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Women’s Day 2015 Quiz
RG and Subbu
Announcement Mailer
Written Elimination Round
• To select the Top 5 Finalist Teams
• Tie-breaker for equal scores Fastest to submit answer sheet
• Time allotted: 7 minutes
Elimination Round Quiz (Pg 1 of 2)
Elimination Round Quiz (Pg 2 of 2)
Answers to Elimination Round Quiz (1 of 2)
Answers to Elimination Round Quiz (2 of 2)
NOT-ty Questions (Buzzer Round)
20 -5
• Which of the following was not a nickname for former British PM Margaret Thatcher?
a) Attila the Hen
b) Milk Snatcher
c) Decisive Dame
d) Iron Lady
• Which of the following was not a nickname for former British PM Margaret Thatcher?
a) Attila the Hen
b) Milk Snatcher
c) Decisive Dame
d) Iron Lady
• Which of the following companies is not an Oracle acquisition?
a) Bharosa
b) i-flex solutions
c) Skywire Software
d) Nest Labs
• Which of the following companies is not an Oracle acquisition?
a) Bharosa
b) i-flex solutions
c) Skywire Software
d) Nest Labs
• Which of the following companies is not an Oracle acquisition?
a) Bharosa (identity management)
b) i-flex solutions (banking solutions)
c) Skywire Software (insurance solutions)
d) Nest Labs (home automation, acquired by Google)
• Which of the following is not the name of a popular instant messenger software?
a) Cohere Chat
b) Tencent QQ
c) Hike
d) Snapchat
• Which of the following is not the name of a popular instant messenger software?
a) Cohere Chat
b) Tencent QQ (most popular in China)
c) Hike (very popular in India)
d) Snapchat
Audience?
• Which of the following is not the name of a well known epidemic?
a) Bird flu
b) Crow’s feet
c) Swine flu
d) Mad cow disease
• Which of the following is not the name of a well known epidemic? a) Bird flu b) Crow’s feet c) Swine flu d) Mad cow disease
• Crow’s feet refers to the wrinkles in the outer corner of the eyes. We wish crow’s feet did become an epidemic Experts believe a non-fake smile (called a Duchenne smile) forms crow’s feet.
3-2-1 Who Am I (General)
20 15 10
Name the person
• I never thought that using my personal mail ID will become a scandal
Name the person
• I never thought that using my personal mail ID will become a scandal
• Authored 6 books, one named Dear Socks Dear Buddy
Name the person
• I never thought that using my personal mail ID will become a scandal
• Authored 6 books, one named Dear Socks Dear Buddy
• My middle name is Rodham
Name the person
• I never thought that using my personal mail ID will become a scandal
• Authored 6 books, one named Dear Socks Dear Buddy
• My middle name is Rodham
• Hillary Clinton
Name the person
• They called me “lady with the lamp”, I wrote books on medicine
Name the person
• They called me “lady with the lamp”, I wrote books on medicine
• An anagram of my name is “Flit on, cheering angel”
Name the person
• They called me “lady with the lamp”, I wrote books on medicine
• An anagram of my name is “Flit on, cheering angel”
• Founder of modern nursing
Name the person
• They called me “lady with the lamp”, I wrote books on medicine
• An anagram of my name is “Flit on, cheering angel”
• Founder of modern nursing
• Florence Nightingale
Name the person
• My campaign to ban landmines won the Nobel peace prize
Name the person
• My campaign to ban landmines won the Nobel peace prize
• My death remains somewhat of a mystery
Name the person
• My campaign to ban landmines won the Nobel peace prize
• My death remains somewhat of a mystery
• I was a member of a European royal family
Name the person
• My campaign to ban landmines won the Nobel peace prize
• My death remains somewhat of a mystery
• I was a member of a European royal family
• Princess Diana Charles
Name the person
• Longest serving woman member of parliament of India
Name the person
• Longest serving woman member of parliament of India
• Popularly called, “tai” (elder sister)
Name the person
• Longest serving woman member of parliament of India
• Popularly called, “tai” (elder sister)
• Took over as speaker from another woman
Name the person
• Longest serving woman member of parliament of India
• Popularly called, “tai” (elder sister)
• Took over as speaker from another woman
• Sumitra Mahajan (previous speaker of Lok Sabha was Meira Kumar)
Name the person
• I had a different kind of “maid problem”
Name the person
• I had a different kind of “maid problem”
• Another Indian origin person pursued my “crime”
Name the person
• I had a different kind of “maid problem”
• Another Indian origin person pursued my “crime”
• My case strained Indo-US relations
Name the person
• I had a different kind of “maid problem”
• Another Indian origin person pursued my “crime”
• My case strained Indo-US relations
• Devyani Khobragade
• A case for violating immigration rules was pursued by Preet Bharara
Audience?
Name the person
• I had to get a documentary done to establish my IQ
Name the person
• I had to get a documentary done to establish my IQ
• I am a good actor but became famous for a silly remark on national television
Name the person
• I had to get a documentary done to establish my IQ
• I am a good actor but became famous for a silly remark on national television
• I am from a film(y) family
Name the person
• I had to get a documentary done to establish my IQ
• I am a good actor but became famous for a silly remark on national television
• I am from a film(y) family
• Alia Bhatt, Bollywood actor • When asked to name the President of India in
the Koffee with Karan show in 2014, she said, “Prithviraj Chauhan!”
3-2-1 What Do I Do (Business)
20 15 10
Arundhati Bhattacharya heads ________?
Arundhati Bhattacharya heads ________?
• First woman chairperson of her organization
Arundhati Bhattacharya heads ________?
• First woman chairperson of her organization
• First woman banker to head a Fortune 500 company anywhere in the world
Arundhati Bhattacharya heads ________?
• First woman chairperson of her organization
• First woman banker to head a Fortune 500 company anywhere in the world
• Chairperson, State Bank of India
Aruna Jayanthi heads ________?
Aruna Jayanthi heads ________?
• Executive Council Member, NASSCOM
Aruna Jayanthi heads ________?
• Executive Council Member, NASSCOM
• Alumnus of NMIMS, Mumbai
Aruna Jayanthi heads ________?
• Executive Council Member, NASSCOM
• Alumnus of NMIMS, Mumbai
• CEO, Capgemini India
Padmasree Warrior is CTO of ________?
Padmasree Warrior is CTO of ________?
• Formerly CTO and EVP of Motorola
Padmasree Warrior is CTO of ________?
• Formerly CTO and EVP of Motorola
• Alumnus of IIT Delhi and Cornell
Padmasree Warrior is CTO of ________?
• Formerly CTO and EVP of Motorola
• Alumnus of IIT Delhi and Cornell
• Chief Technology & Strategy Officer (CTO) of Cisco Systems
Usha Sangwan is MD of ________?
Usha Sangwan is MD of ________?
• Turned around a housing finance subsidiary
Usha Sangwan is MD of ________?
• Turned around a housing finance subsidiary
• Alumnus of Punjab University
Usha Sangwan is MD of ________?
• Turned around a housing finance subsidiary
• Alumnus of Punjab University
• Managing Director, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Chitra Ramakrishna is MD & CEO of ________?
Chitra Ramakrishna is MD & CEO of ________?
• Part of one of the world’s largest exchanges since its inception
Chitra Ramakrishna is MD & CEO of ________?
• Part of one of the world’s largest exchanges since its inception
• Chartered Accountant (CA)
Chitra Ramakrishna is MD & CEO of ________?
• Part of one of the world’s largest exchanges since its inception
• Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Managing Director, & CEO, National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
Audience?
________ is co-CEO of ________?
________ is co-CEO of ________?
• Excel expert who controls an industry-leading large corporation
________ is co-CEO of ________?
• Excel expert who controls an industry-leading large corporation
• Media shy
________ is co-CEO of ________?
• Excel expert who controls an industry-leading large corporation
• Media shy
• Safra Catz
• Co-CEO, Oracle
Women Pioneers in Computing (Buzzer Round)
20 -10
When we find what she found (the first ever), we spray!
• Grace Hopper
• Inventor of the computer compiler at MIT
When we find what she found (the first ever), we spray!
• Grace Hopper
• Inventor of the computer compiler at MIT
• Found the world’s first “bug” in a computer!
Name this person
• Anticipated the evolution of the general purpose computer
• An early programming language is named after her
• Exchanged letters on her mathematical and scientific ideas with Charles Babbage
Name this person
• Anticipated the evolution of the general purpose computer
• An early programming language is named after her
• Exchanged letters on her mathematical and scientific ideas with Charles Babbage
• Ada Byron (Lady Lovelace)
She is the first ________ (which we all are, today)
• Mary Allen Wilkes
• Simulated the first minicomputer
• Moved on from computer science to pursue law
She is the first ________ (which we all are, today)
• Mary Allen Wilkes
• Simulated the first minicomputer
• Moved on from computer science to pursue law
• Said to have been the first ever home computer user
Audience?
She co-developed the language ________
• Adele Goldberg
• Worked at Xerox PARC on this first… (oops, can’t reveal more)
• Co-wrote a book with Alan Kay
• President of Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
She co-developed the language ________
• Worked at Xerox PARC on this first… (oops, can’t reveal more)
• Co-wrote a book with Alan Kay
• President of Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Developed Smalltalk
Thanks!