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90 Which search engine almost bought Google in the 1990s?
50 In the 1930s, which country built an analog computer that ran on water?
70 What was the first computer virus?
80 The ghosts in the original Pac-Man had unique AI traits, which was the least predictable?
50 When was the first SMS text message sent?
10 Which of the following chipmakers never made x86 CPUs?
90 What was the first MMORPG to be based on graphics instead of text?
80 It was 1995, 15-inch 800x600 monitors were the norm, what kind of monitor did John Carmack use to code Quake?
80 Which of these materials is the best conductor of heat?
50 What was the first FIFA World Cup to be fully filmed in 4K?
10 A "platform upgrade" involves swapping which core PC components?
50 The first ever "rickroll" occurred on 4chan, disguised as a trailer for which popular video game?
80 How many feet/meters of tape are found in a 60-minute audio cassette tape?
80 What's the biggest tech acquisition in history?
80 Which of these PC games was the first to ship with baked-in DRM?
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 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?
80 Who manufactured the original Nintendo NES 8-bit processor?
10 What did the ESP button do on portable CD players?
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"?

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Trivia Index Page 2

90 Which search engine almost bought Google in the 1990s?

50 In the 1930s, which country built an analog computer that ran on water?

70 What was the first computer virus?

80 The ghosts in the original Pac-Man had unique AI traits, which was the least predictable?

50 When was the first SMS text message sent?

10 Which of the following chipmakers never made x86 CPUs?

90 What was the first MMORPG to be based on graphics instead of text?

80 It was 1995, 15-inch 800x600 monitors were the norm, what kind of monitor did John Carmack use to code Quake?

80 Which of these materials is the best conductor of heat?

50 What was the first FIFA World Cup to be fully filmed in 4K?

10 A "platform upgrade" involves swapping which core PC components?

50 The first ever "rickroll" occurred on 4chan, disguised as a trailer for which popular video game?

80 How many feet/meters of tape are found in a 60-minute audio cassette tape?

80 What's the biggest tech acquisition in history?

80 Which of these PC games was the first to ship with baked-in DRM?

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 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?

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

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

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"?