Friday, April 9, 2010

Quiz of the day - 9th April 2010

Q.1) This was one of the biggest April fool pranks in recent years. This pic was posted on the organization's website. Identify the organization that has supposedly been acquired by the Walt Disney company...



Q.2) Identify this organization that came into the news recently due to a controversial video released by them.



Q.3) Identify this device which was first patented in 1879. (Modern day versions of this device look totally different!!although the essential components are similar...)




Q.4) Blue origin (logo in pic) is one of the few companies that have ventured into the business of commercial space travel. Which business tycoon is the owner of this venture?



Q.5) This painting titled, "Awaiting the reply" depicts which iconic event that involved two relatively unknown locations : Follhummerum Bay in Ireland and the Newfoundland village of Heart's Content in North America?




Q.6) In a recent interview, X remarked : “I was right out of college, spending a summer at home. I had an Apple II, so I took my brother out into the parking lot of our old high school and made him run, jump and climb, and that video was the basis for Y.”

Identify X and Y.


4 comments:

Mridul said...

1. MIT
2.
3. The first Telephone patent.
4. Jeff Bezos!
5.
6. Y: Prince of Persia and X is therefore the maker of Prince of Persia

Mridul said...

2. Its WikiLeaks. (Saw the video)

Hawk said...

1. MIT
2. WikiLeaks
3.
4. Jeff Bezos
5.
6.

Arkantos said...

Nice attempts :)

Here are the answers...

1. MIT (great answer!)
2. Wiki-leaks
3. This was the first ever Cash Register!! The dial keeps track of the money involved in the transactions...

4. Jeff Bezos
5. The first ever telegram sent across the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable

6. X= Jordan Mechner
Y= Prince of Persia