Computers
Who is called the “Father of the Computer”?
Charles Babbage
Who invented the first working telephone in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell
Which popular social media platform, launched in 2004, lets people connect with friends, share updates, post photos, and stay in touch online?
Bitcoin is the most famous example of what type of decentralized, blockchain-based currency?
cryptocurrency
What search engine, founded in 1998, became the most popular website for finding information online?
Who is the computer scientist credited with creating the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
What invention, credited to Thomas Edison in 1879, lit up homes and streets around the world?
LightBulb
Fun Fact: Edison didn’t actually invent the lightbulb earlier versions were made by inventors like Humphry Davy and Joseph Swan. But Edison’s design in 1879 could last up to 1,200 hours, which made it the first truly practical one. That’s why he’s still widely credited as the “inventor” of the lightbulb.
What device, common in homes by the 20th century, allowed families to listen to live broadcasts of music, news, and shows?
Radio
Which AI chatbot became super popular in 2022 for writing essays, stories, and code?
Chatgpt
Which social media platform, created by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, became one of the most widely used networks for connecting with friends?
Which company created the Windows operating system that is commonly used on most personal computers?
Microsoft
Who invented the Tesla coil, a technological device that generates high-voltage, high-frequency electricity and helped advance wireless power and electrical experiments?
Nikola Tesla
What company released the first commercially successful mobile phone in 1983?
Motorola
What is the name of Elon Musk’s project that works on connecting human brains to computers?
Neuralink
Which short-video app, developed in China in 2016, became globally popular for its viral content, dance challenges, and creative trends?
Tiktok
Who is known as the world’s first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace
What invention by James Watt helped power the Industrial Revolution?
steam engine
This system of communication, created in the 1830s, uses short and long signals — often called “dots and dashes” — to send messages. What is it called?
Morse code
With AI becoming more advanced and realistic in conversations, what test, created by Alan Turing in 1950, measures if a machine can act and respond like a human?
The Turing Test
Which online platform, created in 2001, allows users to edit and share articles, making it the world’s largest online encyclopedia?
Wikipedia
What giant U.S. computer, built in 1945, is considered the first general-purpose electronic computer?
ENIAC
Who helped popularize electric cars and solar energy solutions, making renewable technology more mainstream?
Elon Musk
What communication technology, first used widely in the 1970s, allowed people to send written messages instantly over a network of computers?
What breakthrough in the AI field focuses on computers learning from data without being explicitly programmed?
Machine learning
Which live-streaming platform, bought by Amazon in 2014, became popular for video game streaming?
Twitch