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Catechize 2014 Finals was held on Sunday, 27th July 2014 with the National
Level Top 6 finalists, all of them were furiously answering and the table turned
on the TieBreaker question. The Champion and the Runners Up get Tech Tac
Toe Goodies and all 6 get Tech Tac Toe Catechize National level finalist’s
Certificates.
Quiz Time
Q1. It is a piece of hardware that attaches to computer, TV, or other electronic
device, and when attached, enables additional functions such as copy
protection, audio, video, games, data, or other services. Name it.
Answer- Dongle
Q2. Currently a division of L-3 Communications, X is a technology company
founded by Qualcomm founders Irwin M Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi and Leonard
Kleinrock. Identify X.
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Hackers In Russia Have
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Sponsored
Answer- Linkabit
Q3. Originally launched as ‘Minotaur’ by X as an e-mail client, it failed to gain
momentum. Later it was revived under the new name Y. Now Y is the default
email client for Ubuntu Desktop Operating System. Identify X and Y.
Answer- X- Mozilla Foundation
Y- Thunderbird
Q4. X is an open source client for the Tor network on Android mobile devices. It
allows traffic routing from a device’s web browser, email client, map program,
etc., through Tor network, providing anonymity for the user.
Answer- Orbot
Q5. The first of its kind was made using ultraviolet ink, but was rejected
because the ink faded easily and was too expensive. Patented in 1949 as
“Classifying Apparatus and Method” by Norman Woodland and Bernard Silver.
Which revolutionary invention has been described above?
Answer- Barcode or UPC(Universal Product Code)
Q6. Wikipedia often provides a message at the end of an article like the one
below-
“This article is a stub”
What does the term ‘stub’ mean?
Answer- Stub = small
Pic Time
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Rs.425
Rs.299
Google Nexus 5
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Exploring the Night Sky
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Facebook launches slingshot,
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Q1. It is an open source implementation of the Seamonkey Internet Office Suite
for the Debian Project. Identify it from the image below:
Answer- Ice Ape
Q2. Identify:
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Answer- Dynabook
Q3. The device below is the first X. What?
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Answer- Printer
(843)
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Select Month
Q4. Identify this start-up that makes mobile apps to connect passengers with
drivers of vehicles for hire and ridesharing services.
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Answer- Uber
Q5. What is the significance of this Rice Cooker?
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Answer- Sony
Q6. Which famous company’s product is this?
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Answer- Nintendo
Tough Time
A. Informally referred as ‘Squiggly’, the name of this character comes from a
Latin word meaning ‘title’. Which one?
Answer- Tilde Symbol
B. Which Bengali-American entrepreneur started a professional audio
equipment company X in 1960s, because he was dissapointed with the
performance of a stereo system that he purchased while pursuing his
education from MIT? Name X.
Answer- Amar Bose, X= Bose Corporation
C. X is an annual event created by system administrator Ted Kekatos.
Celebrated on last Friday of July, it exists to express gratitude towards all the
IT workers all over the world for their contribution.
Answer- System Administrator Appreciation Day
D. X was named Y, due to its excessive use by its owners and is a reference to
the addictiveness of crack cocaine. Use of the term Y became so widespread
that in 2006 Webster’s New World College Dictionary named Y as the “New
Word of the Year”. Identify X and Y.
Answer- X- BlackBerry
Y- CrackBerry
E. Xwas launched first as an application available on Apple’s App store in the
US. It integrated with services such as OpenTable, Google Maps, MovieTickets
and TaxiMagic. It was acquired by Apple on April 28 2010 and was introduced
as a feature of iPhone 4s. Name X.
Answer- Siri
F. He is responsible for the invention of ‘SketchPad’ which led many real time
concepts like GUI, CAD etc. He is well known as the Father of Computer
Graphics. Who?
Answer- Ivan Sutherland
BizTime
A. The Flipkart website crashed on Wednesday this week (23.07.2014) due to
an exclusive sale of a product. Name it.
Answer- Xiaomi MI3
B. Which Indian corporate is at the center of a controversy where tickets
bought by it for FIFA matches were resold in the black market?
Answer- Reliance Industries
C. This .com started by Marc Lore and Vineet Dharava, is the largest online
retailer of baby products. Name it.
Answer- Diapers.com
D. Which Indian Batsman’s nickname comes from, or rather derived from the
occupation of his father? (The product of the company he used to work in).
Answer- Rahul Dravid, (NickName- Jammy), His Father worked for Kissan Jam.
E. What does D stand for in Glucose D?
Answer- Dextrose
F. The logo of this company is inspired by the founder’s zodiac sign and his love
for bull fights. Different products, models of this company are named after
famous bulls. Identify the company.
Answer- Lamborghini
ConnecTECH
A.
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Top Right- Yiying Lu- Maker of the Fail Whale
Top Left- Doug Bowman- Creative Director- Designer of Twitter’s first interface
Bottom- Dick Costolo- Former CEO Twitter
Answer- Twitter
B.
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Top- Lovefilm.com- A subsidiary of Amazon
Fire- Amazon Trademark
Right- Amazon Headquarters
Answer: Amazon
C.
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Left Down- Tumble Beast
Left Up- Marco Arment- Former CTO
Middle- David Karp- Founder of Tumbler
Answer- Tumbler
D.
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Answer- Internet.org
E. Connect Hyundai, Budweiser and Adidas. (Think Recent)
Answer- Official Sponsors of FIFA World Cup 2014
F. Connect Boro Plus, Mentho Plus, Fast Relief, Navratna, Sona Chandi and Fair
and Handsome.
Answer- Emami
Tie-Breaker Questions:
1. Champaklal H. Choksay, Chimanlal N. Choksey, Suryakant D. Dani and Arvind
R. Vakil, in a garage on Foras Road, Bombay founded this company. The name
of the company was picked randomly from a telephone directory. Forbes Global
Magazine USA ranked the company among 200 best small companies of the
world in 2002 and 2003 and presented ‘Best under a Billion’ award to the
company. Name the company.
Answer: Asian Paints
2. X is a dish, which has its origin in Odisha, though very popular in India
specially the eastern part. It is said to have been introduced by Haradhan Moira
in Bengal during the 19th century. It was also one of the traditional offerings to
Goddess Lakshmi. Haradhan Moira is said to have introduced the traditional X
in Bengali including Nobin Chandra Das. Nobin Das simplified the traditional
recipe, which became popular. Identify it.
Answer: Rasogulla
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