Around the office
Creatures BIG and small
Schei<?> Codierung
Freiburg city
To boldly go ...
100
What is the name of the company of our coffee machine ?
a) Delonghi
b) Saeco
c) Krups
d) Dallmayr
a) Delonghi
b) Saeco
c) Krups
d) Dallmayr
Saeco
100
Which one of the following is commonly not counted as a living organism?
Salmonella
Protozoa
Virus
Phytoplankton
Salmonella
Protozoa
Virus
Phytoplankton
Virus
100
Historically, what did "Z1" stand for?
Zentralrechner Eins
Zilog One
Zuse Eins
Zero-One
Zentralrechner Eins
Zilog One
Zuse Eins
Zero-One
Zuse Eins
The picture we most commonly associate with the name "Zuse" is actually the one of the Z3:
The picture we most commonly associate with the name "Zuse" is actually the one of the Z3:
100
What are the main colors in the Freiburgian coat of arms and flag?
a) black and white
b) black and red
c) red and white
d) blue and lime
a) black and white
b) black and red
c) red and white
d) blue and lime
100
In 1865 Jules Verne described a fictitious manned mission to the moon. What was the means of transport he imagined?
A large balloon
Fairy dust
Teleportation
A giant cannon
A large balloon
Fairy dust
Teleportation
A giant cannon
A giant cannon
(Not that the passengers would have stood an ever so slight chance to survive the impact of initial acceleration; or that the projectile could have left the atmosphere without melting down if the escape velocity were imparted on it in one initial impulse - but at the time such considerations would deter neigher the author nor his public. In the author's defense it must be said that he probably picked the least unlikely device imaginable in his day - precisely steering rockets [then used for fireworks only] would likely have seemed even more phantastic back then.)
(Not that the passengers would have stood an ever so slight chance to survive the impact of initial acceleration; or that the projectile could have left the atmosphere without melting down if the escape velocity were imparted on it in one initial impulse - but at the time such considerations would deter neigher the author nor his public. In the author's defense it must be said that he probably picked the least unlikely device imaginable in his day - precisely steering rockets [then used for fireworks only] would likely have seemed even more phantastic back then.)200
What's the room number of the room we are currently in?
a) 02 006
b) 06 002
c) 02 00p
d) 02 600
a) 02 006
b) 06 002
c) 02 00p
d) 02 600
02 006
200
Which one of the reptiles depicted below is not a snake?
Viper:
Boa: 
Slowworm:
Mamba: 
Viper:
Boa: Slowworm:
Mamba: The slowworm (Blindschleiche).
200
Which one of the following software systems was the first Distributed Version Control System (DVCS)?
Bitkeeper (L. McVoy at Bitmover Inc)
git (L. Thorvalds at his own discretion)
TeamWare (G. Skinner et al. at Sun Microsystems)
versiond (L. Poettering at Redhat Inc)
Bitkeeper (L. McVoy at Bitmover Inc)
git (L. Thorvalds at his own discretion)
TeamWare (G. Skinner et al. at Sun Microsystems)
versiond (L. Poettering at Redhat Inc)
TeamWare
(McVoy was part of the team that developed TeamWare at Sun in the 1990's, it was from there that he got the inspiration for Bitkeeper; Thorvalds, as in the case of Linux, only copied other people's ideas; versiond is the obvious nonsense answer - but who knows what Lenny is up to next...? XD)
(McVoy was part of the team that developed TeamWare at Sun in the 1990's, it was from there that he got the inspiration for Bitkeeper; Thorvalds, as in the case of Linux, only copied other people's ideas; versiond is the obvious nonsense answer - but who knows what Lenny is up to next...? XD)
200
We all know Isfahan is the partner city of Freiburg in Iran, what is the french partner city?
a) Besancon
b) Marseille
c) Nancy
d) Nantes
a) Besancon
b) Marseille
c) Nancy
d) Nantes
Besancon
200
In contrast with the rest of the genre, a 2013 science fiction film makes an honest (though still not fully convincing) attempt not to insult the most basic priciples of Newtonian Physics. What's the title of the film?
Prismaticon
Tangentia
Pigs in Space
Gravity
Prismaticon
Tangentia
Pigs in Space
Gravity
Gravity
300
How many chairs are on our balcony?
a) 6
b) 12
c) 10
d) 8
12
300
What is the order of magnitude of the enthalpy (strength) of a typical hydrogen bond as found in common biomolecules?
1e0 kJ/mol (1-digit range)
1e1 kJ/mol (2-digit range)
1e2 kJ/mol (3-digit range)
1e3 kJ/mol (4-digit range)
1e0 kJ/mol (1-digit range)
1e1 kJ/mol (2-digit range)
1e2 kJ/mol (3-digit range)
1e3 kJ/mol (4-digit range)
1e1 kJ/mol
Some common examples:
O-H...:N 29 kJ/mol
O-H...:O 21 kJ/mol
N-H...:N 13 kJ/mol
(Outriggers in the 1- or 3-digit range do exist, but we were asking for typical range)
Some common examples:
O-H...:N 29 kJ/mol
O-H...:O 21 kJ/mol
N-H...:N 13 kJ/mol
(Outriggers in the 1- or 3-digit range do exist, but we were asking for typical range)
300
Which of the following photographs depicts the inventor(s) of the Unix operating system?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)(A) depicts Ken Thomson and Dennis Richie of Unix fame
300
What nationality is the largest group of foreigners in Freiburg?
a) Swiss
b) French
c) Turkish
d) Italian
a) Swiss
b) French
c) Turkish
d) Italian
Italian
300
The 2.4 meter space telescope launched in 1990 was named after which scientist?
Galileo Galilei
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Albert Einstein
Edwin Hubble
Galileo Galilei
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Albert Einstein
Edwin Hubble
The "Hubble Space Telescope" was named after Edwin Hubble
400
What is the name of the company that made our water boiler ?
a) AEG
b) Medion
c) Whirlpool
d) Cloer
a) AEG
b) Medion
c) Whirlpool
d) Cloer
Cloer
400
What caused the first major extinction crisis approx. 2.4 billion (give or take a few hundred million) years ago?
Climate warming created by greenhouse-effect
Climate cooling following a meteorite impact
Oxygen generated as a by-product of photosynthesis
A virus-borne epidemic
Climate warming created by greenhouse-effect
Climate cooling following a meteorite impact
Oxygen generated as a by-product of photosynthesis
A virus-borne epidemic
Oxygen generated as a by-product of photosynthesis.
400
In the C programing language, which of the following expressions is a valid encoding of the
single character SPACE?
" "
&space;
0x32
040
single character SPACE?
" "
&space;
0x32
040
040
" " does not encode a single character, but a string (space followed by a null-byte), it's basicly a shorthand for { ' ', 0 }.
In C, characters are integers and octal 40 is decimal 32. Other examples of C "character arithmetic":
'@' + 1 => 65
'A' + 'B' => 131
'A' + ('z' - 'Z') == 'a' => 1
" " does not encode a single character, but a string (space followed by a null-byte), it's basicly a shorthand for { ' ', 0 }.
In C, characters are integers and octal 40 is decimal 32. Other examples of C "character arithmetic":
'@' + 1 => 65
'A' + 'B' => 131
'A' + ('z' - 'Z') == 'a' => 1
400
Which percentage of Freiburgians fit into the current Stadium of the SC Freiburg?
a) 5 b) 11 c) 19 d) 1
a) 5 b) 11 c) 19 d) 1
24.000 capacity for 218.041 = 11.01 %
400
In July 2015, NASA's "New Horizons" space probe passed the dwarf planet Pluto at 32.9 AU (~4.9 billion km) from the Sun. How long did the journey Earth-Pluto take?
3 years + 3 months
5 years + 8 months
9 years + 6 months
13 years + 5 months
3 years + 3 months
5 years + 8 months
9 years + 6 months
13 years + 5 months
9-1/2 years
.jpg/600px-Charon_in_Color_(HQ).jpg)
The photographs show Pluto and its largest "moon", Charon, as imaged by New Horizons.
The photographs show Pluto and its largest "moon", Charon, as imaged by New Horizons.
500
What is the name of the company that made our soap dispensers in the toilets?
a) Grohe
b) Wenko
c) Kimberly Clark
d) Hans Grohe
a) Grohe
b) Wenko
c) Kimberly Clark
d) Hans Grohe
Kimberly Clark
500
Contrary to common perception, the dinosaurs did not become completely extinct during the K-Pg extinction event approx. 64 million years ago. Which one of the animals depicted below can proudly claim to be a descendant of surviving dinosaurs?
Gecko:.jpg/313px-Uroplatus_fimbriatus_(3).jpg)
Axolotl: 
Bat:
Penguin: 
Gecko:
Axolotl: Bat:
Penguin: The Penguin (as can all extant bird species)
500
What is, in the strict sense of the word, a "regular expression"?
a match expression as regulated by ANSI X3.159-1989
an expression describing a Chomsky Type-3 Grammar
an expression describing a Context-Free Grammar
a programming construct peculiar to Perl
a match expression as regulated by ANSI X3.159-1989
an expression describing a Chomsky Type-3 Grammar
an expression describing a Context-Free Grammar
a programming construct peculiar to Perl
An expression describing a Chomsky Type-3 Grammar (aka Regular Grammar, hence the name...)
(ANSI X3.159-1989 describes original ANSI-C and makes no mention of regexps; a type-2 grammar [aka context-free grammar] cannot be described by a FSM or a regular expression, you need a BNF or similar; Perl is the obvious nonense-answer)
(ANSI X3.159-1989 describes original ANSI-C and makes no mention of regexps; a type-2 grammar [aka context-free grammar] cannot be described by a FSM or a regular expression, you need a BNF or similar; Perl is the obvious nonense-answer)
500
In which century was Freiburg founded?
a) 14th
b) 17th
c) 10th
d) 12th
a) 14th
b) 17th
c) 10th
d) 12th
Freiburg was founded by Konrad and Duke Bertold III of Zähringen in 1120 as a free market town.
500
What is the approximate orbital period of the International Space Station (ISS)? (I.e. the time required to circle the Earth once at an altitude of ca. 400 km above mean sea level.)
ca. 30 min
ca. 90 min
ca. 9 hours
ca. 27 hours
ca. 30 min
ca. 90 min
ca. 9 hours
ca. 27 hours
ca. 90 min.
