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Technology 81 questions.
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Pub quiz question 9296 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What phone company produced the 3310?
  2. Answer: A: Nokia
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (2) Business (2) Technology (2)
Pub quiz question 8449 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which companies are part of the Big Three?
  2. Answer: A: General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and Ford Motor Company
  3. Categories: Technology (5) Business (5)
Pub quiz question 4258 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What decade saw the start of paper recycling in the UK with the formation of the British Waste Paper Association?
  2. Answer: A: 1920s
  3. Notes: *: 1921
  4. Categories: Technology (7) History (7)
Pub quiz question 8121 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: On 16th September 2020, Sudan turned off internet access, via mobile data only, in a planned 3 hour outage. Why?
  2. Answer: A: To stop exam cheating.
  3. 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/
  4. Categories: Technology (8) Computing (8)
Pub quiz question 4285 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What word describes the hole that restricts the amount of light allowed to pass through a camera lens?
  2. Answer: A: Aperture
  3. Categories: Technology (5) Language (5) Leisure (5)
Pub quiz question 4833 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the bottom left number on a touchtone telephone?
  2. Answer: A: Seven
  3. Categories: Science (1) Technology (1)
Pub quiz question 4295 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What light, but flammable, gas contributed to many deaths in airship disasters?
  2. Answer: A: Hydrogen
  3. Categories: History (2) Chemistry (1) Science (2) Technology (2)
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Pub quiz question 8453 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What or who is the Ford Mustang named after?
  2. Answer: A: A fighter plane from WWII
  3. Categories: Technology (5)
Pub quiz question 4312 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does B stand for when referring to a camera's shutter speed?
  2. Answer: A: Bulb
  3. Notes: *: From the old pneumatic bulbs that used to activate the shutter, not flash bulbs
  4. Categories: Technology (7) Leisure (7)
Pub quiz question 8451 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which auto brand was the first to offer seat belts?
  2. Answer: A: Nash Motors
  3. Categories: Technology (7) Business (7)