Trivia (Technology)

Who founded Apple?

• Steve Jobs

• Bill Gates

• Steve Wozniak

• Elon Musk

• Adriel Tan

Answer explanation

Founded in 1976 as Apple Computer Company by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.

In what year did Apple start selling the first iPhone?

• 2000

• 2004

• 2007

• 2010

Answer explanation

The iPhone (retroactively referred to as the iPhone 2G or iPhone 1) is the first iPhone model and the first smartphone developed and marketed by Apple Inc. After years of rumors and speculation, it was officially announced on January 9, 2007, and was released in the United States on June 29, 2007.

Samsung is also involved in several other industries other than mobile phones. From the selection, select the industry they're a part of.

• Weapons Development

• Consumer Electronics (Housing appliances etc)

• Food & Beverages

• Robotics

What is currently the best-selling game console of all time?

• Playstation 2

• Nintendo Switch

• Microsoft Xbox 360

• Playstation Portable

Answer explanation

Sony's PlayStation 2 is the best-selling game system overall with over 155 million units worldwide.

What phone is Niki currently using?

• iPhone 11 Pro Max

• Samsung Z Flip 4

• Samsung Z Fold 6

• Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Answer explanation

Niki is currently using Z Flip 4. (Image is a stock image and not her actual phone)

Elon Musk founded these companies.

• The Boring Company

• Tesla

• Twitter

  (Now known as X)

• SpaceX

Answer explanation

Elon Musk did not found Twitter & Tesla.

Elon Musk acquired Twitter back in 2022 for $44 billion.

Tesla was founded in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning as Tesla Motors. Its name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. In February 2004, Elon Musk joined as Tesla's largest shareholder; in 2008, he was named chief executive officer.

What is the official name for the “prove you’re not a robot” tests that websites sometimes require?

• CAPTCHAs

• GOTCHAs

• DONTCHAs

• MATCHAs

Answer explanation

CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) is a type of security measure known as challenge-response authentication.

What product did Amazon first start out selling?

• Clothes

• Books

• Mobile Phones

• Home Appliances

Answer explanation

Amazon was founded on July 5, 1994, by Jeff Bezos after he relocated from New York City to Bellevue, Washington, near Seattle, to operate an online bookstore.

• What startup, acquired by Facebook for $1 billion in 2012, became the fourth most downloaded app in the 2010s and is known for the posting of pictures?

• TikTok

• Vine

• Instagram

• Snapchat

Answer explanation

Facebook bought the photo-sharing start-up for $1 billion in 2012, paying what seemed like a shocking sum of $1 billion for a company with 13 employees at the time

What technology company, now mostly known as a telecommunications giant, gained mass market popularity with its release of the “RAZR” cell phone in 2004 which became the best-selling clamshell cell phone in the world?

• Nokia

• Sony Ericsson

• Motorola

• Blackberry

Answer explanation

The Motorola Razr is a brand of design-oriented mobile phones manufactured by Motorola.

It was a very cool phone back in the day.

(No I didn't have one)