Google Names
What word does the name "Google" come from?
googol
A googol is a 1 with 100 zeroes behind it! It was picked to signify that the search engine was intended to provide large quantities of information.
Outside of the US what is Google's largest office?
Dublin!
Which of these popular YouTube clips has the most views?
A. Uptown Funk
B. Baby Shark Dance
C. David After Dentist
A. Uptown Funk (4.5B+)
B. Baby Shark Dance (10B+) (CORRECT)***
C. David After Dentist (141M)
Name one of the PLV Baristas!
Oscar, Mandy, Jose, Ashley
Major Android releases are named after sweet desert treats.
Name 1 of the 7 major releases of Android that follow this naming scheme.
1.5 - Cupcake
1.6 - Donut
2.0 / 2.1 - Eclair
2.2 - Froyo
2.3 - Gingerbread
3.0 - Honeycomb
4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich
What does the name "MOMA" come from?
San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art.
It is named after Google's old main intranet file server, which itself was named after San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art, as all linux servers at the time were named after city landmarks.
What was Google's first international office?
Tokyo!
Who is the most-subscribed solo artist on YouTube Music?
Blackpink
Many movies have had scenes filmed at the Spruce Goose Hanger. Name 2 of them!
Independence Day (1996), Titanic (1997), The Haunting (1999), What Lies Beneath (2000), Transformers (2007), Iron Man (2008), Avatar (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).
For AGT - What does the UBUNTU proverb mean?
I am because we are.
The African proverb “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu” can be translated to mean that to be human is to recognize the humanity of others. Ubuntu refers to behaving well towards others or acting in ways that benefit the community.
What was the original name for the company "Google"?
BackRub
In 1996, Larry Page and Sergey Brin called their initial search engine "BackRub," named for its analysis of the web's "back links."
Which country does not have a Google office?
A. Moscow
B. Austria
C. Bulgaria
D. Dubai
A. Moscow
B. Austria
C. Bulgaria (CORRECT)***
D. Dubai
What was the first video uploaded to YouTube named?
Me at the Zoo
2 People signed the contract to build the Spruce Goose. One a shipbuilder, and the other a Hollywood director and aviation pioneer. Name one of them.
Henry Kaiser and Howard Hughes.
What was the first ever Google snack offered?
Swedish Fish
What are the names of the 2 main actors who stared as Google interns in the movie ''The Internship''
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson
What Location/ Event inspired the first ever Google Doodle.
Burning Man!
Larry and Sergey wanted to let users know that the Google team was at Burning Man, just in case the servers went down.
Which video became the first to reach 1 billion views on YouTube?
Gangnam Style by Psy
The Spruce Goose (the largest wooden airplane ever built) flew just one time. What year did the Spruce Goose Fly?
November 2, 1947, in Long Beach, California.
What character in The Muppets movie had left The Muppets to work for Google
Scooter!
An infamous part of Google lore concerns a giant bronze Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that sits at the heart of our Mountain View headquarters. Legend has it that the T-rex is meant to remind us that changing and evolving are good things. What is the name of this T-rex!
Stan! While Stan may be a replica of a fossil, he’s still the life of the party — he often dresses up for special occasions, like Pride.
There is only 1 Google office located in a Desert. Which office is it?
Dubai
YouTube shares its founding date with a holiday celebrated in many countries. Which holiday is it?
A. Superbowl Sunday
B. Yom Kippur
C. New Year’s Day
D. Valentine’s Day
A. Superbowl Sunday
B. Yom Kippur
C. New Year’s Day
D. Valentine’s Day (Correct Answer)***
At the time it was built, the Spruce Goose cost $23M to make. What would be the equivalent cost to build the Spruce Goose today? (Guess within $50M to get it right)
It today’s money, $23M would be equal to $278M.
What is (G.C.H.E.E.S.E.) ?
Copernicus Hosting Environment and Experiment in Search Engineering (G.C.H.E.E.S.E.) — our first office on, yes, the moon. This team will work in an office that's just a smidge behind schedule, since we announced it would open in 2007.