NDTV Croma Tech Grandmasters quiz episode 33

(TF)(Super Mario)Super Mario Bros. Was the first video game to be made into a full -length Hollywood movie.
Ans. True

(TF)(Hotmail)Hotmail was sold to Google in 1996.
Ans. False

(TF)(Britannica)From 2012, Encyclopedia Britannica will only publish online versions of its 32-volume encyclopedia.
Ans. True

(TF)(Twitter)Twillionaires are users of Twitter with a million or more followers.
Ans. True

(TF)(GIGO)In computer parlance, the term GIGO originated from “ Generic interface Generating Output”.
Ans. False

(TF)(Superman)Superman was born on the planet Krypton.
Ans. True

(TF)(Lightbulb)Saint – Gobain manufacture the first bulb-shaped glass encasement for Thomas Edison’s incandescent bulb.
Ans. False

(TF)(Wheel)The London Eye located on the south bank of the River Thames is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe.
Ans. True

(Direct)(Landmarks)The international Lunar Geographic Society has named a crater on the moon after which Bollywood actor in 2009?
Ans. SHARUKH KHAN

(Direct)(Entertainment)This is a still from which 1984 film?
Ans. GHOSTBUSTERS

(Direct)(Mixed bag)Which company sponsors the Seattle Sounders team in Major League soccer?
Ans. MICROSOFT

(Direct)(Gadgets)This video demonstrates the working mechanism of which device?
Ans. HARD DISK DRIVE

(Direct)(Gaming)Identify this game.
Ans. MAX PAYNE 3

(Direct)(Personalities)Which personality appeared alongside Steve Jobs on this Fortune magazine cover?
Ans. BILL GATES

(Direct)(Innovations)What software utility tool did Eugene Roshal create in 1993 to easily archive data?
Ans. WINRAR

(Direct)(Companies)Which company manufactures these playing cards?
Ans. NINTENDO

(Direct)(WWW)Which domain name did Garfield.com sell to Google in 2004?
Ans. GMAIL.COM

(Buzzer)()Which IT giant has a corporate initiative focused on sustainable development named ‘Smarter planet’?
Ans. IBM

(Buzzer)()Which invention by Willis Carrier made summer comfortable?
Ans. AIRCONDITIONER

(Buzzer)()Identify this personality.
Ans. NANDAN NILEKANI

(Buzzer)()A layer of which gas in the atmosphere saves us from the sun’s harmful UV-rays?
Ans. OZONE LAYER