Friday 20 Question Quiz – 12/01/2024 Round 1: Computing - 2000 Onward Ten questions about computing from the year 2000 onwards. None In terms of popularity/users, in May of 2009 Facebook overtook which other social network in America? What console did Nintendo release in North America in 2012? In what year was the very first iPhone introduced by Apple? 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 None 2013 saw Sony release the PlayStation 4, what console did Microsoft release in the same year? In the year 2000 an AMD Athlon chip was the first desktop processor to reach speeds of how many GHz? 0.5 1 2 3 4 None What is the name of the Linux distribution which was first released in 2004? An invite only service for nearly five years, what did Google announce on the 1st of April 2004? On January 3rd of which year was the online currency Bitcoin released? 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 None The GeForce FX family of DirectX 9.0-compatible 3D cards graphics were released by which company in 2003? What operating system did Microsoft release in 2009? Round 2: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None The Taoiseach is the head of government, or prime minister, of which European country? The singer of Hole, Courtney Love was married to which member of Nirvana? Which letter in Scrabble is worth 10 points in English, but in Polish only worth 1? Sir Steve Redgrave won his first of five consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1984, in which city? In which alliteratively titled Shakespearean play would you find the clown "Costard"? What name is given to a material used to seal joints or seams against leakage in various structures and piping? Built in Agra between 1631 and 1648, The Taj Mahal is an immense mausoleum mostly built from what type of stone? What name is given to the three layers of membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord? After Alaska (2,475 km), which U.S. State has the longest border with Canada? Ancient Egyptians used to shave their eyebrows to show they were mourning the death of their what? Time's up
