1980s and 1990s Technology Trivia Quiz
This Famous Technology Launches of the 1980s and 1990s trivia quiz follows major consumer breakthroughs from desktop computing and portable games to cellular calling, optical music, and early web browsing. The clues become steadily more demanding.
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What This Quiz Covers
The quiz covers a famous Super Bowl computer commercial, a handheld bundled with a falling-block puzzle game, a console sold with a robot accessory, an early cellular handset, and the rise of graphical web browsing.
Trivia Study Guide ›
- Which research center released the Mosaic graphical web browser in 1993?
- Which Billy Joel album was used for an early commercial compact-disc release in Japan in 1982?
- Which 1998 Apple computer became known for its translucent, candy-colored all-in-one case?
- Which 1995 software launch used the Rolling Stones song “Start Me Up” in its advertising?
- An actor styled as Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp promoted which landmark 1981 computer launch?
- Which Sony console first launched in Japan in December 1994?
- Which model became the first handheld cellular telephone sold commercially in the United States in 1983?
- Which handheld system arrived in 1989 and was commonly packaged with Tetris in North America?
- Ridley Scott’s dramatic “1984” Super Bowl commercial introduced which Apple computer?
- Which console reached U.S. test markets in 1985 with a front-loading design and an optional robot accessory?
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