APL
Winter
Software/Computing
Holiday
Things Paul is interested in.
100

APL was established ____ years ago.

A) 72

B) 78

C) 86

D) 93


B) 78

100

This Disney Character, born on the winter Solstice has the ability to create and manipulate ice and snow.

A) Anna

B) Cinderella

C) Elsa

D) Dopey

C) Elsa

100

The standard loopback network interface, also known as the hostname "localhost" is.

A)192.168.1.1

B)127.0.0.1

C) 255.255.255.0

D) 0.0.0.0


B)127.0.0.1

100

This Holiday was recently added to APL's list of observed holidays

A) Martin Luther King Jr Day

B) Memorial Day

C) Labor Day

D) Day after thanksgiving.

A) Martin Luther King Jr Day

100

This TV show is Paul's current favorite and begins Season 5 on Amazon Prime this December.

A) The Mandalorian

B) The Expanse

C) Scrubs

D) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

B) The Expanse

200

The correct order of QKT lab spaces in terms of square footage (highest to lowest is)

A) SI Lab, RF Lab, AIR Lab,

B) SI Lab, Air Lab, RF Lab

C)RF Lab, SI Lab, Air Lab

D) Air Lab, SI Lab, RF Lab

A) SI Lab, RF Lab, AIR Lab,

RF Lab: ~900 Sq Feet

Air Lab: ~680 Sq Feet

SI Lab: more than that

200

The TV SHOW assosited with the phrase "Winter is coming" had this many seasons?

A)5

B)6

C)7

D)8


D) 8

200

Acording to the PYPL index (created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google. )

What is the most popular programming language as of December 2020.

1)Python 

2) Java

3) JavaScript 

4) C#

1Python30.34 

2Java17.23 

3JavaScript8.65 

4C#6.44

200

Burgermeister Meisterburger is the "bad guy" in this Holiday special.

A)Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

B) Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

C) Elf

D) Little Drummer Boy

A)Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

200

According to BoardGameGeek.com as of 12/8/2020.This game is rated #1 overall.

1) Gloomhaven

2) Monopoly

3) Settlers of Catan

4) Risk

1) Gloomhaven

300

According to the APL whitepages on December 12/7/2020. How many people are in QKT?

1) 51

2) 56

3 )59

4) 60

2) 56

300

The next Winter Solstice (for the northern hemisphere) occurs on 

A) Dec 21 2020

B) Jan 21 2021

C) June 20 2021

D) Nov 21 2021

A) Dec 21 2020

300

This "Law" says that organizations design systems that mirror their own communication structure.

A) Godwins Law

B) Murphys Law

C) Occam's Razor

D)Conway's Law

300

Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?

A) The Great Pumpkin

B) Super Snoopy

C) Skeletor

D) The Candy Man

A) The Great Pumpkin

300

Acording to Rotten Tomatoes. This star wars movie is has the highest Audience and critic score.

A) Episode 1 : The Phantom Menace

B) Episode 5 : The Empire Strikes Back

C) Rouge One

D) Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker

B) Episode 5 : The Empire Strikes Back

400

Food Trucks are typically present at APL on which 2 days (all of campus pre-pandemic and currently at the MPs).

A) Sunday and Wednesday

B) Tuesday and Thursday

C) Tuesday and Friday

D) Wednesday and Friday

B) Tuesday and Thursday

400

In the Marvel Movies, the "Winter Soldier" Refers to this character

A) Captain America

B) Bucky Barnes

C) Nick Fury

D) Iceman

B) Bucky Barnes

400

BIOS Stands for

A) Binary Input Output System

B) Basic Input Output System

C) Binary Input Output Service

D) Basic Input Output Service

B) Basic Input Output System

400

In calendar year 2021 (Jan 1 2021-Dec 31 2021), how many days of APL holidays are observed.

A) 8

B)9.5

C)10

D)11

C) 10

1 full day for New years 2021

1 full day for Christmas 2021

1 full day for new years 2022

400
Paul's Favorite Webcomic is based off of this Intellectual Property which originated in 1974.


A) Star Wars

B) Star Trek

C) Dungeons and Dragons

D) Pokemon

C) Dungeons and Dragons

500
This building number is an actual APL building.


A) MP9

B) 203

C) 47

D) 31

D) 31  (Shipping and Receiving)

500

The Record for most snowfall in the United States in 24 hours occurred in this City.

A) Grand Rapids, Michigan

B) Valdez, Alaska

C) Buffalo, New York

D) Silver Lake, Colorado

D) Silver Lake, Colorado

75.8 inches in April 1941

500

Which Pairing is Correct:

A) HTML: Hyperspace Type Markup Language

B) SQL: Seamless Query Language

C) POST: Power on Software Test

D) CSS : Cascading Style Sheets


D) CSS : Cascading Style Sheets

500

This "Holiday" is celebrated on September 17th. 

A) International Talk Like a Pirate Day

B) Pi Day

C) Star Wars Day

D) Fibonacci Day

A) International Talk Like a Pirate Day

500

This is Paul's preferred text editor.

A) Gedit

B) Vim

C) Nano

D) Notepad

B) Vim