Team Number XINO 2013 QUIZ was a prelims quiz competition with 25 questions to be attempted in 30 minutes. The top 6 scoring teams would qualify for the finals. Questions marked with a star were tie-breakers. The document provided the questions and rules for the quiz competition.

1. Team Number
XINO 2013 QUIZ
PRELIMS
Participant 1
Participant 2
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Rules
 The quiz consists of 25 questions to be attempted
in 30 minutes.
 The 6 top scoring teams will qualify for the final
stage round.
 Questions marked with a star (*) are tie
breakers.
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1. A character’s facial expression, full of frustration and rage in the manga
Gantz’ Chapter 55, originally released in February 2002 and the English
translation in June 2009 gave rise to what?
2. The X project is an open design initiative to develop a 3D printer that can
print most of its own components. Four 3D printing machines: "Darwin",
released in March 2007, "Mendel", released in October 2009, "Prusa
Mendel" and "Huxley" released in 2010 named each after famous
biologists have been launched so far, as "the point of X is replication and
evolution". Identify X.
3. *What is the significance of the old Nokia SMS ringtone of 'bip bip bip
beep beep bip bip bip'?

2. 4. A self-contained, open hardware Linux-based handheld computer, first
released in 2002 developed in, and primarily distributed within India, the
product was envisioned as a low-cost alternative to personal computers.
With initial goals of selling 50,000 units, the project had sold only about
4,000 units by 2005.
5. ________________ is "the study of mathematical models of conflict and
cooperation between intelligent rational decision-makers". FITB.
6. *X was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to
large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, including the
northern counties of present day West Virginia. He became an American
legend while still alive, due to his kind, generous ways, his leadership in
conservation, and the symbolic importance he attributed to apples.
Identify. Bonus: Why is his name famous in the tech world?
7. Which broadcasting technology is being dropped by FIFA for the next
World Cup due to a lack of adoption by consumers?
8. The X was an American counterculture compendium published by
Stewart Brand between 1968 and 1972, and occasionally thereafter, until
1998. Although the X listed all sorts of products for sale (clothing, books,
tools, machines, seeds – things useful for a creative or self-sustainable
lifestyle) the X themselves did not sell any of the products. Instead the
vendors and their prices were listed right alongside with the items. This
led to a visionary comparing it with Google and quoted the farewell
message placed on the back cover of the 1974 edition of the catalog: “Y”.
Identify X and Y.
9. ‘1, Hacker Way’ is the address of the headquarters of which famous tech
company?

3. 10. ______________is the world’s oldest digital library started in 1971 by Michael
Hart. FITB.
11. This application began life as "JavaCollect" and was started by Chris
Wetherell; the initial idea was to collect headlines from various web
sources. After he joined Google, the project was reimagined, ultimately
evolving into the form we used to know it by until very recently.
12. *On which day did Gangnam Style reach 1 billion views?
13. In early 2013, It was reported that some New York restaurants begun
banning this in their premises as this fad caused distraction for other
diners as well as the staff. Its name comes from combining the word
“Food” with that of a very popular sharing and social networking
application.
14. Known for its extreme gamer culture, with gamers frequently landing in
hospitals and psychiatric clinics, which nation has set up a video game
addiction hotline?
15. The Delhi-Howdah Rajdhani became the first train service in the country
to offer a service that had been in demand for a long time. What service?
16. In December 2012, Twitter released information about the year's top
trends and tweets. One of the sections under Trends was "Countries".
Which country was the most tweeted about, according to Twitter, in
2012?

4. 17. _____________ is an international crowd funding site founded by Danae
Ringelmann, Slava Rubin and Eric Schellin in 2008. Unlike its main
competitor, it allows funding all sorts of projects such as kickstarting a
business or funding somebody’s education, with one of its biggest
successes being “Let’s build a Goddamn Tesla Museum”.
18. After faithful service of over 150 years, which mode of communication
has finally been retired in India recently?
19. Much of this country's details were not available in Google Maps until
January 2013. Through the use of Google Map Maker, by a community
effort, Google Maps now shows details of various landmarks from this
country whose geography may not be a mystery anymore, but almost
everything else is.
20. *Which music video was the first to use bluescreen technology in India?
21. .aq is the ccTLD for _______________ and is reserved for organizations that
conduct work in or promote the region and requires physical presence or
being a governmental organization signatory to the international treaty
concerning the region. FITB.
22. The free laptop initiative of the Uttar Pradesh Government was highly
publicized as bringing technology to the youth. However, it was cut short
when it was found that the laptop would crash when the student would
do something very basic, probably the first thing they would’ve done after
receiving it. What did they do?

5. 23. On 21st May 2010, the ‘I Am Feeling Lucky’ button in Google was changed
to ‘Insert a coin.’ Google was celebrating the 30th birthday of which
game?
24. *The 10th edition of which OS/distribution was released on 10/10/10 at
10:10 UTC?
25. The ____________ is a heterogeneous computing developed by ARM
coupling slower, low-power processor cores with more powerful and
power-hungry ones, the intention being to create a multi-core processor
that can adjust better to dynamic computing needs and use less power
than clock scaling alone.