In most of the U.S. and Canada, dialing 411 on your telephone will connect you with directory assistance. But because this is a paid service, you may want to get your information elsewhere. What do you know about these ways of using your phone or computer?
Information Please Questions
- Q1) What company helps you out when you dial 1-800-466-4411?
- Q2) What ad-sponsored service do you get when you dial 1-800-373-3411?
- Q3) What Microsoft subsidiary uses voice recognition software to help you when you dial 1-800-555-8355?
- Q4) What service provides price comparison information when you dial 1-888-363-7822?
- Q5) What search engine, once commonly known as "big yellow", was bought by the Walt Disney Company in 1998?
- Q6) What search engine was created by Carnegie Mellon University's Dr. Michael Loren Mauldin in 1994?
- Q7) What search engine and Internet portal began its life in 1994 as "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web"?
- Q8) What Internet search engine began as a Digital Equipment Corporation project in 1995?
- Q9) What meta-search engine, founded in 1996 and now owned by Infospace, aggregates results from sites such as Google, Yahoo!, Live Search, and Ask.com?
- Q10) What casual gaming site began its life in 1999 as a search engine that encouraged frequent use by offering daily prizes?
- Q11) What company's A9 search engine is primarily focused on product searches?
- Q12) What search engine company became the first Chinese company added to the NASDAQ-100 index in December 2007?
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