Vocabulary
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Grammar
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Trivia
100
REALLY?
+250 for the team with the lowest score.
100
What four-digit number do you use to access your bank card?
PIN
100
Complete the sentence with -ing or to infinitive.
He's planning _________ (travel) to New York.
He's planning to travel to New York.
The verbs plan, decide, intend, want, need are followed by to + infinitive
100
What is this?
MP3 Player
100
Before it was a streaming platform, Netflix started in 1997 as a:
a. film review website
b. film rental company
c. film production company
b. film rental company
Before becoming a streaming platform, Netflix started in 1997 as a film rental company. It initially operated as a DVD-by-mail service, allowing customers to rent DVDs online and have them shipped to their homes. The subscription-based model and the convenience of receiving DVDs by mail contributed to Netflix's early success. The company later transitioned to streaming, fundamentally changing the way people access and consume entertainment.
200
What's the name of this thing where you plug in your electronic devices?
socket
200
TAKE OR SHARE
Take 300 points for yourself or distribute them equally among other teams.
200
Would you mind _______ the window?
a. open
b. to open
c. opening
c. opening
Use -ing after mind or would mind.
200
What do you call this small device you use to store and transfer data between computers?
USB storage device
200
What is the name of the first ever video game, launched commercially in 1972?
Pong
The first commercially launched video game is often considered to be "Pong." It was released in 1972 by Atari and was a simplified tennis simulation. "Pong" became widely popular and is credited as one of the early successes in the video game industry. The game featured two paddles and a ball, and players would control the paddles to hit the ball back and forth across the screen.
300
What do you use to keep your personal information secure, like when logging into your email?
password
300
Complete the sentence with -ing or to infinitive.
He recommends _______ (change) some money before we arrive.
He recommends changing some money before we arrive.
Use recommend/suggest + -ing.
300
Complete the sentence with -ing or to infinitive.
I forgot _______ (call) you yesterday. I'm sorry.
I forgot to call you yesterday. I'm sorry.
-Use forget to do when there is something that you must remember to do. This is the most common use.
-Use forget doing when you don't remember an event or situation in the past (it's related to memories).
- Don't forget to call the doctor.
- They would never forget seeing the sea for the first time.
300
STEAL
Take 250 points from a team of your choice.
300
What was this pioneer of mobile phone games called?
Snake
The game "Snake" came preloaded on Nokia mobile phones and became widely popular. It is considered one of the earliest and most iconic mobile phone games, played on Nokia devices in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
400
What do you call the part of your computer or phone that displays information?
s______n
screen
400
If your computer suddenly stops working, you might say it's____.
a) working
b) charging
c) crashed
d) out of order
c) crashed
400
Sorry, but I can't help _______.
a. laugh
b. to laugh
c. laughing
c. laughing
Use -ing after certain expressions such as can't help.
400
Where did the name "Bluetooth" come from?
a. An electric eel with blue teeth
b. A medieval Scandinavian king
c. A Native American chieftain
d. A bear that loved blueberries
b. A medieval Scandinavian king
The name "Bluetooth" originated from a medieval Scandinavian king named Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson. King Harald ruled over a unified Denmark and parts of Norway in the 10th century. The technology's name was inspired by his efforts to unite different tribes and regions, much like how Bluetooth technology was designed to unite different communication devices through a standardized wireless protocol. The inventors of Bluetooth, specifically Jim Kardach from Intel, chose this historical reference as the code name during the development of the technology, and it eventually became the official name.
400
TRUE OR FALSE?
Neil Papworth, an engineer, sent the first text message with the content "Merry Christmas" in 1992.
TRUE
The first text message with the content "Merry Christmas" was sent by Neil Papworth, an engineer, on December 3, 1992. It was sent from a computer to a mobile phone. The recipient's phone was an Orbitel 901, and the message was sent as part of a test for the Short Message Service (SMS) functionality.
500
When an elevator or machine is not operating, you might see a sign saying it's ____ ____ _____.
out of order
500
He spent three hours ___________ TV.
a. watch
b. to watch
c. watching
c. watching
We say spend time doing something.
500
I'd like you to stop _______ that.
a. do
b. to do
c. doing
c. doing
-We say stop to do something when we cease doing an activity in order to start doing another activity.
-We say stop doing something when we cease doing something (on that occasion of forever). Compare:
- I was driving and I stopped to call my mum. (=I stopped driving so that I could call.)
- She stopped calling me after the incident. (=She didn't call me again.)
500
What is this?
Scanner
500
What is the name of the British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web in 1989?
a. Tim Berners-Lee
b. Bob Kahn
c. Bob Taylor
c. Claude Shannon
a. Tim Berners-Lee
