general knowledge Online Quiz - 4001

Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT Media Lab, wrote 'Being Digital' (1995), predicting the digital revolution. Sidney Sheldon wrote novels, Shakespeare wrote plays, and J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter.

Linus Torvalds created the Linux kernel in 1991 while a university student in Finland. John Travolta is an actor, Sidde Gowda is not a notable figure in computing, and Elton John is a musician.

SUN is commonly believed to stand for Stanford University Network, reflecting its origins at Stanford University (though the official company name was Sun Microsystems). The other options are fabricated expansions.

Steve Jobs (spelled as 'Steven Jobs' in the option) purchased Pixar in 1986 and owned it until Disney acquired it in 2006. Spielberg and Michaelski are filmmakers, and Shaun Tait is a cricketer.

This is a Tamil film song completion question. The lyric "aadum vaazhkai oonjalile jodi kiliyena vaazhvome" is from the song "kannin karumaniye" - a classic Tamil film song. Option C correctly identifies the song title.

SpiceJet's tagline is "Flying for everyone" reflecting their positioning as an affordable, accessible airline for Indian travelers. The claimed correct answer C matches this verified tagline.

This is a Tamil film song lyric completion. The line "nee kallil alla penne, kaniyaale seidha sirpam" is from the song "nee paarkindraai" - a Tamil film song. Option A correctly completes the lyric.

Jet Airways' tagline was "The Joy of Flying" emphasizing the pleasure and comfort of air travel. This was their main brand positioning during their operational years (1993-2019). Option A correctly identifies this tagline.

Project Natal was the codename for Microsoft's controller-free gaming system using motion-sensing camera technology, later officially launched as Xbox Kinect (2010). It allowed users to play games using body movements and voice commands without physical controllers.

Air Deccan's tagline was 'SIMPLYFLY DECCAN' - this was their marketing positioning as a low-cost airline. Option A is generic, C and D are not their actual taglines.

Katrina Kaif was the Brand Ambassador for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Dr. Vijay Mallaya was the team owner, Preity Zinta was for Kings XI Punjab, and Anil Kumble was a player/coach.

Shilpa Shetty was the Brand Ambassador for Rajasthan Royals (along with being co-owner with Raj Kundra). Shamita Shetty is her sister, Shane Warne was their captain, and Raj Kundra was co-owner.

Akshay Kumar served as the brand ambassador for Delhi Daredevils IPL team. Virender Sehwag was a player for the franchise, Shah Rukh Khan owns Kolkata Knight Riders, and Akshaye Khanna has no connection to the team.