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50 QR codes were invented back in 1994 for tracking what?
70 How much did it cost to rent a movie at the first rental store in the US in 1977?
50 Before Nvidia, founder and CEO Jensen Huang designed microprocessors for...
50 Who were the 3 founders of Apple? Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and ...?
10 The first ever webcam was used at Cambridge University, but what was it designed to do?
80 In old PCs, what was the function of the "Turbo" button?
10 To much fanfare, Windows XP was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001 and released to the general public in October that same year. When did Microsoft officially end support for Windows XP?
10 Which company invented the hard disk drive?
70 What was the first consumer desktop CPU to achieve 4GHz out of the box?
70 What was the first HD home video format available to consumers?
30 Where in the world were waterproof phones the norm in the 2000s?
10 The first computer mouse: how many buttons did it have, and what material was it made of?
10 Google Chrome has a hidden mini-game that involves what?
10 Android versions used to be named after dessert foods. They were also released...
80 All of these famous tech companies started in a garage, except...
90 How do you pronounce "GIF"?
30 Larry Page and Sergey Brin picked Google's first CEO based on his attendance at what event?
50 What is the origin of email "spam"?
10 What was the first computer to win a chess match against a world champion (under regular time constraints)?
30 Who invented Ethernet networking?
30 What is the most commonly used password?
10 Where is the grave/tilde key on a standard US/UK QWERTY keyboard?
10 The U.S. Air Force used over 1,000 game consoles in 2010 to build a supercomputer. Which one did they choose?
10 What was Nintendo's first ever product (back in 1889)?
10 1024 Gigabytes is equal to 1 Terabyte; 1024 Terabytes is equal to 1 Petabyte; How many Gigabytes are in a Petabyte?
50 Who launched the very first website?
90 Which country has the highest percentage of their population online?
50 What is the top-selling video game franchise of all time?
90 What is the best-selling PC game of all time?
70 The world's first photograph required how much time of exposure?
80 How heavy was the first ever 1 GB hard drive?
10 Where did the name "Bluetooth" come from?
90 Who manufactured the original Nintendo NES 8-bit processor?
10 What did the ESP button do on portable CD players?
30 The Motorola DynaTAC was the first commercial mobile phone released in 1983. What was its price?
30 All of these tech founders and CEOs stepped away for a stint before returning to the helm, except...
30 Who famously said: "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home"?
70 What kind of company was Nokia when it was founded by Finnish engineer Fredrik Idestam in 1865?
50 Which of these companies was not started by Elon Musk?
70 What was the first wristwatch with the ability to make phone calls?
30 Valve co-founder Gabe Newell is a former Microsoftie: Which game did he port to Windows 95 during his tenure?
30 How much did the Neo Geo game console cost when it launched in 1990?
80 Before Google's mobile OS, do you know what was Android developed for?
70 The first virus to target mobile phones affected devices running which OS?
10 What was the first widely-used web browser?
90 Which of these was the most expensive domain name sale?
10 What was the first personal computer to be offered with a graphical user interface?
80 The Diamond Edge 3D was Nvidia's first graphics card. Released in 1995, it sold as a complete entertainment package featuring: 2D/3D acceleration, an integrated sound card, games, and what else?
90 Who created Siri?
90 Registered on March 15, 1985, which was the first domain name on the Internet?

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Trivia Index Page 2

50 QR codes were invented back in 1994 for tracking what?

70 How much did it cost to rent a movie at the first rental store in the US in 1977?

50 Before Nvidia, founder and CEO Jensen Huang designed microprocessors for...

50 Who were the 3 founders of Apple? Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and ...?

10 The first ever webcam was used at Cambridge University, but what was it designed to do?

80 In old PCs, what was the function of the "Turbo" button?

10 To much fanfare, Windows XP was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001 and released to the general public in October that same year. When did Microsoft officially end support for Windows XP?

10 Which company invented the hard disk drive?

70 What was the first consumer desktop CPU to achieve 4GHz out of the box?

70 What was the first HD home video format available to consumers?

30 Where in the world were waterproof phones the norm in the 2000s?

10 The first computer mouse: how many buttons did it have, and what material was it made of?

10 Google Chrome has a hidden mini-game that involves what?

10 Android versions used to be named after dessert foods. They were also released...

80 All of these famous tech companies started in a garage, except...

90 How do you pronounce "GIF"?

30 Larry Page and Sergey Brin picked Google's first CEO based on his attendance at what event?

50 What is the origin of email "spam"?

10 What was the first computer to win a chess match against a world champion (under regular time constraints)?

30 Who invented Ethernet networking?

30 What is the most commonly used password?

10 Where is the grave/tilde key on a standard US/UK QWERTY keyboard?

10 The U.S. Air Force used over 1,000 game consoles in 2010 to build a supercomputer. Which one did they choose?

10 What was Nintendo's first ever product (back in 1889)?

10 1024 Gigabytes is equal to 1 Terabyte; 1024 Terabytes is equal to 1 Petabyte; How many Gigabytes are in a Petabyte?

50 Who launched the very first website?

90 Which country has the highest percentage of their population online?

50 What is the top-selling video game franchise of all time?

90 What is the best-selling PC game of all time?

70 The world's first photograph required how much time of exposure?

80 How heavy was the first ever 1 GB hard drive?

10 Where did the name "Bluetooth" come from?

90 Who manufactured the original Nintendo NES 8-bit processor?

10 What did the ESP button do on portable CD players?

30 The Motorola DynaTAC was the first commercial mobile phone released in 1983. What was its price?

30 All of these tech founders and CEOs stepped away for a stint before returning to the helm, except...

30 Who famously said: "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home"?

70 What kind of company was Nokia when it was founded by Finnish engineer Fredrik Idestam in 1865?

50 Which of these companies was not started by Elon Musk?

70 What was the first wristwatch with the ability to make phone calls?

30 Valve co-founder Gabe Newell is a former Microsoftie: Which game did he port to Windows 95 during his tenure?

30 How much did the Neo Geo game console cost when it launched in 1990?

80 Before Google's mobile OS, do you know what was Android developed for?

70 The first virus to target mobile phones affected devices running which OS?

10 What was the first widely-used web browser?

90 Which of these was the most expensive domain name sale?

10 What was the first personal computer to be offered with a graphical user interface?

80 The Diamond Edge 3D was Nvidia's first graphics card. Released in 1995, it sold as a complete entertainment package featuring: 2D/3D acceleration, an integrated sound card, games, and what else?

90 Who created Siri?

90 Registered on March 15, 1985, which was the first domain name on the Internet?