Technologies and Internet
Where is the headquarters of Microsoft office located?
California, Silicon Valley
In this city, the mayor loves to run with citizens on the embankment every Saturday. This city used to try to establish its own money in the end of the XX century
Ekaterinburg
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
Forrest Gump
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Hat
According to one popular superstition, Czech girls are supposed to throw a shoe at Christmas. It’s a tradition to toss a shoe over your shoulder with your back to the door. Why do they do it and what it means, if the shoe lands pointing at the door?
They want to know the future, they will get married
How is Yandex connected with scooters?
One of the Yandex’s offices in Moscow was in Samokatnaya street ("samokat" is a “scooter” in English)
Here people use English as a second official language and love certain animals
Deli
You must be the change you wish to see in the world
Mahatma Ghandi
2
Bra
La Tomatina is a greatest festival in Spain that takes place every last Wednesday of August. Thousands of people come there to fight with each other for an hour and leave all covered in red substance. What is the main weapon at the festival?
Tomatoes
Why are passengers asked to switch off all electronic devices before takeoff and landing?
In 1991 pilots noticed some anomalies in airplane equipment, but they weren't sure which device had caused them. So they just started to ask passangers to turn off all their gadgets.
The name of the city translates from its country’s language as “the capital city”. Here technologies are very advanced
Seul
If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out.
Stephen Hawking
3
Yoga Center
What fast food is traditionally eaten in China at Christmas after a marketing campaign ‘Kentucky for Christmas!’ was launched there?
KFC Chicken
What does G stand for in 2G, 3G, and so on? How many Gs are there today?
G = Generation. There are 4 Gs now. The 5th will be out approximately in 2020.
The name of the city sounds the same in Russian and English, but spelled differently
Tallinn
Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.
Marilyn Monroe
4
Nescafe
According to an old wedding tradition in Italy, the bride shouldn’t see herself on her wedding day. If she does want to look in a mirror she’ll need to remove an accessory to bring a good luck. What accessory is it?
An earring, a shoe or a glove
When was the first email sent over the internet?
1971
One should go to this city only when they’ve got money to spend. What happens there stays there.
Las Vegas
No woman in my time will ever be Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
5
Every year, before the President of the United States can sit down and fully enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with his family, he must first go through the old and strange tradition of "pardoning". Who does the President pardon?
Turkey