Quiz
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First logo of a company that turned 125 recently. Identify
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Nintendo’s original logo was just “Nintendo” in kanji.
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Math-Magician. Who is this?
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Yiting Zhang, celebrity mathematician who proved the twin prime conjecture a year back.
Exclude him, please
This man is one of the pioneers of Quantum Physics. But, you are better off conducting your experiments and demonstrations while he is not around. Why? Who is he?
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Wolfgang Pauli. Apparently, scientific equipment broke down mysteriously in his presence, known as the “Pauli Effect” is somehow as popular as his legit “Pauli Exclusion Principle”.
Man of the hour
Fill in the blanks. Temple of ____________
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Notch, the creator of Minecraft
Asterisks
Great question from %gqh% Manish Achuth.
He created something in 1963, in order to ensure some compartmentalization so that people didn’t have to live in a communal setting. Despite many faults, there is still no widely used substitute.
Title is a BIG hint
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Fernando Corbató. He came up with the password.
Bringing Trolls into the Light
aw yiss! I am back.
%gqh% Rogi asks, What company recently made news with this? (He sent this question in May, so recently = May 2014)
And oh, belated birthday wishes to Boiledbeans! We are now 7 years old! So old that we no longer remember our birthdays.
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Amazon’s “Taking pictures against a white background” patent.
Area under the curve
Identify and connect
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Jack Kilby, inventor of the integrated circuit. Rob Noyce is considered to have invented the integrated circuit about the same time as Jack Kilby.
Now you have a key to do this..
What is he doing here?
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Taking a screenshot in 1983!
Who are you gonna call?
This plant is white (not green) and yet, it survives. Tell us why and identify.
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Monotropa uniflora or the ghost plant that has no chlorophyl and uses fungi to generate energy.
Just learning
Identify and connect
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William Gosset published his research concerning his distribution in 1 under the pen name “Student” since his employer Guiness did not allow him to publish research results.