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Questions

1. Which Microsoft product was officially launched on November 14?

2. What is considered the first Internet-ready video game console?

3. Who is Philip Rosedale?

4. Which phrase was coined by Neal Stephenson in his SF novel `Snow Crash' to denote a virtual universe?

5. What is common to `Wicked Gil', 30 Seconds to Mars's `The Kill' and Radical Films' "Kranked — Progression"?

6. Name the currency used in Xbox Live and Zune online stores.

7. What did Apple rename one of its project codenames after Carl Sagan objected to using his name for the project?

8. Who founded HDNet, the first TV network to broadcast exclusively in high definition?

9. What happened to `Second Life' at 8:05:45 AM PDT on October 18?

10. The attachment unit, featuring an analog stick and two trigger buttons, in the new Nintendo Wii console is nicknamed after which martial arts weapon?

Answers

1. Zune

2. Sega's Dreamcast

3. The founder and CEO of Linden Lab that produces Second Life.

4. Metaverse

5. These are some of the audio-video stuff pre-loaded in Zune.

6. Microsoft Points

7. BHA (Butt-head Astronomer!)

8. Mark Cuban

9. Its population was said to have hit the one million residents mark.

10. Nunchuk

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