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Nerdfest Christmas Quiz

December 22, 2011 Other

This Christmas we had our annual ‘Nerdfest’ organised for any member of staff who stands proud when being called a nerd! We had almost 15 contestants with the prize being bragging rights for ALL of 2012.

The questions are attached below and the answers can be found at the link below the questions. Let me know how you get on.

Derek.

P.S. I scored 0.5/10

  1. What does SQL stand for?
  2. In The Matrix, what colour pill did Neo take?
  3. Who invented the programming language C?
  4. In the original Star Wars trilogy, James Earl Jones provided the voice of Darth Vader. Who wore the suit?
  5. What is a Googlewhack?
  6. Employees of which company created the UNIX operating system?
  7. According to Douglas Adams, what is the answer to life, the universe and everything?
  8. How is the decimal number 20 written in binary?
  9. Who succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple?
  10. In the Lord of the Rings, what is the full name of the character Pippin?
Answers are HERE.

Interact Christmas Party(s)

December 20, 2011 Other

We’ve been having a great year at CampusIT and what better a way to celebrate than by throwing a Christmas party…..or THREE!

img_1181This year we’ve been all around Dublin, first at the Aviva stadium for a meal, then a lunch in the Shelbourne Hotel (also a fundraiser for a really good cause – Respect Charity) and finally we had the annual ‘Nerdfest’ organised for the techies of the business in ‘Oil Can Harry’s’.

Given that I’m ‘techie’ challenged, the developers thought it only fair to spring the annual quiz on me, even after arriving 2 hours late to avoid it:) I’ll post the questions later for you to have a go. I’ll let you know where you rank!

BTW, my score was 0.5/10….apparently I didn’t even complete my name correctly!

Talk soon,

Derek.