The Evolution of Technology Trivia Quiz

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1. What was the first video game ever created, released in 1958?

  • A) Pong
  • B) Space Invaders
  • C) Tennis for Two
  • D) Pac-Man

Answer: C) Tennis for Two

2. Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989?

  • A) Steve Jobs
  • B) Bill Gates
  • C) Tim Berners-Lee
  • D) Mark Zuckerberg

Answer: C) Tim Berners-Lee

3. What year was the first iPhone released?

  • A) 2005
  • B) 2007
  • C) 2006
  • D) 2008

Answer: B) 2007

4. Which company developed the world’s first commercially successful personal computer (PC)?

  • A) IBM
  • B) Apple
  • C) Microsoft
  • D) Xerox

Answer: A) IBM

5. Who is often referred to as the “father of the light bulb,” although many inventors contributed to its development?

  • A) Nikola Tesla
  • B) Thomas Edison
  • C) George Westinghouse
  • D) Alexander Graham Bell

Answer: B) Thomas Edison

6. Which invention is Alexander Graham Bell famous for?

  • A) Radio
  • B) Phonograph
  • C) Telephone
  • D) Telegraph

Answer: C) Telephone

7. What iconic gaming console did Nintendo release in 1985, revitalizing the video game industry?

  • A) Sega Genesis
  • B) GameCube
  • C) PlayStation
  • D) Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Answer: D) Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

8. Who invented the first mechanical computer, known as the Analytical Engine, in the 1830s?

  • A) Ada Lovelace
  • B) Alan Turing
  • C) Charles Babbage
  • D) Blaise Pascal

Answer: C) Charles Babbage

9. In what year did the Wright brothers successfully complete the first powered flight?

  • A) 1903
  • B) 1912
  • C) 1899
  • D) 1910

Answer: A) 1903

10. What groundbreaking invention did Johannes Gutenberg introduce to Europe in the 15th century, significantly advancing the spread of knowledge?

  • A) Typewriter
  • B) Printing press
  • C) Paper
  • D) Fountain pen

Answer: B) Printing press

11. Which early computer was used by the Allied forces during World War II to help break the Enigma code?

  • A) ENIAC
  • B) Colossus
  • C) UNIVAC
  • D) Turing Machine

Answer: B) Colossus

12. What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space in 1957 by the Soviet Union?

  • A) Explorer 1
  • B) Sputnik 1
  • C) Vostok 1
  • D) Luna 2

Answer: B) Sputnik 1

13. The Silicon Valley in California is named after what material that is essential for making semiconductors in electronic devices?

  • A) Carbon
  • B) Silicon
  • C) Copper
  • D) Aluminum

Answer: B) Silicon

14. Who is credited with the invention of Facebook in 2004, which became a pivotal platform in social media history?

  • A) Jack Dorsey
  • B) Mark Zuckerberg
  • C) Larry Page
  • D) Evan Spiegel

Answer: B) Mark Zuckerberg

15. What was the first search engine on the Internet, developed in 1990?

  • A) Yahoo!
  • B) Google
  • C) WebCrawler
  • D) Archie

Answer: D) Archie

16. Who developed the first programmable digital computer, known as Z3, in 1941?

  • A) Alan Turing
  • B) Konrad Zuse
  • C) John von Neumann
  • D) Howard Aiken

Answer: B) Konrad Zuse

17. What was the name of the first portable music player released by Sony in 1979, revolutionizing personal audio?

  • A) Walkman
  • B) Discman
  • C) iPod
  • D) Zune

Answer: A) Walkman

18. What technological revolution in the 18th century saw the rise of machines and factories, fundamentally changing societies and economies?

  • A) Information Age
  • B) Industrial Revolution
  • C) Agricultural Revolution
  • D) Space Age

Answer: B) Industrial Revolution

19. Who is credited with inventing the World’s first airplane?

  • A) Orville and Wilbur Wright
  • B) Howard Hughes
  • C) Charles Lindbergh
  • D) Amelia Earhart

Answer: A) Orville and Wilbur Wright

20. What was the name of the first successful Mars rover to land on the Red Planet in 1997?

  • A) Opportunity
  • B) Spirit
  • C) Curiosity
  • D) Sojourner

Answer: D) Sojourner

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