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Pub quiz question 8396 by pjh

Question: Q: Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Explorer are different types of what?
Answer: A: Web browsers
Categories: Technology (2) Computing (2)

Pub quiz question 9235 by pjh

Question: Q: Which phone producer refuses to allow its products to be used on screen by "the baddies"?
Answer: A: Apple/iPhone
Notes: *: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/26/apple-does-not-let-bad-guys-use-iphones-on-screen
Categories: Film/Movies (4) Computing (4) Business (4)

Pub quiz question 3409 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the arcade game Pac-Man originally called until someone spotted how easy it was to change the name by simply scratching the cabinet?
Answer: A: Puck-Man
Categories: Language (9) Leisure (9) Computing (9)
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Pub quiz question 7948 by pjh

Question: Q: 'LO' (capitalised) in 1969 is regarded as the first what?
Answer: A: Internet message.
Notes: *: Was supposed to be “LOGIN” but the network crashed after the first two letters
Categories: Computing (5) General Knowledge (6)

Pub quiz question 9328 by pjh

Question: Q: The tune "Whistle-Stop" from the 1973 Disney animated film "Robin Hood" is used for which internet meme?
Answer: A: Hamster Dance
Categories: Computing (5) Film/Movies (4) Cartoons (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 6246 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4624 by pjh2

Question: Q: Whose 'Difference Engine' is often described as the first computer?
Answer: A: Charles Babbage's
Categories: Science (4) Computing (3)

Pub quiz question 8121 by pjh

Question: Q: On 16th September 2020, Sudan turned off internet access, via mobile data only, in a planned 3 hour outage. Why?
Answer: A: To stop exam cheating.
Notes: *: Due to stay-at-home for COVID, exams were being taken at home, and this was Sudan’s method of handling cheaters. https://wonderfulengineering.com/sudan-turns-off-mobile-internet-to-stop-students-from-cheating-in-university-exams/
Categories: Technology (8) Computing (8)

Pub quiz question 8133 by pjh

Question: Q: Which popular video game franchise has released games with the subtitles World At War and Black Ops?
Answer: A: Call of Duty
Categories: Computing (6) Games (6)

Pub quiz question 9272 by pjh