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The document provides an overview of the rules and structure of a quiz competition between 8 teams. It introduces the teams and their preliminary scores which determine their head starts in the competition. It outlines 5 rounds with different rules for each round, including Round 1 which is titled "Assorted Cookies" and involves 8 multiple choice questions with a positive/negative point system for correct/incorrect answers. Sample questions are provided about topics like emoji skin tones, passwords, and clickbait headlines.

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R 1

The document provides an overview of the rules and structure of a quiz competition between 8 teams. It introduces the teams and their preliminary scores which determine their head starts in the competition. It outlines 5 rounds with different rules for each round, including Round 1 which is titled "Assorted Cookies" and involves 8 multiple choice questions with a positive/negative point system for correct/incorrect answers. Sample questions are provided about topics like emoji skin tones, passwords, and clickbait headlines.

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QM

SULYAB THOTTUNGAL
Btech (IT) 5th Semester
LET’S GET TO KNOW THE TEAMS!
HEAD START BASED ON PRELIMS PERFORMANCE
Team Prelims score Head Start
Bhartiya Ninja Party 223 44
Sarson Da Swag 206 41
Qurious2 205 41
Tesla 173 34
Internet Explorers 169 33
Quizzlepuff 165 33
Two men and a pen 164 32
TooLazyToFindAName 157 31
RULES AND REGULATIONS
• The quiz consists of 5 rounds.
• The rules of each round is different, and will be
explained at the beginning of each round.
• Awful guesses are entertained. Let’s have some laughs!
• No cheating!
• In the case of any dispute, the decision of QM shall be
binding and final.
• Audience please keep your phone in silent mode!
OVERVIEW OF THE ROUNDS
• Round 1 – ASSORTED COOKIES
• Round 2 – ONCE UPON A TIME..
• Round 3 – BITMAPS AND BITRATES
• Round 4 – EVEN MORE COOKIES
• Round 5 – CRUEL CLUES
ROUND 1
ASSORTED COOKIES
RULES FOR ASSORTED COOKIES
• The round consists of 8 questions.
• Infinite pounce & bounce pattern will be followed.
• Bounce will proceed in clockwise order.
• +10 for correct pounce, -10 for wrong pounce
• +10 for correctly answering direct or passed
questions
• No negatives for direct or passed questions.
Q1
• The Fitzpatrick scale is a numerical classification
schema which was developed in 1975 by Thomas
Fitzpatrick as a way to estimate the response of
different types of skin to ultraviolet (UV) light.
• It classifies skin into six categories, Type I through
VI.
How have we (mainly smartphone users) been
making use of the Fitzpatrick scale since 2015?
A1

EMOJI COLOUR TONES


Q2
• Last month, Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest
accounts were broken into by a group called
OurMine.
• The group did not employ any high-tech methods to
hack the accounts, but simply tried commonly used
passwords and got lucky.
What was Zuckerberg’s password?
A2

dadada
Q3
• This is the blueprint of a device
that can be attached with
iPhones to detect whether its
antennas are transmitting,
ensuring that you’re not being
spied on by remotely
controlling your phone.
Who, along with the famous
hacker Andrew Huang,
developed it?
A3

EDWARD SNOWDEN
Q4
• Sanmay Ved, an NRI settled in the US, was
in news for purchasing something online for
$12/year.
• However, he owned it only for a short
while, until the mistake was recognised by
the seller, and the purchase was reverted.
• Sanmay was compensated $6,006.13
(about Rs 4.07 lakh) for the glitch by the
seller.
What did he buy?
A very clever clue hides in the question.
A4

google.com
GOOGLE = 6006.13
Q5
• X is a term describing web content that is aimed at
generating online advertising revenue, relying on
sensationalist/misleading headlines or eye-catching
thumbnails to attract visitors.
• X headlines typically aim to exploit the "curiosity gap",
providing just enough information to make the reader
curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity without
visiting the webpage.
• X is written as a single word, but is made up of two
words.
Identify X.
A5

CLICKBAIT
Q6
• It was announced in 2014 that a live action movie was
being made based on X, a highly popular game.
• The press release said that X today is “part of our
global consciousness, connecting people of all ages
and backgrounds and feeding our innate desire to
create order out of chaos.”
• However, in June 2016, it was decided that not one but
an entire trilogy will be made based on X, as the story
was 'too big' to fit into single film.
Identify X.
A6

TETRIS
Q7
Some old-school history.
The first known calculating machine was constructed in
1623 by which German scientist?
A7

WILLIAM SCHICKARD
Q8
Put Funda. BE SPECIFIC.
A8

POKEMON GO PLUS
A WEARABLE DEVICE THAT ALLOWS
THE PLAYER TO PLAY POKEMON GO
WITHOUT USING A SMART DEVICE

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