NDTV Croma Tech Grandmasters quiz episode 20

(TF)(Zippo)A zippo lighter was used as a musical instrument in the song ‘It’s probably me’, sung by Sting featuring Eric Clapton
Ans. True

(TF)(Voice)Google Voice is based on an earlier service called Good Voice
Ans. False
More Info: Grand central

(TF)(Kalinga prize)Kalinga Prize for the popularization of Science is given by the Government of Orissa
Ans. False
More Info: Given by UNESCO

(TF)(Cinemascope)Guru Dutt’s ‘Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam’ was the first Indian cinemascope film
Ans. False
More Info: Khagaz ke phool

(TF)(OXO)The first computer game to use a digital graphical display was called OXO
Ans. True

(TF)(VideoTape)Video tape recording was co-invented by Ray Dolby while working at Ampex in 1956
Ans. True

(Direct)(Entertainment)Which Indian band recorded a song called ‘Superhero’ for Indian employees of Microsoft?
Ans. PARIKRAMA

(Direct)(RIP)Which German company was sold by Robert Bosch to Aurelius AG in March 2009?
Ans. BLAUPUNKT

(Direct)(Wheels)Who is the only Formula 1 world champion to win the title in a car that he himself designed?
Ans. JACK BRABHAM

(Direct)(Personalities)st.Isidore of Seville wrote an index of 1000 manuscripts in the 6th and 7th century In 2006, he was rewarded for that work by being christened as the patron saint of what?
Ans. INTERNET

(Direct)(Gadgets)Kodak pulse is a touchscreen digital version of what common photographic accessory?
Ans. PHOTO FRAME

(Direct)(Innovations)Which branch of science was conceptualized as a result of lectures delivered by Richard Feynman on Dec 29, 1959 at Caltech?
Ans. NANOTECHNOLOGY

(Direct)(Terminologies)Which annual entertainment honour derives its name from the image orthicon tubes used in early television cameras?
Ans. EMMY AWARDS

(Direct)(Gaming)Which video gaming company was started by Kagemasa Kozuki in Japan as a Jukebox rental and repair business in Osaka, Japan?
Ans. KONAMI

(Buzzer)()At which company did David and Jerry use workstations named Akebono and Konishiki?
Ans. YAHOO!

(Buzzer)()What is the developer conference at Twitter called?
Ans. CHIRP

(Buzzer)()What was formed when Marconi, General Electric ,British Thomson-Houston and three other companies came together in 1922?
Ans. BBC

(Buzzer)()The acceptance speech for which awards must be delivered in 5 words or less?
Ans. WEBBY AWARDS

(Buzzer)()As a student of MIT in the 1950s , he purchased a high end stereo system but was disappointed with its performance. Later , in 1964, he founded a company to deliver better sound. Who is he?
Ans. AMAR BOSE

()()Which handy tool for storing data has recently been incorporated into Victorinox Swiss Army Knife range called flash?
Ans. USB DRIVE

(Buzzer)()Which software from Autodesk shares its name with the Sanskrit word for ‘Illusion’?
Ans. MAYA

(Buzzer)()Which news agency was born when its founder saw an opportunity to speed up news service between Brussels and Berlin by using homing pigeons?
Ans. REUTERS

(Buzzer)()Normally portrayed by Desmond Liewelyn, which character did John Cleese portray in the film ‘Die Another Day’?
Ans. Q

(Buzzer)()Which company was named after a Yoga position, because of the founder’s fondness for Transcendental Meditation?
Ans. LOTUS

(Buzzer)()Which user-friendly technology is Tegic Communications known to have developed?
Ans. T9