Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC1/quiz

Featured articles
Which of the following are featured articles?
 * Battle of Jutland
 * Millard Filmore
 * Apollo 13
 * Schizophrenia
 * Grateful Dead
 * Star Trek
 * Tasmania
 * Jonathan Wild
 * Action potential
 * International Rescue Committee

Which of the above has been featured on the main page? ______________

What is today’s featured article? ______________

Other wikipedians
Match the Wikipedian with his/her Committee (1 pt each)


 * Harmonious editing club
 * Department of Fun
 * Mediation committee
 * Wikimedia board
 * Association of Members' Advocates


 * Tim Shell
 * Alex S
 * Larsie
 * 172
 * llywrch

Match the user to his/her real name (1 pt each)
 * Ray Saintonge
 * Phil Sandifer
 * Robin Shannon
 * Martin Harper
 * Lee Pilich


 * Camembert
 * Eclecticology
 * Snowspinner
 * MyRedDice
 * The bellman

Could you identify another wikipedian if you saw him on the street? Given a picture of a Wikipedia, match the letter to his/her username. (1 pt each)




 * Grunt ____
 * Moink ____
 * Hyacinth ____
 * Nohat ____
 * Arpingstone ____
 * Slowking Man ____

Wikipedia quotes
Given a quote, identify the Wikipedia user who said it (3 pts each)


 * "Beep! Beep! Here comes the banmobile" ___________


 * "All sysops can communicate with each other using a back channel consisting of an unrelated web page and encrypted, predefined signals." ___________


 * "IRC is where good intentions go to die" ___________


 * "Keep. Templates don't kill people, Cabalists kill people." ___________


 * "Ah yes, Wikipedia, harnessing the power of insomniacs the world over" ___________

Wikipedia history and goings-on
(1 pt) Wikipedia was started to completement this now-defunct encyclopedia project. ____________

(2 pts per answer) In August, the English Wikipedia had an election to fill two open spots on the arbitration committee. They elected Raul654 and Jwrosenzweig. Name both of the users whose seats were being filled and the person who came in third to Raul654 and Jwrosenzweig.


 * Seat 1:  ____________
 * Seat 2:  ____________
 * Third in election: ____________

(1 pt per answer) After English, what are the next 5 largest Wikipedias?
 * 1) ____________
 * 2) ____________
 * 3) ____________
 * 4) ____________
 * 5) ____________

As of this writing (Friday, December 10, 2004) how many administrators does the english Wikipedia have? ________ (3 pts if within 5, 2 points if within 20, and 1 pt if within 50)