GNS Trivia

Kanban

100

How does Kanban prevent work over capacity? 

• Choice-1: By using Work In Progress (WIP) Limit.
• Choice-2: By setting a robust Kanban workflow.
• Choice-3: By having daily meetings about work in progress.
• Choice-4: By defining explicit policies.

Choice-1 / By using Work In Progress (WIP) Limit.

200

What happens when the Kanban Work In Progress (WIP) limit is not being honored?

• Choice-1: Team throughput increases.
• Choice-2: Processes will suffer from inefficiency.
• Choice-3: Concurrent operations will slow down.
• Choice-4: Feedback loops will be shorter.

Correct Answer: Choice-2 / Processes will suffer from inefficiency.

300

Why must Kanban teams enable quick, constant, and secure feedback loops?

• Choice-1: To fulfill client needs and make them happy.
• Choice-2: To remove flaws and inefficiencies from the Kanban workflow.
• Choice-3: To learn from impediments and avoid running into them in the future.
• Choice-4: All above choices.

Correct Answer: Choice-4 / All above choices.

400

Which one of the following is a reason to use the Kanban “pull” method in production planning?

• Choice-1: It supports the use of long term accurate planning by producing maximum throughput.
• Choice-2: It optimizes the use of resources.
• Choice-3: It makes the requirement of long term accurate planning almost obsolete.
• Choice-4: Both 2 & 3

Correct Answer: Choice-4 / Both 2 & 3

500

Which one of the following is correct about a Kanban Card?

• Choice-1: Kanban card is a way of signaling which parts are available.
• Choice-2: Kanban card is attached to each item to provide details of the transaction history.
• Choice-3: Kanban card is destroyed once a bin is empty.
• Choice-4: Kanban card is a message that signals the actual status of an item, parts, or requirement in knowledge work such as software engineering.

Correct Answer: Choice-4 / Kanban card is a message that signals the actual status of an item, parts, or requirement in knowledge work such as software engineering.

General Knowledge

100

1. Which language has the more native speakers: English or Spanish? 

Spanish

200

1. Who was the Ancient Greek God of the Sun? 

Apollo

300

1. What art form is described as "decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering"? 

Calligraphy

Scrum

100

What is MOST important according to the Agile Manifesto?

• 1.  Documentation and planning
• 2.  People and how they communicate
• 3.  Control and management
• 4.  Processes and tools

4.  Processes and tools

200

Which of the following is a MAIN purpose of a Sprint Backlog?

• 1.  For the Developers to manage themselves during the Sprint
• 2.  For the Scrum Master to manage the progress during the Sprint
• 3.  For the Developers to manage the number of hours spent on tasks in the Sprint
• 4.  For the Product Owner to understand what the Developers has committed to for a Sprint

1.  For the Developers to manage themselves during the Sprint

300

When is the Sprint finished?

• 1.  As determined by the Developer
• 2.  When tasks are complete
• 3.  When committed items have met their definition of done
• 4.  When the timebox expires

4.  When the timebox expires

400

Which is the ideal meeting to adapt the DoD?

• 1.  Sprint Planning
• 2.  Daily Scrum
• 3.  Sprint Review
• 4.  Sprint Retrospective

4.  Sprint Retrospective

Geography

100

1. What is the capital of Ireland? 

Dublin

200

1. On what continent would you find the city of Baku? 

Asia

300

1. True or False: Holland is a region in The Netherlands? 

True

400

1. 
   What is the state capital of New York? 

Albany

500

1. Which country features a shipwreck on its national flag? 

Bermuda

Sports

100

1. What does FIFA stand for in English? 

International Federation of Association Football

200

1. What was the first name of Argentinian soccer star Maradona? 

Diego

300

1. What height is a regulation NBA basket? 

10 feet / 3.02 meters

400

1. What is the national sport of Japan? 

Sumo Wrestling

500

1. What sporting event has a strict dress code of all-white? 

Wimbledon