Hewlett Packard History
IA Sites Wordwide
Potpourri
Texas Trivia
100
Known as Silicon Valley, this town is where HP was founded.
What is Palo Alto?
100
This HP IA location Known for Luchadors and Tortas Ahogadas.
What is Guadalajara, Mexico?
100
This word is the is the antonym of the word synonym.
What is 'Antonym'?
100
This City hosts the largest mardi gras celebration in Texas.
What is Galveston?
200
These two men founded HP in their garage in 1948.
Who are Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard?
200
This location was the former home of Ross Perot and EDS.
What is Plano, Texas?
200
This is the color of a sari for a traditional Indian wedding.
What is Red?
200
This Houston resident was quoted as saying "I'm the president of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli"?
Who is George H. W. Bush?
300
This innovative corporate philosophy, set the standard for Silicon Valley culture and has since been copied by several companies including Apple and Google.
What is the HP Way?
300
This city is known for its clean streets, hawker centers, and the famous chicken rice.
What is Singapore?
300
This 14th century poet wrote The Canterbury Tales.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
300
Pee Wees bike was supposedly in the basement of this towns historical landmark.
What is San Antonio?
400
Previous to Meg Whitman, these were the last three CEOs of HP
Who are Leo Apothekar, Mark Hurd, and Carly Fiorina?
400
With spicy food and colorful culture, a trip here during the spring might leave you wet and covered in color powder.
What is India?
400
This musical instrument derives it name from the Italian words for soft and loud.
What is the piano or pianoforte?
400
In the 80's and 90's, this Austin Native popularized the style of music known as Texas Blues with his band Double Trouble
Who is Stevie Ray Vaughn?
500
Not always a computer company, this was HPs first successful product sold from 1939 to the 1970s.
What is the HP200A Audio Oscillator?
500
The fourth largest city in its country, this site is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
What is Wroclaw, Poland?
500
This is the largest Fresh water lake in the world.
What is Lake Superior?
500
This town, originally a German settlement, is a great place to stay if you are visiting Enchanted Rock.
What is Fredrisckburg?
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