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TECH QU!Z
GAURAV KABRA
1.0
RULES
A total set of 20 questions.+5/-0 for direct.+10/-10 for pounce.
Google recently revealed an interesting new project ‘P’ which has been developing in their secretive Google X labs since mid-2011.The first trial was launched in New Zealand.
‘P’ was named so since Google itself found the very idea of the project unprecedented and “crazy“.
Google recently announced that Q will be the first country in
the world to get full coverage of ‘P’.
Give me P & Q?
1.
P – PROJECT LOON
Q – SRI LANKA
Comprised of former Nokia veterans, X is a Russian mobile broadband services provider and smartphone manufacturer. (X is a trademark of Skartel LLC.)
They are famous for developing the world’s first dual-screen, always-on smartphone Y which has another screen at the back made up of an E Ink display much like the one in Amazon's Kindle e-reader.Y was so popular that it won the Cannes Lions for Innovation and Best of CES by Cnet.
X & Y?
2.
X – YOTAY - YOTAPHONE
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures orodispersibletablets. It recently came in news for manufacturing ZipDose, a drug for epilepsy, being designed from a special technology and became the world’s first drug that FDA has granted approval for the production of.
What special technology was used to manufacture ZipDose?
3.
3D PRINTING!
4. FUNDA?
This is Google’s new Byzantine Process of Recruitment.
Google looks out for hiring people in its company based on their search habits that fits in Google’s code book. It uses a Secret Search that checks a person’s search habit and if it fits in the Google’s Code book, then the company’s algorithm will ask you to apply for a job through the search page itself!
Recently Max Rosett received this offer from Google.
They have been around for a century now. The first truly successful set was developed in 1910 by Nathaniel Baldwin, who made them by hand in his kitchen and sold them to the United States Navy. They became hugely popular and are used by each one of you.
What is being talked about. (Relate to the theme of the Quiz)
Headphones
Name the device and its manufacturer.
6.
Device Name – OZOCompany – Nokia.
What is the device used in the picture shown in the next slide. Who is the manufacturer.
Also tell the technology over which this device works.
7.
MICROSOFT HOLOLENS
TECHNOLOGY – AUGMENTED REALITY
X is a cryptocurrency (a satire of the Bitcoinboom) featuring a likeness of the ‘Shiba Inu’ as its logo. It was introduced on December 8, 2013.Started as a "joke currency" in late 2013, X quickly developed its own online community and reached a capitalization of USD 60 million in January 2014.
What is the name of this digital currency X?
8.
DOGECOIN from the famous Doge Internet Meme
9.The idea for it was pitched by Rajen Seth and went on to be developed by Paul Buchheit several years before it was announced to the public. The project was known by the code name Caribou. Initially it was available for use only by the company employees internally.
The service was first launched in April 1,2004, and was conceived as an April Fool Hoax by the consumers which was thankfully not true and the service now has a user base of a whopping 1 billion!
What service/product?
GMAIL
10.This is the cover of a famous book by RashmiBansal.What is the title of the book (being blacked out in the picture), which has got a connection to a very famous person from the Tech industry.
STAY HUNGRY
STAY FOOLISH
(Made popular by Steve Jobs)
11.
X and Y teamed up together and created a game Z to
promote a 2012 movie B .
The game Z is a spinoff of a very popular Android/iOSgame and is set in the highlands of Scotland. The default character is Merida. There’s a new feature in this version called archery in which during the game, archery symbols will appear with some dots above them, acting as a signal that there will be bull's-eyes at which to shoot.
X, Y, Z, B please.?
X – Imangi StudiosY – DisneyZ – Temple Run –BraveB - Brave
12.
_________ is a free online chat website that allows users to communicate with others without the need to register. The service randomly pairs users in one-on-one chat sessions where they chat anonymously using the names "You" and "Stranger“.The site was created by 18-year-old Leif K-Brooks of Brattleboro, Vermont, and was launched on March 25, 2009.
The slogan of the service is ‘Talk to Strangers!’
FITB.
OMEGLE
13.
X is a series of 7 physics-based puzzle video games developed by the Russian entertainment company Zeptolabs for several platforms and devices.Y is the mascot of X which has become a very popular character of it’s own and a 2016 movie is scheduled to be released after it’s name.
Gimme X & Y.
X – CUT THE ROPEY – OM NOM
X was founded by AshishHemrajani, an alumnus of Sydenham Institute of Management, Mumbai University. Started as a small team of 5 members, X now employs more than 400 people.It’s parent company is BigTreeEntertainment Pvt. Ltd and they recently acquired Bengaluru based Eventifier .
Name the company X.
14.
15.
1. Epic of _____ is an epic poem in the Tulu language.2. ____ language, an Afro-Asiatic language3. _____ Fort, in the city of New Delhi, was built during
the rule of Ala-ud-Din Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate to defend the city from the onslaught of the Mongols.
4. _____ is a lake in Kaghan Valley, Pakistan.5. _____ is a Scandinavian female given name.
FITB.All the blanks connect to a word very famous product in the tech world.
SIRI
16.
He is Issey Miyake, a Japanese fashion designer known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances.
You need to tell me what is he famous for, of course linking to the world of tech.
He designed the iconic Turtlenecks for Steve Jobs.
17.
Name this machine and it’s use.
This is called a Freedom ToasterIt’s a public kiosk that will burn copies of free software onto user-provided CDs and DVDs.
The project was started as one solution to overcome the difficulty of obtaining Linux and other free and open-source software in South Africa
18.
What is this device on top of the Google self driving car called and what is it used for?
The device is called LIDAR (portmanteau of "light" and "radar“).It is a remote sensing technology that measures distance of objects while the car is on road by illuminating the target with a laser and analyzing the reflected light.
19.The player has the ability to freely move horizontally and vertically but can not increase the speed of the screen's auto-scrolling feature.
Powerups can be picked up while going through the levels (such as missiles, bombs, and energy beams) and the player can use them when the regular projectiles are of little effect against the enemy.As each level is played, various enemy ships confront the player, some of them following strict paths, others following the ship itself and others shooting it
Gameplay of?
20.
The picture in the next slide shows a patent of X.Though many believe this to be a recent invention by Y, Z has pioneered the concept in 2007 itself.
You need to give me the technology X which was patented, and companies Y, Z.
X – Force touch technology
Y – Apple
Z – BlackBerry (RIM then)
BB had introduced this feature in their Storm 2008 smartphone in 2008 dubbed as “Sure Press” technology.
The human spirit must prevail over technology.–Albert Einstein
STAY CURIOUS