Computer Trivia
Microsoft reportedly included what one-person card game on its earliest machines because they wanted to calm down users who were intimidated by computers
Solitaire
In 1999 Shigetaka Kurita invented what keyboard additions for cell phones that would eventually replace emoticons and even get their own movie?
Emojis
Which first lady was the first to appear on U.S. currency?
Martha Washington appeared on a $1 silver certificate in 1886 and 1891, as well as on the back of the $1 silver certificate in 1896.
What singer has had a Billboard No. 1 hit in each of the last four decades?
Mariah Carey
Which city is often considered the starting point of Route 66?
Chicago, Illinois
In 2004, “thefacebook” was launched as a social networking site for Harvard by students led by which computer programming student who later dropped out to become the face of the site (so to speak)?
Mark Zuckerberg
Famously, Siri is the name of Apple's voice assistant and Alexa that of Amazon. What is the name of Microsoft's voice assistant?
Cortana
Who was the first U.S. billionaire?
Henry Ford
Who was the very first American Idol winner?
Kelly Clarkson
What is the name of the lead singer of the band U2?
Bono
What “S” Microsoft laptop is a hybrid tablet/computer, first announced in 2012? Its name implies that it is the top layer of your computer needs.
Microsoft Surface
The first Android-powered device from Samsung Mobile also became the first in a long-running product line for the company. What was the name of this device?
Samsung Galaxy
Why did the U.S. government put grooves on coins?
So that no one could shave the edges. People often did this when the dollar, half-dollar, quarter and 10-cent coins were made from silver and gold. Now the grooved edges can help visually impaired people tell the coins apart
Paul McCartney credits which artist with teaching him everything he knows?
Little Richard
What is the highest-grossing film of all time (as of 2022)?
Avengers: Endgame
What popular operating system, launched in 1991, also has its own mascot, Tux the penguin?
Linux
British-born geophysicist Cecil Green lived in Toronto and San Francisco growing up, and ultimately earned two college degrees from M.I.T. However, when he cofounded a company, the firm included what other state in its name? You might be most familiar with one of their products from algebra class.
Texas Instruments
What was the first official currency in the world?
The shekel
Who was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
Who wrote the Harry Potter book series?
J.K. Rowling
Which acronym for a computer’s main memory system sounds like a Daft Punk album or a horned mountain animal?
RAM
With only 13 months between the phone's first release and the discontinuation of the product, the Fire phone was widely considered a commercial flop for what tech giant?
Amazon
What is the origin of the $ symbol for the US dollar?
From the Spanish “peso”
Who is the only country artist to have a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for six straight decades?
Dolly Parton
Which landmark in India is known as the "symbol of love"?
Taj Mahal