(TF)(Google)Google was previously called ‘Footrub’.
Ans. False
More Info: Backrub
(TF)(VCDs)VCDs conform to a technical standard known as the White book.
Ans. True
More Info: White book released in 1993 by sony,philips,JVC and few other companies.
(TF)(Flickr)Flickr is an image sharing service owned by Yahoo!.
Ans. True
(TF)(Bill Gates)Bill Gates studied at the Massachusetts institute of technology.
Ans. False
More Info: He studied at harvard university (drop out)
(TF)(Flight simulator)Flight simulator is a video game series published by Electronic Arts
Ans. False
(TF)(Albert Einstein)Albert Einstein was selected as Time magazine’s ‘Man of the year’ for 1905 for his path-breaking work in physics
Ans. False
(TF)(Chess)The first reigning chess world champion to lose a game to a computer was Anatoly Karpov
Ans. False
More Info: Garry Kasparov
(DIRECT)(Terminologies)Which company is named after the German word for ‘Blue point’?
Ans. BLAUPUNKT
More Info: In German ,Blau is blue and Punkt is point. If a product is perfect in testing they mark it with blue.
(DIRECT)(RIP)Launched in 2003, but now discontinued,which unique gadget combines a cell phone and a portable gaming device?
Ans. NOKIA N-Gage
(DIRECT)(Mixed bag)In 2009,which hollywood actor challenged CNN on who would reach the 1 million follower mark on twitter first?
Ans. ASHTON KUTCHER
(DIRECT)(Personalities)Which British scientist, now a knight commander, and a professor at MIT,is often referred to us the ‘Father of the Internet’?
Ans. TIM BERNERS LEE
More Info: Very unassuming man , people say he literally owned the internet but he never filed a single patent
(DIRECT)(Landmarks)HCL technologies has teamed with Boeing for the 787 series of aircraft, which is also known by what other name?
Ans. DREAMLINER
(BUZZER)(Wheels)Complete this song by Janis joplin with a name of a car : “oh lord , won’t you buy me a _____________ ____?
Ans. MERCEDES BENZ
(BUZZER)(Companies)Which japanese electronics giant was named after a mechanical pencil that they developed in 1916, titled “The ever ___________ pencil”?
Ans. SHARP
(BUZZER)(Innovations)This technology was developed by Paul Hawkins and David sherry and is now used in many sports including cricket to track ball tragectory what are we talking about?
Ans. HAWK EYE
(BUZZER)()Which Indian telecom giant recently unveiled this as their new logo?
Ans. AIRTEL
(BUZZER)()In the Film ‘Forrest Gump’, Lt. Dane ends up investing Forrest Gump’s money in which ‘fruit company’?
Ans. APPLE (Computers)
(BUZZER)()Identify this person.
Ans. NANDAN NILEKENI
(BUZZER)()For which 2010 event was this game released?
Ans. FIFA WORLD CUP
