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The Odisha Quiz Association presents the 4th Edition of Quizzicus Indica on Sept 4th, ie, this Sunday. Separate quizzes for schools and open teams. Make sure you book your tickets to Bhubaneswar. Big cash prizes at stake.

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X is a granite monolith in the Yosemite National Park USA. It measures just over 900m and is considered one of the toughest challenges for 'Big Wall Climbing'. It is synonymous with ardous tasks and even got referenced in Star Trek when Captain Kirk tries to climb the rock and fails eventually to be saved by spock.
What is X and how does it relate to the world of tech?(recent)

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Whose Display picture is this and what is it a reference to?

The new Macbook and Chromebook pixel sport a new change in usb standards, switching from the normal type usb-type-b to usb-type-c. It has many benefits over it's predecessors like faster transfer rates and better charging. It also supports Displayport HDMI and VGA hence essentially rendering specialized ports in laptops useless.
It however has also solved a small but infuriating problem which had troubled computer users since usb's inception. It is often joked as something people have to "try 3 times to get it right". What is the problem being talked about here?

The movie Legend of Bagger Vance is based on the 1995 book of the same title by Steven Pressfield, which in turn is roughly based on X. The characters “R. Junuh” played by Matt Damon and Bagger Vance played by Will Smith were also named after the characters/role in X. Plot of the movie is a down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddie.

X please.

An action. A quote by a famous scientist.
A 'wisely metaphor' for those frequenting a certain 'mecca of knowledge'. What is the 'mecca' being referred to?

There were many problems faced by this new formation; but the one in question is thought to be one of the more unseen ones. Although Sapthagiri was supposed to handle the combined demands of the old and the new, protests led to the establishment of a new full time one at Vijaywada. Although it would cost somewhere in the region of Rs 17-20 crores and employ an additional 100 engineers and production team, there was no much choice left anyway.

What problem? What formation?

The damage caused to buildings by the powerful gusty South Texas winds in a city called Corpus Christi actually kindled an innovative thought in the minds of Lew Hewitt and Dee Horton in 1954. What did they invent?

In addition to being the tallest and largest indoor staircase mural, covering approximately 5,000 sq. ft. of facade space and 10,000 sq. ft. of total painted surface, the work is also quite unique in its methodology of construction. The artist allowed the 3500 employees at the site but at the end, he worked solo all through the day, live in front of the employees and almost as many visitors at the site. (All resulting from the commissioner just wanting a ‘staircase artwork’ at their headquarters).

Titled ‘Tree of Life’, name the artist, listed by Financial Times among the top ten contemporary Indian artists, whose works would fetch good returns and the company that commissioned it.

Among the businesses this recently deceased person owned were Zapata Corporation (founded by George H Bush), and the First Allied Corporation (founded by him in 1984). He unsuccessfully tried to takeover Harley Davidson and Formica, where his company still has minor investments.

Who? And what is his most famous owned “company" ?