Infoyage 2017 Open Quiz Questions and Answers

Hey, here we are presenting the Infoyage 2017 Open Quiz Finals Questions and Answers held at Cambridge School, Indirapuram.

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Infoyage 2017 Open Quiz Finals Q&A

1. The top definition of X on UrbanDictionary is:

“A hopefully trending way of substituting the word "Nigger". This trend
was set in motion recently by internet trolls in an effort to counter X's
new censoring AI. Based on the concept of how substituting offensive
words into non-offensive words has no effect.”

Identify X.

Ans: Google

2. X is an American author and public speaker and a self proclaimed
Human Guinea Pig. He has written a series of books, based on the 4
Hour Theme. He is also an angel investor and an advisor to Uber,
StumbleUpon, Facebook, Twitter and Evernote among others.

Identify X.

Ans: Timothy Ferriss

3. In 2014, some employees of Y tweeted calls for X’s resignation, with
reference to his donation of $1,000 to California Proposition 8, which
banned same-sex marriage in California before being struck down in
2013. X stood by his decision to fund the campaign, but wrote on his
blog that he was sorry for “causing pain” and pledged to promote
equality at Y. Some of the activists also created an online shaming
campaign against X.

X ultimately resigned as the CEO of Y, in 2014, with this being the
major reason.

ID X.

Ans: Brendon Eich

4. One of X’s co founders Y developed the Floating Gate EEPROM which
proved the practicality, reliability and endurance of semiconductor-based
data storage. It ultimately lead to the founding of X.

ID Y.

Ans: Eli Harari (X: San Disk)

5. The company X was started in 1991 by Harold Goddijin and developed business-to-business applications such as meter reading and bar-code reading. X made its first navigator in 2003 named X Navigator. It was listed on the Amsterdam stock exchange valued approximately EUR 500 Million. In 2006, it acquired UK based company Applied Generics forming X Traffic. It is now prevalent as a telematics company.
Identify X.

Ans: TomTom NV

6. At a young age X built a Leyden jar to play pranks on his friends. He also built crystal sets and a radio transmitter which was apparently powerful enough for the signal to reach Great Lakes Naval Station in Illinois. X's transmitter was then dismantled when the Navy tracked the source down.

X had also worked as an automotive mechanic and attended an automotive school in Detroit courtesy of the dealer he worked for.

X wasn’t actually born with the surname he carries. He lived with a family for 9 months and adopted their surname, which is clearly evident in his company’s name.

ID X.

Ans: James Bullough Lansing (JBL)

7. Identify the following list: 

"Level 1 - Let's Play Doctor"

"Level 2 - We're Not Alone"

"Level 3 - Hello Timmy"

"Level 4 - Time to Die Mr. X"

"Level 5 - Please Enjoy Your Stay"

"Level 6 - The Ultimate Hang"

"Level 7 - I'm Not Crazy"

"Level 8 - Call of X"

"Level 9 - Naughty X"

"Level 10 - Game Over"

Ans: Scare PewDiePie

8. X (sometimes referred to as the Octopi Festival) is celebrated by all the Men and Women of cities and villages going into the nearest body of water in contest as the first person to catch the elusive __________.

Depending on what time of day the _________ is finally caught will tell the luck of funny articles that will appear on the page for the year. The Octopus is then grilled and eaten by the people of the village.

Identify X.

Ans: Uncyclopedia Day

9. The X program was launched on thursday, 12th October, 2017 at Pittsburgh. The X includes digital tools and training for students, job seekers and teachers that start with basic digital literacy skills and move up in complexity.

"It's a new initiative to help Americans with the skills they need to get a job or grow their business," said the CEO of the tech giant speaking about the program.

Ans: Grow with Google Program

10. Recently X, the CEO of a tech firm was involved in a conspiracy which ultimately lead him to delete his Twitter account.

On Nov. 9, the day after the election, X sent an email to his nearly 1,400 employees saying he rejected the "nationalist, anti-immigrant and hateful politics of Donald Trump" and that Trump's views had no place at  his firm . This had raged up a Twitter war against X.
Identify X.

Ans: Matt Maloney, GrubHub

11. This concert was held at Palau de la Musica Catalana. The fact special about the concert is that it is a colour concert.  Identify the maestro.

Ans: Neil Harbisson, World’s first cyborg.

12. Identify the company which owns this vehicle.

Ans: TaskRabbit

13. Identify the speaker. [audio]

Ans: Anant Agarwal, edX.

14. Designed by Paul Renner and released in 1927, X is one of the most popular typefaces (font) worldwide. It was marketed as “the Type of Today and Tomorrow” by the Bauer Type Foundry. X can be found seen in clothing brands, films, video games, airplane cockpits and even on the moon.

Identify this iconic font.

Ans: Futura

15. Name a couple responsible for these 2 companies. They unfortunately don’t have nice tattoos.

Ans: Neistat Casey and Candice

16. On August 11, 2017, a paper on arXiv.org Norbert Blum shook the online community claiming to have solved a 60-odd year old problem. What did he claim?

Ans: P!=NP (no points for P=NP)

17. X created waves online in February 2017, with a Medium post exposing the rampant sexual harassment and ‘bro culture’ at Uber. It, along with other incidents, eventually led to the resignation of Uber co-founder, Travis Kalanick.

An anonymous post on Medium by a woman claiming to be ‘Indian X’ followed soon after which exposed an Indian online entertainment startup, calling it ‘India’s Uber’. It soon led to its CEO stepping down.

Identify X and this Indian company.

Ans: Susan J Fowler, TVF

18. The middle button on the device features the __________, while the phone body is made of tempered titanium. The data and location of the summit is also emblazoned across the back. This device is real and costs 149,000 rubles, or $2,500.

The device was made by Nokia to mark an important event in the world timeline.

What is the event immortalised?

Ans: Trump and Putin meeting at the G20 summit.

19. What was born only “because the size of the file was so big that it could not be sent by email.” ?

It was even parodied on Jimmy Kimmel Live! In an Oscar special featuring Liam and Chris Hemsworth, with the name being a pun on “Batman Begins”.

Ans: Charlie bit my fingure

20. Made by Hong Kong-based Chilli International, the X phone has a 1.4-inch screen, comes in six colors, and features a tiny 32MB of internal memory (though you can expand that up to 8GB with an SD card).

Why is the X phone in a quiz in 2017?

Ans: Fidget Phone

21. Which word coined by Frederic C Billingsley in 1965 is now available in ‘kinda blue’, ‘just black’, and ‘clearly white’?

Ans: Pixel

22. Identify: 

Ans: Google Tez

23. 

• Who received another round of online backlash for tweeting out:
• ‘The KKK is horrible and I don’t support them in any way, but can we admit that their internal titles are cool, e.g. “Grand Wizard”? ‘

Ans: James Damore

24. 

• Which character’s latest PS4 iteration will see him move to Scandinavia and take on the likes of Thor and Loki?
• He probably uses Microsoft Edge

Ans: Kratos, God of War

25. 

• X is a genre of pop music where music and music videos are described as being "so bad that you cannot stop watching them".
• Rebecca Black is mostly credited as being the unintentional prioneer of this online revolution.

Ans: Cringe Pop

26. 

• On August 24th, 2009, the website Bleeding Cool published an article entitled “Font Watch: Has The Recession Affected The Avatar X Choice?” In the piece, writer Rich Johnson criticizes the marketing for James Cameron’s then-upcoming multi-million dollar film. He writes:
• “Avatar. The biggest, greatest, most eagerly awaited blockbuster from James Cameron. With a marketing budget that will cost almost as much as the movie itself. And a cheap-ass design font. Well, you know, there is a recession on.”
• Identify this font, that was again in the news recently due to an SNL sketch.

Ans: Papyrus

27. 

• Mshindi is 29, moving from Louisville to Ohio, where his new home has been unoccupied for a while now.
• Who is he going to replace?

Ans: Harambe

28. 

• Infamous YouTuber Keemstar has released an app titled “The X” on the Play Store. It’s description reads:
• “Merge famous 'tubers to evolve new channels! Evolve and corral your army to maximise Drama. Progress and sacrifice your army to the God Of Streaming in order to increase your views. Overcome the X and rebuild the world!”

Ans: AdPocalypse