NDTV Croma Tech Grandmaster quiz episode 4

(TF)(2G/3G)The ‘G’ in 2G or 3G technology stands for Grid
Ans. False
More Info: G’ stands for Generation

(TF)(Xerox)Xerox is an actual word in the Oxford English Dictionary
Ans. True

(TF)(WWW)The first web browser was called WorldWideWeb
Ans. True

(TF)(North Korea)The North Korean government has a Twitter account under the name ‘uriminzok’
Ans. True

(TF)(Sanyo)Sanyo means ‘three oceans’ in Japanese
Ans. True

(TF)(Exit Pops)Exit pops are a form of internet advertising
Ans. True

(TF)(Opera)Opera is the name of a web browser developed by Norway Software
Ans. False

(TF)(Facebook)The number of videos watched on Facebook is higher than that on Youtube
Ans. False

(Direct)(Landmark)What began as a CERN project called ENQUIRE?
Ans. THE WORLD WIDE WEB

(Direct)(Personalities)Which company’s CEO was TIME Magazine’s ‘Man of the Year’ in 1997 as his company’s products had “changed the world”?
Ans. INTEL

(Direct)(Mixed Bag)What incredibly popular device made its debut in 1999 as a two-way pager called the _____850?
Ans. BLACKBERRY

(Direct)(Gadgets)Identify this product from Sony, released before the Amazon Kindle.
Ans. READER

(Direct)(Wheels)Which company was the Official Automotive Partner for the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups?
Ans. HYUNDAI

(Buzzer)()Which 2010 film’s title speaks about virtual world and stealing assets from others?
Ans. INCEPTION

(Buzzer)()The Nexus One, formerly Google’s flagship smartphone, was manufactured by which Taiwanese company?
Ans. HTC

(Buzzer)()In 1997, when Michael Dell was asked what he would do if he owned Apple, what was his reply?
Ans. “I WOULD SHUT IT DOWN AND GIVE THE MONEY BACK TO THE SHARE HOLDERS”

(Buzzer)()What East Asian nation set up a video game addiction hotline in 2006?
Ans. SOUTH KOREA

(Buzzer)()In a then-historic merger, which company bought out Time Warner to create the world’s biggest media company in 2000?
Ans. AOL