I'd have thought that it's more likely a parody of the now quite dated Hacker Test (itself inspired by purity tests) that was making the rounds on Usenet in the

I'd have thought that it's more likely a parody of the now quite dated Hacker Test (itself inspired by purity tests) that was making the rounds on Usenet in the late-'80 and '90s: http://www.mit.edu/people/nathanw/tests/hacker http://www.mit.edu/people/nathanw/tests/hacker