Friday, April 06, 2007

Timepass Trivia

1) Mohammed Ali Jinnah's grand son owns one of the largest textile group in india. Name that textile group?
Answer : Bombay Dyeing

2) Who is the author of 'Jungle Book' ?
Answer : Rudyard Kipling

3) Who is known as Father of java?
Answer : James Gosling

4) A small riddle. There is a bridge which can withstand a weight of 120KG. An apple vendor 'A' who weighs 60 KG wants to cross the bridge along with his apple basket which weighs 10 KG. At the same time another vendor 'B' whose weight is 50 KG tries to cross the bridge with an apple basket of same weight, size, quality, number of apples as that of vendor 'A'. They want to cross the bridge at the same time. How will they achieve that?
Answer : Ask both men to leave their apple basket behind, cross the bridge, pick the other basket(since both basket are of same weight, size, quality, number of apples)

5) 'He can act like me but I can't act like him.' Who said this?
Answer : Marlon Brando on Sivaji Ganesan.

6) Find the missing one(s) from the following series.
Prudential Insurance Company, Prudential Insurance Company, Prudential Insurance Company, Reliance company, ___, Wills, ___, ___
Answer : Benson and Hedges, ICC, ICC

7) White bird releases have been documented since the beginning of time for all occasions and ceremonies as a symbol of freedom, love, and peace.Whose idea is that?
Answer : Renowned painter Picasso

8 ) What does 'Ikabana' means?
Answer : Japanese flower arrangement

9) What is HP's version of java known as?
Answer : Chai (Java means a kind of coffee. So HP called their version as CHAI which means Tea)

10)What is the unit for measuring movements of the mouse on the computer screen?
Answer : Mickeys

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