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== Participate ==

To give a quiz, contact Alexandre Vassalotti (theCore) - we will probably find you a spot. A quiz usually has 25 questions and a common theme.

To donate a prize, please contact Jenda Vancura (jenda) - your generosity is appreciated. The generic prize are Ubuntu stickers at $3, or a poster at $5 - you can donate these by donating the cash.

By winning the quiz and foregoing the prize, you donate it for the next quiz. This is especially appreciated if you are a frequent winner.
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''Ten points are given for winning a quiz and five for giving one.''
|| Position || Nickname || Points || Comments ||
|| #1 || kaot || 50 || ''Current Champion'' ||
|| #2 || micahcowan || 20 || ||
|| #3 || dougsko || 15 || ||
|| #4 || topyli || 10 || ||
|| #4 || narg || 10 || ||
|| #4 || jldugger || 10 || ||
|| #4 || neurinomass || 10 || ||
|| #4 || jrib || 10 || ||
|| #5 || jenda || 5 || ||
|| #5 || PFA || 5 || ||
|| #5 || JosefK || 5 || ||		 ''Ten points are given for winning a quiz and five for giving or sponsoring a quiz.''
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== Next Quiz Date ==
We schedule a quizzes every week. If the quizzes become more popular, we may do them more often.		 ''Legend: wins are marked with a !, quizzes given with a ? and prizes with a $''
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Our runaway winner of database themed quiz given by anto9us on '''Tuesday, October 24 2006''' was JosefK! Thanks to everyone who took part. || '''Rank''' || '''Nickname''' || '''Points''' || ! || ? || $ || '''Comments''' ||
|| #1 || kaot || '''50''' || 4 || 2 || - || ||
|| #2 || mc44 || '''30''' || 2.5 || 1 || 1 || ''Current Champion'' ||
|| #3 || jrib || '''25''' || 2 || - || 1 || ||
|| #3 || MenZa || '''25''' || 2 || - || 1 || ||
|| #3 || tsmithe || '''25''' || 2.5 || - || 1 || ''Current Champion'' ||
|| #4 || micahcowan || '''20''' || 2 || - || - || ||
|| #4 || rob || '''20''' || 1 || - || 2 || ||
|| #5 || tonyyarusso || '''15''' || 1 || 1 || - || ||
|| #5 || dougsko || '''15''' || 1 || 1 || - || ||
|| #6 || coNP || '''10''' || 1.5 || - || - || ''Current Champion'' ||
|| #6 || ryanakca || '''10''' || 1.5 || - || - || ''Current Champion'' ||
|| #6 || astinus || '''10''' || 1 || - || - || ||
|| #6 || dsas || '''10''' || 1 || - || - || ||
|| #6 || topyli || '''10''' || 1 || - || - || ||
|| #6 || narg || '''10''' || 1 || - || - || ||
|| #6 || jldugger || '''10''' || 1 || - || - || ||
|| #6 || neurinomass || '''10''' || 1 || - || - || ||
|| #6 || Amaranth || '''10''' || 1 || - || - || ||
|| #7 || GazzaK || '''5''' || - || 1 || - || ||
|| #7 || PFA || '''5''' || - || 1 || - || ||
|| #7 || JosefK || '''5''' || - || 1 || - || ||
|| #7 || dataw0lf || '''5''' || - || 1 || - || ||
|| #7 || juliux || '''5''' || - || - || 1 || ||
|| #7 || Terminus || '''5''' || - || 1 || - || ||
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Next quiz will be on '''Friday, October 27 2006'''. == Our sponsors ==

|| '''Date''' || '''Name''' || '''Prize Donated''' || '''Winner''' ||
|| Dec 8 || Jenda Vančura || Poster || Robert Stoffers (rob) ||
|| Dec 15 || Robert Stoffers || Poster || Lasse Havelund (MenZa) ||
|| Dec 22 || Robert Stoffers || Free as in Freedom, by RMS || Lasse Havelund ||
|| Dec 29 || Lasse Havelund || Poster || Alex Howells (astinus) ||
|| Jan 5 || Jenda Vančura || Poster || Jason Ribeiro (jrib) ||
|| Jan 20 || Jason Ribeiro || Poster || Travis Watkins (Amaranth) ||
|| Jan 26 || Julius Bloch || Ubuntu 6.10 DVD Edition || Mark (mc44) ||
|| Feb 3 || Jenda Vančura || Laptop Stickers || Áron Sisak (coNP) ||
|| Feb 10 || Mark (mc44) || Ubuntu 6.10 DVD Edition || Toby Smithe (tsmithe) ||
|| Feb 17 || Toby Smithe || Ubuntu 6.10 DVD Edition || YOU!! ||

To sponsor a quiz, please drop a mail to jenda@ubuntu.com . You can either send a prize of your own, or you can donate $5 for a poster, or $3 for some stickers (hey - the value the winner gets is actually higher :)).

== News ==

We schedule a quizzes every week, on Fridays or Saturdays. If the quizzes become more popular, we may do them more often.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the quizzes. Currently, there is a prize for every quiz. Watch the UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter for current prizes. The generic prize are Ubuntu stickers or a poster.
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The quiz masters are the peoples that keep the quizzes running and fun. The quiz masters are the people that keep the quizzes running and fun.
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=== The Masters === === The Team ===

https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-trivia
Project founders:
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 * jenda
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=== The Guests ===
Guest quiz masters are all welcome, has long you have FreeNode registered account and follow the Code Of Conduct. Bring your questions, and enjoy!		 === The Guest Masters ===

Guest quiz masters are all welcome, has long you have FreeNode registered account and follow the Code Of Conduct. Bring your questions, and enjoy! If you tell us in advance, it will make scheduling easier. We will supply the prize.
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 * jenda  * dataw0lf
 * GazzaK
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      -- AlexandreVassalotti: I will make the quizzes' questions public, but right now I don't know how. You can browse http://peadrop.com/trivia for the first quizzes we had.
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      -- AlexandreVassalotti: This will be taken care as soon I find a place to host the bot.
 * <sacater> I want the questions to be revelant to Ubuntu, and for them to be smaller.
 * <kbrooks> I don't want too much jargony questions
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 * [1] Computer Science

Ubuntu Trivia

The Ubuntu Trivia IRC channel is a place for testing your Ubuntu brain power and having fun! We'll schedule themed quizzes to test your knowledge of your favorite operating system (Ubuntu, of course!) and keep you exercising those cranial muscles.

Each week, one of the quizmasters write a quiz. The game happens in the #ubuntu-trivia channel, on FreeNode. There is a bot for compiling the result, but it's the quizmaster that decide if an answer is good or not. The winner of the each quiz will be announced in the channel topic until a new winner is declared.

Participate

To give a quiz, contact Alexandre Vassalotti (theCore) - we will probably find you a spot. A quiz usually has 25 questions and a common theme.

To donate a prize, please contact Jenda Vancura (jenda) - your generosity is appreciated. The generic prize are Ubuntu stickers at $3, or a poster at $5 - you can donate these by donating the cash.

By winning the quiz and foregoing the prize, you donate it for the next quiz. This is especially appreciated if you are a frequent winner.

Leaderboard

Ten points are given for winning a quiz and five for giving or sponsoring a quiz.

Legend: wins are marked with a !, quizzes given with a ? and prizes with a $

Rank

Nickname

Points

!

?

$

Comments

#1

kaot

50

4

2

-

#2

mc44

30

2.5

1

1

Current Champion

#3

jrib

25

2

-

1

#3

MenZa

25

2

-

1

#3

tsmithe

25

2.5

-

1

Current Champion

#4

micahcowan

20

2

-

-

#4

rob

20

1

-

2

#5

tonyyarusso

15

1

1

-

#5

dougsko

15

1

1

-

#6

coNP

10

1.5

-

-

Current Champion

#6

ryanakca

10

1.5

-

-

Current Champion

#6

astinus

10

1

-

-

#6

dsas

10

1

-

-

#6

topyli

10

1

-

-

#6

narg

10

1

-

-

#6

jldugger

10

1

-

-

#6

neurinomass

10

1

-

-

#6

Amaranth

10

1

-

-

#7

GazzaK

5

-

1

-

#7

PFA

5

-

1

-

#7

JosefK

5

-

1

-

#7

dataw0lf

5

-

1

-

#7

juliux

5

-

-

1

#7

Terminus

5

-

1

-

Our sponsors

Date

Name

Prize Donated

Winner

Dec 8

Jenda Vančura

Poster

Robert Stoffers (rob)

Dec 15

Robert Stoffers

Poster

Lasse Havelund (MenZa)

Dec 22

Robert Stoffers

Free as in Freedom, by RMS

Lasse Havelund

Dec 29

Lasse Havelund

Poster

Alex Howells (astinus)

Jan 5

Jenda Vančura

Poster

Jason Ribeiro (jrib)

Jan 20

Jason Ribeiro

Poster

Travis Watkins (Amaranth)

Jan 26

Julius Bloch

Ubuntu 6.10 DVD Edition

Mark (mc44)

Feb 3

Jenda Vančura

Laptop Stickers

Áron Sisak (coNP)

Feb 10

Mark (mc44)

Ubuntu 6.10 DVD Edition

Toby Smithe (tsmithe)

Feb 17

Toby Smithe

Ubuntu 6.10 DVD Edition

YOU!!

To sponsor a quiz, please drop a mail to jenda@ubuntu.com . You can either send a prize of your own, or you can donate $5 for a poster, or $3 for some stickers (hey - the value the winner gets is actually higher :)).

News

We schedule a quizzes every week, on Fridays or Saturdays. If the quizzes become more popular, we may do them more often.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the quizzes. Currently, there is a prize for every quiz. Watch the UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter for current prizes. The generic prize are Ubuntu stickers or a poster.

Quiz Masters

The quiz masters are the people that keep the quizzes running and fun.

The Team

https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-trivia Project founders:

  • theCore
  • anto9us
  • jenda

The Guest Masters

Guest quiz masters are all welcome, has long you have FreeNode registered account and follow the Code Of Conduct. Bring your questions, and enjoy! If you tell us in advance, it will make scheduling easier. We will supply the prize.

  • kaot
  • PFA
  • dougsko
  • dataw0lf
  • GazzaK

Many thanks!

Rules

  1. Be a good player
  2. The game master have all the rights over the quizzes.
  3. No cheating. Cheating will defeated by the extrasensory abilities of the quizmasters.
  4. Google is your best friend.
  5. Each of the quizzes has 25 questions.

Requests For Improvement

Add suggestions here.

  • <dougsko> i like the programming algorithm questions, but i dont like it when theyre language specific

  • <anto9us> more acronyms and points should be allocated for comedy answers

  • <anto9us> programming should be classed as advanced category of question and should not dominate the quiz too much

  • PeteRyland Can the questions from previous quizzes be made available please? Or is the plan to re-use them?

  • <baconbacon> The bot needs an announce feature. We can't hang around #ubuntu-trivia all the time

  • <sacater> I want the questions to be revelant to Ubuntu, and for them to be smaller.

  • <kbrooks> I don't want too much jargony questions

Topic Suggestions

Got a topic idea? Add it here, or vote for it.

  • [1] Ubuntu
  • [1] Programming
  • [2] Hacker Culture
  • [2] Unix Administration
  • [1] Computer Science

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