History of Apple
Who and when was Apple founded?
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976
It is rumored that Apple is developing a new version of which iPhone?
The iPhone SE
Apple impacts the way people interact, learn, and _______.
Think
How many online services has Apple run in the last 20 years?
14 online services
True or False? Samsung was voted the best cell phone company for 10 years running?
False!
How did Apple get his name?
Because of Steve Jobs liking apples and where it’s name was in the phone book!
What type of technology is Apple starting to get more involved in currently?
Virtual reality
True or False? About 154,000 employees work for Apple inc. as of 2021.
True!
In the late 2000s, Apple was known for its user experience. What was the one topic Apple did not do so well in? Claiming it was plagued by reliability and performance issues.
Creating online services
Which company has the larger net worth? Apple or Amazon?
Apple!
What is the name of the first Apple computer?
Macintosh 128K aka. Apple Macintosh
Apple released this product back in 2018. It used to only focus on music, but it’s changing and heading in a new direction to have features like controlling your connected appliances and getting updates from Siri. What am I?
Apple’s Homepod
Apple has set the bar and is the ______ leader and role model for the tech industry.
Green
The first iPhone had storages of 4, 8, & 16GB. Now, what is the maximum amount of storage an iPhone can hold?
1TB (terabyte)
Apple Inc.’s corporate vision is “to make the best _______ on Earth, and leave the world better than we found it.”
Products
True or False? In 2018, Apple became the first publicly-traded U.S. company to hit a $1 trillion valuation and its market cap has tripled in less than four years.
True!
What project is Apple trying to announce for its release in 2025, which is said to be Apple’s “biggest and boldest project yet?”
The Apple Car
Today, the _____ ______ supports more than 2.1 million U.S. jobs across all 50 states.
App Store
The hard drive on the original iPhone only had the capability of holding 15 apps, but with the development of the system, Apple created the App Store. Roughly, how many apps are in the App Store now?
2 million apps
Apple is one of the world’s most profitable businesses. How much does the company roughly generate a day? (Bonus points if your group can estimate how much money they make every second!)
$151 billion dollars a day (which actually equates to $1,752 a every single second!
In 2016, Apple announced a partnership with the world’s largest turbine maker, _____ ______ Science & Technology, to fund renewable energy projects in Asia.
Xinjiang Goldwind
In the future (at the end of 2022), how much does Apple expect to make in revenue? (Estimates or guessing will maybe get you some points for your group!)
$123.9B in revenue (and 34.6B in profit)!
Apple has refurbished more than _______ Apple devices and helped divert more than 48,000 metric tons of electronic waste from landfills. (Estimates or guessing will maybe get you some points for your group!)
7.8 million
True or Fale? The initial RAM of the iPhone was 128 MB. Now, the RAM is 13 GB.
False!
How many patents does Apple have? (If you can give us a good range or estimate, we might give your group some points!)
72,054 patents globally (55,757 of which are active)!