1. Free and Open Source
Software Club of SREC
QUIZ BY RAJSHRI MOHAN K S (III – CSE) WITH VALUABLE INPUTS FROM
PRASHANTH (IV – CSE)
2. Rules
3 rounds
10 questions each
No negatives. Make wild guesses
All are infinite bounce.
3. Round 1 – FOSS!
Dedicated to Free and Open
Source stuff.
10 questions.
Each question is worth 5 pts.
Passing a question does not
decrease its value.
Puleeezz make guesses! :P
Here goes…
9. Answer 2
Richard Matthew Stallman,
the founder of the GNU project.
10. Question 3
“Hello everybody out there using minix - I’m doing a (free) operating
system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486)
AT clones. This has been brewing since April, and is starting to get ready.
I’d like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS
resembles it somewhat(same physical layout of the file-system (due to
practical reasons) among other things).”
…
“PS. Yes — it’s free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is
NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will
support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that’s all I have :-(.”
Whose post?
12. Answer 3
Linus Torvalds talking about Linux in a community forum.
The original discussion can still be found here: http://bit.ly/SREC-1
13. Question 4
Mark Shuttleworth, a South African entrepreneur, gained worldwide fame
on 25 April 2002 as the second self-funded space tourist and the first-ever
African in space. Flying through Space Adventures, he launched aboard
the Russian Soyuz TM-34 mission as a spaceflight participant, paying
approximately US$ 20 million for the voyage.
He has a private jet, a Bombardier Global Express, which is often referred
to as Canonical One.
Apart from being a really cool dude, what‟s his most important
contribution to the Open Source movement?
15. Answer 4
He founded Canonical Ltd. which develops the Ubuntu Operating System.
16. Question 5
This is Larry Ewing. He created the Ximian
monkey logo [shown below]. But his claim
to fame is for designing the mascot which
we all know today. Which mascot and
what is its name?
18. Answer 5
He designed Tux, the Linux mascot.
Ewing created Tux using the first public
version of GIMP and released it with the
following condition:
“Permission to use and/or modify this
image is granted provided you
acknowledge me lewing@isc.tamu.edu
and The GIMP if someone asks.”
Ewing, interestingly is also involved in the
development of GIMP.
19. Question 6
This Linux flavor is the one which introduced the concept of LiveCD to the
world.
It was the first ever OS to incorporate this feature which allowed it to run
directly off a CD/DVD or USB drive without needing to be installed on a
user‟s hard drive.
It was created by Klaus Knopper.
Identify this revolutionary Linux flavor.
24. Answer 7
Long Term Support.
It means that Canonical Inc., the creators of Ubuntu, would provide
updates and paid support for those versions for as long as 5 years.
25. Question 8
What‟s so special about Vores øl
(Danish for Our Beer!)..?
27. Answer 8
It is the world‟s first Open Source Beer
The recipe is published under a Creative
Commons license, specifically the
Attribution-ShareAlike license.
It was created by students at the IT-University
in Copenhagen together with Superflex, a
Copenhagen-based artist collective, to
illustrate how concepts of the free software
movement might be applied outside the
digital world.
28. Question 9
The Wikipedia entry for this immensely popular Open Source electronic
prototyping platform reads thus:
“In 2005, in Ivrea, Italy (main site of the computer company Olivetti), a
project was initiated to make a device for controlling student-built
interaction design projects with less expense than with other prototyping
systems available at the time. Founders Massimo Banzi and David
Cuartielles named the project after Arduin of Ivrea, the main historical
character of the town.”
Name it.
33. Answer 10
Copyleft licensing.
It is a play on the word
copyright and is used to
denote free and shareable
software/hardware/ideas
unlike copyrighted
ones, which cannot be
shared.
35. Round 2 – A Mixed Bag
Insane mix of all things.
No particular topic.
10 questions.
Each question is worth 5 pts.
Passing a question does not decrease
its value.
Infinite bounce again.
36. Question 1 - Teaser
What is the name given to the 2D
matrix type barcodes shown to the
right?
[I want the full name and NOT the
abbreviation]
38. Answer 1
Quick Response (QR) code.
The QR code on the right actually
contains the message, “This is a QR
code right? What is the expansion
for a QR code?”
39. Question 2
An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, this 38 – year
old novelist, originally wanted to be an historian.
But as fate would be it, he got employed in the financial services industry
where he worked for 14 years.
After the stint in financial services, he retired to writing and his debut work,
the first book in the Shiva Trilogy, received immense critical acclaim and is
still a best seller.
ID the author.
A bonus of 10 pts. to any team who gives the names of all three books in
the Shiva Trilogy.
41. Answer 2
Amish Tripathi
The three books in the trilogy are:
The Immortals of Meluha
The Secret of Nagas
The Oath of the Vayuputras
(yet to be released!)
44. Answer 3
All are Google‟s April Fool Hoaxes.
Aside: Gmail was actually introduced on April 1st, 2004. Many ignored it as they
thought it was a hoax.
45. Question 4
On May 22, 2012, Google acquired which famous mobile phone
manufacturing company?
48. Question 5
Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI
matches.
This is a world record which he shares with two other players.
ID the two players.
53. Question 6
Steve Wozniak, co – founder, Apple Inc.
54. Question 7
This is Neha Kapur, winner of Miss
India 2006. On December
2011, she married a famed British
Indian actor [right].
ID the actor and the role he is best
know for.
56. Answer 7
Kunal Nayyar
Best known for his role as Dr.
Rajesh Koothrappali in the sitcom
the Big Bang Theory.
57. Question 8
When nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1986, this legendary author‟s first
and only speech was a plea to the government asking to reduce the
weight of the school bags as he felt they are a real burden to children.
Hint: He is often compared to Guy de Maupassant for his expressive style
of writing. (that didn’t help, did it?)
60. Question 9
Fill the blank
Walmart
McDonald's
National Health Service
China National Petroleum Corporation
State Grid Corporation of China
_________________
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn)
… (non exhaustive list)
62. Answer 9
Walmart
McDonald's
National Health Service
China National Petroleum Corporation
State Grid Corporation of China
Indian Railways
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn)
… (non exhaustive list)
BBC’s 2012 list of top employers excluding armed forces of nations.
63. Question 10
UrbanDictionary.com defines
this term as “An otherwise
normal photo that has been
ruined or spoiled by someone
who was not supposed to be
in the photograph.”
Examples are to the right.
Which modern term?
67. Round 3 – Another Mixed Bag
No particular topic.
10+ questions.
Each question is worth 5 pts.
Passing a question does not decrease its value.
Infinite bounce again.
83. Question 6
Originally made in Nîmes, France, this fabric was intended for use by
miners.
The André family which made them, dyed the fabric with indigo dye
traditionally to make blue „jeans‟.
What popular modern day clothing are we talking about?
85. Answer 6
Denims (French for "from Nîmes" (de Nîmes))
86. Question 7
This contraption was originally used to
harness the power of animals or
humans to do work, usually to grind
flour.
In later times they were also used as
punishment devices for people
sentenced to hard labour in prisons.
In modern times, the usage has totally
changed with them being related to
health and fitness.
Which 9 letter word are we talking
about?
89. Question 8
This is the entrance to Google‟s
corporate headquarters located at
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in
Mountain View, Santa Clara
County, California, United States,
near San Jose.
What is the building called?
91. Answer 8
Googleplex (a portmanteau of
google and complex)
Also a reference to the number
googolplex = 10^10100 as Google
was a corruption of googol (=10100)
95. Question 10
Pavitr Prabhakar, a simple Indian boy from a remote village, moves to Mumbai with his
Aunt Maya and Uncle Bhim to study after getting half a scholarship. Other students at his
new school tease him and beat him for his studious nature and simple background. He
knows his Uncle Bhim is struggling to support him and his Aunt Maya, and pay his school
fees. Only Meera Jain, a popular girl from his school, befriends him. Meanwhile, Nalin
Oberoi, a local crime lord, uses an amulet to perform an ancient ritual in which he is
possessed by a demon committed to opening a gate for other demons to invade Earth.
While being chased by bullies, Pavitr Prabhakar encounters an ancient yogi who grants
him the powers of a spider, in order to fight the evil that threatens the world. While
discovering his powers, Pavitr Prabhakar refuses to help a woman being attacked by
several men. He leaves the place, but comes back when he hears his uncle cry out, and
discovers that he has been slain. He learns that Bhim was stabbed when he tried to help
the woman. Pavitr Prabhakar understands that with great power comes great
responsibility, and swears to use his powers for the good of others. [continues…]
Plot of..?
97. Answer 10
Spider Man: India comics
Created by Sharad Devarajan, Suresh
Seetharaman, and Jeevan J. Kang in
collaboration with Marvel Comics, it ran
only for 4 issues. (Obviously :P )
98. Question 11
A. R. Rahman had his first foreign movie score in a non-English language
film.
Which language and which film?
104. Question 13
Steve Jobs was quoted as saying to John Sculley, “Do you want to keep
selling beverages or come with me and change the world?”
Who was John Sculley and what is the importance of this quote in the
history of computing?
106. Answer 13
John Sculley was the then CEO of Coca-cola.
Steve Jobs lured him to be the CEO of Apple Inc. after Steve Wozniak
stepped down as the CEO of Apple.
This was considered Steve Job‟s biggest mistake as Apple faced a heavy
downfall under his leadership.
Consequently Steve Jobs fired him and took the place of a CEO himself.
And the rest is history
112. Answer 15
They were all products of permitted bootlegging.
Employees in a company may do their own projects (not the company‟s)
during company work hours. This is illegal according to the terms of many
companies.
But sometimes if the product is really good enough, and the company
sees interest in it, the company may take the product into its own hands
and may release it in its own brand.
This situation in known as permitted bootlegging.
116. Question 17
“I will be stopping X at the end of the year. This was not a recent or an easy
decision, and I leave with some sadness. My interests have shifted however,
and I believe I've done what I can do within the constraints of daily deadlines
and small panels. I am eager to work at a more thoughtful pace, with fewer
artistic compromises. I have not yet decided on future projects, but my
relationship with Universal Press Syndicate will continue. That so many
newspapers would carry X is an honor I'll long be proud of, and I've greatly
appreciated your support and indulgence over the last decade. Drawing this
comic strip has been a privilege and a pleasure, and I thank you for giving me
the opportunity.”
The above are the words of Bill Watterson, creator of the famous comic strip X.
The last official strip of X came out on a Sunday, December 31, 1995. What is
X?
125. Question 20
Planes is an upcoming animated film scheduled to be released in 2013.
It is a direct to video spin-off of which previously released movie??
131. Question 22
His speed in terms of reacting + punching from a distance of 3 ft. away was determined
to be around 0.05 second; from 5 ft. away it was around 0.08 second.
He could take in one arm a 75 lb barbell from a standing position with the barbell held
flush against his chest and slowly stick his arms out locking them, holding the barbell there
for several seconds.
In a speed demonstration, he could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they
could close it, and leave a penny behind.
He performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger and 50 reps of
one-arm chin-ups.
He could cause a 300-lb (136.08 kg) bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a
sidekick.
He held an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer.
Whom are we talking about?
136. Answer 23
Google Doodle for 82nd B‟Day of Anant Pai, creator of the Amar Chitra
Kathas.
137. Question 24
We all know Intel and AMD manufacture and sell processors.
What is the full form of their names?
I will give it only if you answer both.
142. Answer 25
Windows 98
Windows 98 SE
Windows 2000
Windows ME
Windows XP
Windows Vista
…
143. Thank You
Madhumathi ma‟m and other faculty, for
giving me this opportunity.
The participants, for bearing with me.
The audience, for watching this patiently
Signing off: Rajshri Mohan K S
