Office Social Challenge

Tech Basics

1. 100 The keyboard shortcut commonly used to copy on Windows Response: Ctrl+C Copy the result to the clipboard using the Windows shortcut Ctrl+C. Source: Wikipedia, “AutoIt”
2. 200 The letters in PDF stand for this Response: Portable Document Format Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1993 used to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Source: Wikipedia, “PDF”
3. 300 A secret string used to confirm a user's identity Response: A password A password, sometimes called a passcode, is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity. Source: Wikipedia, “Password”
4. 400 A clickable reference that opens another location online Response: A hyperlink Hyperlink is embedded into a text or an image and takes visitors to another part of a web page. Source: Wikipedia, “Hyperlink”
5. 500 The small picture used to represent an app or file Response: An icon In computing, an icon is a graphic symbol displayed on a computer screen in order to help the user navigate a computer system. Source: Wikipedia, “Icon (computing)”

Office Objects

1. 100 The tool used to fasten sheets with a bent metal wire Response: A stapler A stapler is a mechanical device that joins pages of paper or similar material together by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding the ends. Source: Wikipedia, “Stapler”
2. 200 A board designed for erasable marker writing Response: A whiteboard A whiteboard (also known as marker board, dry-erase board, dry-wipe board, and pen-board) is a glossy, usually white surface for making non-permanent markings. Source: Wikipedia, “Whiteboard”
3. 300 A small adhesive square used for temporary notes Response: A sticky note A Post-it note (or sticky note) is a small piece of paper with a re-adherable strip of glue on its back, made for temporarily attaching notes to documents and other surfaces. Source: Wikipedia, “Post-it note”
4. 400 A device that turns digital documents into paper copies Response: A printer A printer is a peripheral machine which makes a durable representation of graphics or text, usually on paper. Source: Wikipedia, “Printer (computing)”
5. 500 A clip with two wire handles used to hold a stack of paper Response: A binder clip A binder clip (also known as a foldback clip, paper clamp, banker's clip, foldover clip, bobby clip, or clasp) is a simple device for binding sheets of paper together. Source: Wikipedia, “Binder clip”

Wordplay

1. 100 A word that reads the same forward and backward Response: A palindrome A palindrome is a word, sentence, or number that reads the same from left to right as from right to left. Source: Simple English Wikipedia, “Palindrome”
2. 200 The word formed by rearranging the letters of another word Response: An anagram An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once. Source: Wikipedia, “Anagram”
3. 300 A shortened form made from initial letters and pronounced as a word Response: An acronym In the narrow sense, an acronym is a sequence of letters (representing the initial letters of words in a phrase) when pronounced together as a single word, like NASA, NATO, or laser. Source: Wikipedia, “Acronym”
4. 400 A word that sounds like another but has a different meaning Response: A homophone Homophones are words that sound the same as another word but have a different meaning, and often a different spelling. Source: Simple English Wikipedia, “Homophone”
5. 500 A familiar phrase whose meaning is not literal Response: An idiom An idiom is a phrase or expression that largely or exclusively carries a figurative or non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense. Source: Wikipedia, “Idiom”

Quick Numbers

1. 100 15 percent of 200 Response: 30 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
2. 200 The next prime number after 11 Response: 13 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
3. 300 The number of minutes in 2.5 hours Response: 150 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
4. 400 The average of 4, 6, and 8 Response: 6 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
5. 500 The square root of 144 Response: 12 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.

Around the World

1. 100 The capital of Japan Response: Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan. Source: Wikipedia, “Tokyo”
2. 200 The river that flows through Paris Response: The Seine There are 37 bridges in Paris across the Seine (the most famous of which are the Pont Alexandre III and the Pont Neuf) and dozens more outside the city. Source: Wikipedia, “Seine”
3. 300 The capital city of Australia Response: Canberra Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory and is the territory's primate city. Source: Wikipedia, “Australian Capital Territory”
4. 400 The country containing the city of Reykjavík Response: Iceland Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. Source: Wikipedia, “Reykjavík”
5. 500 The currency used by most European Union countries Response: The euro The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 21 of the 27 member states of the European Union. Source: Wikipedia, “Euro”

Final round: Fast Facts

This planet is the largest in our solar system. Response: Jupiter Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System. Source: Wikipedia, “Jupiter”