OlpcMAP/Trivia Contest: Difference between revisions

From OLPC
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
Line 13: Line 13:
# CA (Canada) has 9 of 13 provinces/territories larger than that other overpopulated CA (California). How many of these 9 have OLPC Canada deployments on tap?
# CA (Canada) has 9 of 13 provinces/territories larger than that other overpopulated CA (California). How many of these 9 have OLPC Canada deployments on tap?
# What country worldwide has the highest number of OLPC/Sugar volunteers per capita?
# What country worldwide has the highest number of OLPC/Sugar volunteers per capita?
# How many color combinations do the children on the back XO laptop come in?
# How many color combinations do the children on the back of XO laptops come in?
# What is the name of the Sea in which the VVV Vietnam XO pilot is located, on Vietnamese maps and on international maps, and why is it different?
# What is the name of the Sea in which the VVV Vietnam XO pilot is located, on Vietnamese maps and on international maps, and why is it different?
# Roughly what percentage of Haitian primary schools are public? (in contrast to private/community/parochial schools)
# Roughly what percentage of Haitian primary schools are public? (in contrast to private/community/parochial schools)

Revision as of 01:08, 28 December 2010

OLPC/SUGAR DEPLOYMENT TRIVIA CONTEST!

Responses must then be received at <contest@olpcMAP.net> by Wedn 7:00 PM Boston Time to win our Grand Prize! (Several Awards for strongest in-person and remote answers then, Dec 29th 2010!)

  1. What clever lobbying technique succeeded in greatly expanding the OLPC project in Paraguay?
  2. What village near Haiti's earthquake epicenter has the highest concentration of XO laptops?
  3. What unexpected language do XOs use right by the source of the Nile, and what is the name of the country? Hint: the "world's youngest King" who lives nearby :)
  4. Which deployment piloted a device relevant to children's health as they use the XO, that might even address children's health needs in the United States -- and what is that green device?
  5. What town in Austria has a deployment supported by the national government?
  6. What language do Mongolia's XOs use?
  7. What state in Mexico is home to a new OLPC deployment that began in 2010?
  8. CA (Canada) has 9 of 13 provinces/territories larger than that other overpopulated CA (California). How many of these 9 have OLPC Canada deployments on tap?
  9. What country worldwide has the highest number of OLPC/Sugar volunteers per capita?
  10. How many color combinations do the children on the back of XO laptops come in?
  11. What is the name of the Sea in which the VVV Vietnam XO pilot is located, on Vietnamese maps and on international maps, and why is it different?
  12. Roughly what percentage of Haitian primary schools are public? (in contrast to private/community/parochial schools)
  13. What OLPC volunteer takes the ICT4D globe-trotting game so seriously she was once kidnapped?!
  14. Who said "Eight Mongolian schools with 1600+ laptops were added to olpcMAP.net! Now I just wish I understood Mongolian!"
  15. Where Olympic city has the world's most northerly grown tea (not including greenhouse tea), as well as palm trees, and is the home town of olpc's most book-obsessed volunteer?
  16. How many small deployments are currently active in Thailand?
  17. What Activity was recently used by a child in Thailand to make a Sushi game, in the Ban Kayeng Hill Tribe in Chiang Ria?
  18. How was the deployment leader at Kenya Ntugi's School thoughtfully compensated?
  19. About how many countries are represented on OLPC's Support Gang?
  20. Which island worldwide has the largest number of XOs?