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The Google Quiz

The questions are a li'l skewed though.

1.Identify the cartoonist whose comic strip has this character in the Google Doodle(sitter)


2.Give the keyword that was keyed in to get this Google Trend.
(Big Fat Hint:Literal meaning of the name "One who confronts")



3. When ____ was a Stanford research project, it was nicknamed BackRub because the technology checks back links to determine a site's importance. Identify it?

4. Name the famous personalities.


5. Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan, co-founded X, the company behind Y. Z acquired X in February 2003.Name X,Y,Z.

6. --------- is the challenging pursuit of searching the popular search engine with a two-word or more search argument that will produce exactly (no less and no more than) one result. That is, only one Web page in the world (at least as indexed by the search engine) will happen to have the combination of words you've entered in the search box. What am I referring to?

7. Name this place which is viewed from Google Earth(Think Federer)




8.Name the search engine which gives specific results generated by search engines X,Y.Name X,Y and the amalgamated search engine.

9.While working with Affinity Systems, X developed InCircle, intended to be used by University Alumni groups. X then moved to Y, another famous organization and developed Z, something that made his name world-famous. Name X, Y, Z.

10.Google was listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol ------

11.Google's ranking mechanism --------- was granted patent on Sep 4 2001.

12. Identify the Advertiser



13. US Government, Apple,BSD, Linux,Macintosh and Microsoft.These have a specific connection.Name the connection.

14.Name the occasion when this Google logo was released.


All the questions have a theme.Name it.

Comments

Unknown said…
I guess i know some...

1. Dilbert
3. Google Search
4. They are google founders.. Larry page and other guy some Sean something forgot the name
7. Google HQ
12. Google

Am doubtful abt 7 but a chance
Dainty Damsel said…
Kesavan:1.Need Cartoonist's name.
3 points.
Bang on!
Danny said…
Hi. Cool quiz..! But make sure people mail you the answers, instead of commenting it.
murali_emani said…
2. saddam
3. google
4. Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
5. Pyra Labs, Blogger.com
7. Google office, switzerland
10. GOOG
11. PAge rank
12. Google
13. Special searches by google (search in individual groups)
14. Louis Braille bday
Serendipity said…
need another week:D less net access these days:(

And can u give some mail id so that we send u the answers instead of posting them here :D
Harish said…
1. Dilbert
4. Larry Paige and Sergy Brian
7. Wimbeldon?
12. Google
14. Something related to Braille.
Gangadhar said…
Vaishu,most of the answers i know are answered already..hehe
And i'll look forward to the exact answers from your side. :)
I'm seeing the favicon you placed,right now.

--Gangadhar
http://ganga.wordpress.com
Dainty Damsel said…
sure Ganga.Waiting for Harini's answers.

Thanks Murali,Harish,Danny and Ganga for visiting.

Test comment(comment sec is irking me these days)
3.google search
4. Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
5.google
blogger
7.wimbeldon
9.orkut
11.Page first ranking
Dainty Damsel said…
Here is the complete list of answers.

1.Scott Adams creator of Dilbert

http://www.google.com/dilbert.html

2.Saddam Hussain

3.Google

4.Larry Page and Sergery Brin

5.Blogger.com,Pyra Labs and Google

6.Googlewacking

7.Center court of Wimbeldon

8.GahooYoogle

9.OrkutBuyukkokten,Google,Orkut.com

10 GOOG

11.Page Ranking

12.Google

13.Google special search

14.Holiday logo in memory of Louis Braille

Theme Google

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