Where did Google get it's name from?

A Question in Who want's to be a millionaire!

[djgreg]

Hi,

this weekend the german version of Who wants to be a mil. asked this question.
I wondered if anybody knows in here?
;-)

greg

[benihana]

googol [google.com]

[Andrew Thomas]

hmmm,

that question was asked in the first series of who wants to be a mil. in the UK, (few years ago)

[dirty_marra]

They also had a question relating to a googol in the british version of who wants to be a millionaire...might even have been the last question. Sometimes it pays to be a geek ;)

[benihana]

yep it was the million pound question for that guy who got caught cheating.

[le_gber]

They also had a question relating to a googol in the british version of who wants to be a millionaire...might even have been the last question. Sometimes it pays to be a geek

Yes it was the last question when Major C. Ingram tried to be too clever on the day.

Leo

benihana beats me to it

[ritch_b]

*cough*

*cough*

:)

R.

[djgreg]

ooh,

in germany it was the € 64.000 question.
Big difference to 1 Mil.?!

But googol is right. Shame on me, I wasn't sure. ;-)
The question was exactly:
Which search engine got it's name from the number 10 to the power of 100?
a)Alta Vista
b)Yahoo
c)Fireball
d)Google

[Dayo_UK]

The Brit question was slightly different - I *think* it was what value was a Googol.

[benihana]

the uk one was 'what is the name for 10 to the power of 100?

[Dayo_UK]

The UK Question was:-

A number one followed by 100 zeros is known by what name?

A googol, a megatron, a gigabit or a nanomol.

benihana is on the ball today ;)

[huulbaek]

I was pretty sure it was really from D. Adams Hitchhikers Guide:

"[The] Googleplex Star Thinker in the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity..."

[DynamicStatics]

Yes it was definetly the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, which is a awesome book thats followed by three others by Douglas Adams.

[bcolflesh]

This question may come up again in court:

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[BeeDeeDubbleU]

I thought it was "Go Ogle" as in go and stare at the SERPs ;o)

What about a new search engine called Giggle, like Google but more fun?

[Chndru]

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