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Pop-Free CB 10 Trivia Quiz

Like Common Bonds but blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is a proper noun.

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
crisw

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
177,344

Updated
Mar 12 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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769

Question 1 of 10

1. His opponents estimate that during President George Bush's tenure from 2000-2004, about 2 million of these disappeared in the US. Hint

Jobs

Children

Members of endangered species

Small family businesses

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Question 2 of 10

2. Supposedly, this scientist's beloved dog Diamond accidentally caused a fire that destroyed years of research papers. Hint

Einstein

Newton

Bohr

Darwin

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1954, the first of these was built that did not rely upon vacuum tubes. Hint

Telephone

Computer

Radio

Television

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the largest wild cat in North America? Hint

Mountain lion

Jaguar

Leopard

Lynx

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Question 5 of 10

5. It's both a fruit and a raincoat. (Spelled slightly differently) Hint

Macintosh

Watermelon

Bartlett

Tangelo

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Question 6 of 10

6. This Silicon Valley city is home to Symantec, among other corporations. Hint

Palo Alto

Cupertino

San Jose

Sunnyvale

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Question 7 of 10

7. This text editor is loved by geeks everywhere, especially programmers. Hint

Lisp

Notepad

TextEdit

Emacs

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following phrases is not grammatically correct? Hint

Be different

Think different

It's different

No difference

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what year was Geraldine Ferraro the first woman from a major political party to run for Vice President of the United States? Hint

1994

1974

1984

1964

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Question 10 of 10

10. So what topic do all of the above answers have in common?

Answer: (One or Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. His opponents estimate that during President George Bush's tenure from 2000-2004, about 2 million of these disappeared in the US.

Answer: Jobs

As Sydney H. Schanberg wrote in "The Village Voice," "Most of the [tax] cuts go to the richest of Americans. Bush's theory is that these are the nation's entrepreneurs who will use the bulk of their windfall to create new jobs. But we've lost jobs instead - more than 2 million of them since George Bush took office. He doesn't seem to have noticed."

2. Supposedly, this scientist's beloved dog Diamond accidentally caused a fire that destroyed years of research papers.

Answer: Newton

Supposedly, after the accident, Newton exclaimed something like, "Oh Diamond, you don't know what you've done," and life went on.

3. In 1954, the first of these was built that did not rely upon vacuum tubes.

Answer: Computer

TRADIC, short for Transistorized Digital Computer, was built by Bell Labs.

4. What is the largest wild cat in North America?

Answer: Jaguar

Jaguars are found in parts of Mexico, and occasionally even as far north as Texas. They often reach weights of well over 200 pounds.

5. It's both a fruit and a raincoat. (Spelled slightly differently)

Answer: Macintosh

Macintosh is both a variety of apple (McIntosh) and a raincoat made of rubberized fabric.

6. This Silicon Valley city is home to Symantec, among other corporations.

Answer: Cupertino

Cupertino also boasts many parks and golf courses.

7. This text editor is loved by geeks everywhere, especially programmers.

Answer: Emacs

Emacs was invented at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT in 1976. It is especially popular with users of Unix machines.

8. Which of the following phrases is not grammatically correct?

Answer: Think different

As "think" is a verb, it needs to be followed by an adverb- in this case, "differently."

9. In what year was Geraldine Ferraro the first woman from a major political party to run for Vice President of the United States?

Answer: 1984

She was the running mate for Democratic contender Walter Mondale.

10. So what topic do all of the above answers have in common?

Answer: Apple

Apple Computer, one of whose founders was Steve Jobs (Q. 1) is based in Cupertino, California (Q. 6.) It makes some of the most innovative computers (Q. 3) on the market, and is most well-known for the Macintosh (Q. 5) line. One model in this line, the eMac, (Q. 7) is a very popular machine in schools. The Newton (Q. 2) was Apple's early-90's venture into handheld computers- unfortunately, too early!
Apple's operating software, OS 10.2, was codenamed "Jaguar" (Q. 4.)

Apple has had many memorable advertising campaigns, including the "1984" (Q. 9) Super Bowl commercial that launched the first Mac, and the "Think Different" (Q. 8) campaign that featured innovative thinkers like Einstein and Cesar Chavez.

Source: Author crisw

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