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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)?
90 How do you pronounce "GIF"?
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?
10 The PlayStation 5 graphics are powered by a GPU roughly equal to what PC graphics card?
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 Without attaching additional power cables, how much can a PCIe x16 graphics card draw from the motherboard's slot?
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?
50 Who were the 3 founders of Apple? Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and ...?
70 What was the first wristwatch with the ability to make phone calls?
10 Which company invented the hard disk drive?
70 Did you know, there was a CPU socket that accepted both Intel and AMD chips?
50 What was the first game controller with vibration feedback?
30 Valve co-founder Gabe Newell is a former Microsoftie: Which game did he port to Windows 95 during his tenure?
50 You've probably seen a 3.5-inch floppy disk, but what were the dimensions of the technology's first iteration?
90 Which of these materials is the best conductor of heat?
30 How much did the Neo Geo game console cost when it launched in 1990?
50 In the 1930s, which country built an analog computer that ran on water?
10 Which of the following was not a x86 CPU maker?
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?
70 If one PC creates a noise level of 20dB and another makes 40dB of noise, roughly how much louder is the second computer?
10 What was the first widely-used web browser?
80 What's the biggest tech acquisition in history?
90 Which of these was the most expensive domain name sale?
80 Before emerging as the iconic Grand Theft Auto, what was the original GTA going to be called?
80 The ghosts in the original Pac-Man had unique AI traits, which one was the least predictable?
80 In old PCs, what was the function of the "Turbo" button?
90 How many websites are on the Internet (as of March 2023)?
70 In tech culture, the term "vaporware" was first used in reference to which product?
30 The first 5MB hard drive weighed approximately...
90 Which is the most efficient keyboard layout?
30 What was the first personal computer to be offered with a graphical user interface?

TechSpot Trivia

Latest Trivia

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)?

90 How do you pronounce "GIF"?

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?

10 The PlayStation 5 graphics are powered by a GPU roughly equal to what PC graphics card?

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 Without attaching additional power cables, how much can a PCIe x16 graphics card draw from the motherboard's slot?

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?

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

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

10 Which company invented the hard disk drive?

70 Did you know, there was a CPU socket that accepted both Intel and AMD chips?

50 What was the first game controller with vibration feedback?

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

50 You've probably seen a 3.5-inch floppy disk, but what were the dimensions of the technology's first iteration?

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

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

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

10 Which of the following was not a x86 CPU maker?

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?

70 If one PC creates a noise level of 20dB and another makes 40dB of noise, roughly how much louder is the second computer?

10 What was the first widely-used web browser?

80 What's the biggest tech acquisition in history?

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

80 Before emerging as the iconic Grand Theft Auto, what was the original GTA going to be called?

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

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

90 How many websites are on the Internet (as of March 2023)?

70 In tech culture, the term "vaporware" was first used in reference to which product?

30 The first 5MB hard drive weighed approximately...

90 Which is the most efficient keyboard layout?

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