Tech History Challenge

Question 1

On average, how much of the Internet's downstream traffic (%) is used by Netflix in 2019?

Accepted Answer

13%

Question 2

Who was acknowledged as the true inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress in 2002?

Accepted Answer

Antonio Meucci

Question 3

What year did Microsoft ship Windows 1.0?

Accepted Answer

1985

Question 4

Apple was founded in 1976 by Jobs, Wozniak, and Wayne ... how much did Wayne sell his share for in 1977?

Accepted Answer

$800

Question 5

Which of these technologies was NOT invented at XEROX PARC?

Accepted Answer

The mouse

Question 6

Intel was founded in 1968 by Noyce and Moore, what was their original company name?

Accepted Answer

NM Electronics

Question 7

What is the best selling video game of all time?

Accepted Answer

Minecraft

Question 8

When Motorola's Marty Cooper made his first call from a mobile phone in 1973, who did he call?

Accepted Answer

His rival

Question 9

Who gave the first public demonstration of radio?

Accepted Answer

Nikola Tesla

Question 10

Which of the following companies were NOT an x86 CPU maker?

Accepted Answer

Motorola

Question 11

In 1980, Apple declared there would be no more of these items inside its buildings and on its grounds.

Accepted Answer

Typewriters

Question 12

What act of nature is credited with helping to create the first computerized Bulletin Board System?

Accepted Answer

Blizzard

Question 13

What innovation capped off the "Miracle Month" in 1947?

Accepted Answer

Transistors

Question 14

In 1971, the first commercially available CPU was launched ... what was it ?

Accepted Answer

Intel 4004

Question 15

What was the FIRST personal computer to sell 1,000,000 units?

Accepted Answer

Commodore VIC-20

Question 16

When was the first SMS text message sent?

Accepted Answer

December 1992

Question 17

What was Google's original name?

Accepted Answer

BackRub

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