Quiz #1

I'm surprised that there's not a single quiz on my blog. So here goes. Plus, wrt my quiz, its a taste of things to come...

(1) What is Vexillology?

(2) While working with Affinity Systems, X developed InCircle, intended to be used by University Alumni groups. X then moved to Y, another famous organization and developed Z, something that made his name world-famous. Find X, Y, Z.

(3) He was born on June 8, 1955. While at Oxford, he was caught hacking and was banned from using any University Computer. He worked at Plessey Telecommunications Limited in 1976 as a programmer and in 1978, he worked at D.G. Nash Limited where he wrote typesetting software and an operating system. Who?

(4) Which rock band, who came out with arguably the most popular song of 2005 which recieved almost no radio or tv air-play, consists of Skip, Abeer, Anas, Aneel and Raheel?

(5) "Powered by Intellect, Driven By Values". Name the company.

(6) Which company label was founded by Sam Houser, Terry Donovan, Dan Houser, Jamie King and Gary Foreman. They’re a famous name right from car-jackers to high-school bullies.

(8) Which technology's name derives from the cognomen (i.e. nickname) of 10th-century Danish king Harald Gormson, famed for his diplomacy between warring parties?

(9) Founded in 1865 as a wood pulp mill. After being acquired with a rubber and cables company, it got its current name in 1967. Which company?

(10) Who contributed a short story to the March 1960 edition of Playboy?

(11) Connect:
1. Lake Washington
2. Jennifer Katherine
3. Anthony Michael Hall

(12) Based in Autin, Texas; under President Joe Liemandt, this company recently acquired Artemis International Solutions Corp. Name the company.

(13) Which awesome website was developed by Jonathan Huang and Euniana?

(14) Zero Wing is a famous 1980s Japanese arcade game. However, it has recently achieved cult status for a reason that has little to do with it's actual gameplay. What is this reason?

(15) The Departed is a Hollywood adaptation of which popular Hong Kong movie?

(16) Founded in 1895 by Joseph William Foster, this sports brand got its current name in 1960 when two of the founder's grandsons found this word in a dictionary. They made the running shoes worn by British athletes Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell (of Chariots of Fire fame). Who?

(17) In ‘The Simpsons’, which Oscar-nominated, Emmy and Tony award-winning actress voices the character of Mona Simpson?

(18) He started his career as a forward for Queen’s Park at the age of 16 but started playing as a professional only at the age of 23 for Dunfermline. In 1967, he joined Rangers for £65,000, then a record fee for a transfer between two Scottish clubs. He is one of the most influential figures in footballing history. Who?