Computer 101
To celebrate its 30th birthday in 2010, Google placed a playable version of what arcade game on its homepage?
Pac-Man
What is the Latin term for the phrase “seize the day”?
Carp Diem
What was the first country to use printed paper currency?
China
Named for the fleet-footed Roman messenger god, which planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?
Mercury (87.97 days)
What consumer electronics and video game company was founded in 1889 and originally produced playing cards?
Nintendo
When referring to a website’s address was does the acronym URL stand for?
Uniform resource Locator
Referring to factory made clothing, what is the meaning of the French fashion term “Prêt-à-Porter”?
What flightless bird is featured on New Zealand’s one dollar coin?
Kiwi
Which planet’s moons are nearly all named after Shakespearean characters?
Uranus
What was the first console video game that allowed the game to be saved?
The Legend of Zelda
What is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard?
ALASKA
What German term used in World War II translates to “lightning war?”
Blitzkrieg
Created in 2009, what was the first decentralized cryptocurrency?
Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system, belongs to which planet?
Jupiter
The first person shooter video game Doom was first released in what year?
1993
What three-digit web error code for censored content is a reference to a Ray Bradbury novel?
451
The Portuguese motto, “Ordem E Progresso”, is found on which country’s national flag?
Brazil
Before the introduction of the euro, what was the name for the basic monetary unit used in the Netherlands?
Guilder
In our solar system which two planets are known as ice giants?
Uranus and Neptune
In the world of video games, what does NES stand for?
Nintendo Entertainment System
When referring to phone calls made over the internet, what does the acronym VoIP stand for?
Voice over Internet Protocol
Sinhala and Tamil are the official languages of which island nation?
Sri Lanka
Spanish silver dollars, originally called the Spanish peso, were each worth how many Spanish reales?
Eight
How many planets in our solar system are not named after a god or goddess?
One. Earth
In the arcade game Joust, the player controls a knight riding what flying animal?
Ostrich