Continuing our Algorithm themed round is this plaintext question. This eponymous algorithm, made famous by Google and Akamai is used widely in databases, search engines and data analytics platforms to find if an element exists in a set or not. Which algorithm are we talking about?

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Cracked by: Dibyo and Dibyo

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Continuing our Algorithm themed questions.

This man wanted to figure out the best way to lay out an electricity network in his country and came up with one of the most commonly used graph algorithms. Which algorithm are we talking about? Bonus points for identifying him.

Cracked by: Andy and Sumanth Patlolla

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A slightly different theme round. Following N questions will all be connected to some algorithm or the other. Since I have given out the theme, I will make the questions slightly obscure.

Connect to an algorithm

Cracked by: Dibyo , Andy , Shwetha Maiya and Sumanth Patlolla

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Answer to the second part of this question is the answer to the Convoluted Theme.

Before this place sold tomatoes by the pound, it housed one of the most important companies that shaped modern technology. Which company are we talking about?

To crack the convoluted theme, find out what is blacked out on this board. Bonus points for telling us where you can find this board.

Cracked by: Dibyo , s m muneer ali and Sumanth Patlolla

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Continuing our convoluted connect round.

What is this?

About the theme, Sumanth Patlolla: Think bigger. Much bigger.

Cracked by: s m muneer ali , Sumanth Patlolla and Dibyo

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This is probably going to give up the Convoluted theme.

Fill in the blanks. World’s first _________________

Cracked by: Prasad , Dibyo , Sumanth Patlolla and s m muneer ali

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Continuing our “Convoluted Connect Round”, here is question 2. No one has cracked the theme yet.

What is blocked out in red?

Cracked by: Dibyo and Sumanth Patlolla

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I am going to try a convoluted connect round. The next N questions will be connected to a theme. Slightly convoluted, but easily deducible.

Many people falsely think that the first letter of the last names of these three men (in order) lead to the name of this popular hobby. In reality, it came from a pejorative term like n00b. What are we talking about?

Cracked by: Sumanth Patlolla , s m muneer ali and Dibyo

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Monument in honor of whom?

Cracked by: Dibyo , Sumanth Patlolla and s m muneer ali

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One of the “worst pieces of technology” (according to media) to hit shelves during the .com boom. What is this?

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Cracked by: Dibyo , Sumanth Patlolla , s m muneer ali and Riyaz Usman

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