Tech Talk
What does "CPU" stand for?
Central Processing Unit
What was the first video game ever created?
Pong
What is typically the minimum number of characters required for a secure password?
At least 8 characters
Of the following virtual assistants, which was released first?
Siri, Alexa, Cortana, and Google Assistant
Siri (released in 2011 with the iPhone 4S)
This 19th-century novel, often regarded as the first science fiction book, tells the story of a scientist who creates a living "monster." What is it?
Frankenstein
A secure password typically requires at least one capital letter, a number, and a what other kind of character?
A special character
Who founded Microsoft?
Bill Gates
Dubbed the "Millennium Bug," this issue had governments and companies worldwide scrambling to fix their systems before the calendar flipped to 2000.
Y2K
What is the 'wake word' used to activate Amazon's virtual assistant?
Alexa
Following the fall of an empire in a galaxy far, far away, this 2019 series introduces a lone bounty hunter navigating the outer rim. (Featuring Pedro Pascal)
The Mandalorian
12 hours
Minecraft
Malware
Microsoft's virtual assistant is inspired by a character in which video game?
Cortana from Halo
This 2021 adaptation of a classic sci‑fi novel immerses audiences in a harsh desert world fraught with political intrigue and survival. (Featuring Zendaya and Timothee Chalamet)
Dune
You can only use 2 numbers when counting in Binary. What are those two numbers?
0 and 1
Which country invented the first set of emojis?
Japan
This deceptive technique involves tricking people into giving up sensitive information via fake emails or messages, a tactic that has evolved since the early days of hacking.
Phishing
Amazon, with the Echo speaker
In 1996, this yellow, electric-powered mascot became the face of a global gaming and trading card phenomenon.
Pikachu from Pokemon
What does WiFi stand for?
Wireless Fidelity
What was the first recorded "computer bug"?
A real moth stuck in a computer in 1947
Wearing Guy Fawkes masks and launching cyber attacks on governments and corporations, this hacker collective gained international notoriety in the 2000s.
Anonymous
This early example of Artificial Intelligence was a computer program designed to play a popular game. Which game was it?
Checkers
Which popular video game and Amazon Prime show features a society of individuals who survived a nuclear blast by living within vaults that secretly performed experiments on the inhabitants?
Fallout