Space Exploration and Computer Innovations

Beyond the Skies

• The Parker Solar Probe was the first spacecraft sent to observe the Sun's outer corona
• Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight to land humans on the moon
• Chandrayaan-1 was India's first lunar probe
• Mangalyaan was another name for India's first Mars Orbiter Mission
• Bill Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko, and Sergei Krikalev were the first residents of the International Space Station (ISS)
• The US was the first country to send a man to the moon
• Project Mercury was NASA's first human spaceflight program
• Aryabhata was the first satellite sent to space by ISRO
• Alexei Leonov was the first person to walk in space
• Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite launched in 1957 by the Soviet Union

Computer Legends

• Larry Page and Sergey Brin co-founded Google in 1998
• Google is the leading search engine
• Alphabet is Google's parent company
• Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft
• Microsoft created Windows and 70% of the world's computers run on it
• Bill Gates was a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI)
• Bill Gates received the Turing Award in 1971
• James Gosling is known for developing Java
• Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web (WWW)
• John McCarthy is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Meta (formerly Facebook)
• Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook
• Facebook (Meta) is the largest social network with 3Billion users monthly

Our Doctors

• A neurologist treats disorders of the nervous system
• A dermatologist treats skin diseases
• An ophthalmologist treats eye diseases
• A dentist ensures good teeth and oral health
• An oncologist is a cancer specialist
• A pediatrician treats children's illnesses
• A psychiatrist treats mental and emotional disorders
• A cardiologist treats heart conditions

Cyber Quiz

• HTML is used to create webpages
• A URL is a webpage address
• BCC is used for email recipients who aren't to be visible to other recipients
• Alphabet is Google's parent company
• Google's website is [google.com] (actual address is not the question details)
• An e-zine is an electronic magazine;
• A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) prevents power fluctuations in a computer
• Integrated Circuits (ICs) are made of silicon
• Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne are Apple's founders
• Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp

International Awards

• The Golden Globe Awards were started in 1944
• They recognize film and television excellence
• The People's Choice awards are American shows where the public votes
• The Saturn Awards are given for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror films and television programs since 1973
• The BAFTA Awards are for the best British and international films since 1947
• The Grammys are America's most prestigious music awards since 1959
• The Academy Awards are the most prestigious film awards

The Movie World

• Kargil Vijay Diwas is a movie based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra
• Chak De! India is a Bollywood movie about the Indian Hockey Team
• Progetia is a rare genetic condition that can be found in the movie Progetia.
• The Lion King, a 2019 animated film
• Mr. India is a Bollywood superhero film with Anil Kapoor
• Avengers: Endgame, a sequel to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in which the Superheros took a final stand against Thanos
• Some actors and their movies: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, and Shahrukh Khan

Art and the Artist

• Guernica by Pablo Picasso depicts the suffering during wartime
• Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is a famous painting
• Horses by MF Husain is a famous painting
• Bride's Toilet by Amrita Sher-Gil is a well-known painting
• The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
• The Scream by Edvard Munch

Test your knowledge on significant milestones in space exploration and the pioneers of the computer industry. This quiz covers everything from historic lunar missions to the founding of major tech companies, highlighting achievements that have shaped our understanding of space and technology.