named
half because of a Two Time Nobel Prize Winner and a blanket carrying cartoon character, referencing to
Peanuts. Who?

52. LINUS TORVALDS

53. Q.25)
• Twitter recently partnered with an Indian show, launching a new emoji. This yellow colored ______ ___
is synonymous with the show. This emoji can be activated using certain hashtags and change every
week. Which show?

54. KOFFEE WITH KARAN

55. Q.26)
• The LG KE850, also known as the LG X, was first announced
on 12 December 2006. It is the first mobile phone with a
capacitive touchscreen. The KE850 sold 1 million units in the
first 18 months. LG Electronics has stated the Y's design and
concept was copied from the first LG X. Woo-Young Kwak,
head of LG Mobile Handset R&D Center, said at a press
conference, “We consider that _____ copied the X phone
after the design was unveiled when it was presented in the iF
Design Award and won the prize in September 2006. We take
that to mean _____ stole our idea.”
• Y is a revolutionary phone, whereas X is a revolutionary
fashion brand. Gimme X and Y.

56. X- PRADA
Y- IPHONE

57. Q.27)
• X started a letter replying to someone who asked what would become/remain of X –
I've now got myself into the kind of trouble that I have always considered to be quite a possibility for
me, though I have usually rated it at about 10:1 against. I shall shortly be pleading guilty to a
_________________________.
He ended the letter with
I'm afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future.
X believes machines think
X lies with men
Therefore machines do not think
Yours in distress,
X”

58. ALAN TURING

59. Q.28)
• While there is no official word on it, the logo of X is actually a mirror image of the logo of its parent
company, including even the name of the company. The only addition aside from colours to the mirror
image is an additional dot. This way, X has found an iconic logo for itself while staying true to its roots.

61. Q.29)
• The first recorded use of the phrase "X" was in a tweet posted by "NoFaceNina" in January 2009.
• In January 2016, artist Tom Galle and company ART404 created a "X" room in New York City for rent on
Airbnb.
• In June 2016, singer-songwriter Danah released a song titled "X" on SoundCloud. The track was
produced by Wippy Lion, a member of Australian pop group Justice Crew.

63. Q.30)
• In the recently released list of most Googled People in India, if Donald Trump was first, PV Sindhu was
second, who was third?